Alinghi announced the 2006 season plans at a press conference in Lenzerheide, Switzerland on Thursday 9 March.

The Swiss syndicate firstly indicated, with no surprise, that the new boat SUI 91 will not be launched until May and, for this reason, it will not be operational for the first LV Acts.

"The building is well on the way", said Brad Butterworth, vice-president, skipper and tactician. "The boat will be launched in May but we don't use it for the LV Act 10".

"Alinghi has got a new look", he also mentionned. "So next time you see the boats they'll look a little bit different!"

The new graphics will emerge from the shed with SUI 64 and SUI 75 when the sailing begins on the 21 March in Valencia.

"This will be the start of a full year where we intend to sail the two old boats and then bring online the new boat sometime in May", concluded Brad Butterworth. "We will be doing a lot of testing and a lot of racing, the three Acts in May and June being key times for us to see how we're doing versus the challengers".

Meanwhile, the Swiss newspaper "La Tribune de Genève" reported that the Team has signed former Team New Zealand member Peter Evans. He will working with the Afterguard of Alinghi. .