An ecstatic Leigh McMillan and his crew on board The Wave, Muscat won Act 2 of the Extreme Sailing Series with a race to spare, a feat rarely achieved on the circuit, and move into the lead for the overall Series. But, after 29 races watched by over 55,000 spectators, it came down to the [...]
Victory for The Wave, Muscat in China http://en.nauticwebnews.com/4038
The Austrian Red Bull Sailing Team came out to defend their position on the penultimate day of racing here in Qingdao, only to see their dominance toppled by the Omani flagged The Wave, Muscat. Britain’s Ian Williams and his crew had a strong day, climbing from 5th overall yesterday to 3rd, raising the hopes of [...]
EXSS – McMillan overhauls Hagara’s 17-race reign to lead going into final day http://en.nauticwebnews.com/4033
- Close calls, bow-down action and flying hulls thrill Chinese public – Tricky reaching start line, results in a record 11 false starts – Red Bull Sailing Team consolidate their position at the top of the leaderboard – French favourites Groupe Edmond de Rothschild and Act 1 winners, Oman Air, make in roads on the [...]
EXSS – Big Wednesday in Qingdao http://en.nauticwebnews.com/4026
- Red Bull Sailing Team stake early claim on event leaderboard – Mass home support for China Team, as 2 crew go overboard in their first Extreme 40 foray – Spectacular scenes from the official Act 2 opening ceremony in Qingdao Despite Act 2 not opening officially to the public until tomorrow, thousands thronged to [...]
EXSS – Austria’s Red Bull Sailing Team lead in China http://en.nauticwebnews.com/4020
Now known as the City of Sailing, Qingdao became the host venue for sailing for Beijing’s 2008 Olympic Games boosting its profile to an international audience. Perfectly located on the Southeast peninsula surrounded on three sides by the Yellow Sea, Qingdao is now China’s premier sailing destination with first class facilities at its International Sailing [...]
Extreme Sailing Series 2012 Act 2 – Qingdao, China http://en.nauticwebnews.com/3815
Massive Omani celebrations at The Wave, Muscat as Oman Air and The Wave score a one-two, squeezing out the French team of Groupe Edmond de Rothschild who had finished every day but the last on top. Going into the first Act of the Extreme Sailing Series 2012, the all-French team of Groupe Edmond de Rothschild [...]
Omani double at home kicks off closest ever start to EXSS http://en.nauticwebnews.com/3807
The 2012 Extreme Sailing Series will kick off in the Sultanate Oman with Muscat hosting the opening round for a second year in a row with four days of racing from the 28th Febuary to the 2nd March 2012. Perched on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula, stark beauty and vastly contrasting landscapes typify [...]
Extreme Sailing Series 2012 Act 1 – Muscat, Oman http://en.nauticwebnews.com/3813
With less than two weeks to go until the Extreme Sailing Series™ in Muscat, Oman, the Act 1 team line-ups have been confirmed, revealing a stellar cast of top professional sailors including 21 Olympians, 36 AC campaigns, 7 circumnavigations and 47 World Championship wins. Following the final event of 2011 in Singapore last December, the [...]
EXSS: All-star 9-nation lineup for Series 2012 http://en.nauticwebnews.com/3732
After an extraordinary and nail-biting finish to what was another ground-breaking, and high quality racing year for the Extreme Sailing Series™, the award-winning Stadium Sailing event confirms its 2012 circuit. 2012 Circuit – the new 2012 calendar and venues . The same award-winning format, but two new countries and three new venues will accompany five [...]
2012 EXTREME SAILING SERIES WITH 8 ACTS ON 3 CONTINENTS http://en.nauticwebnews.com/3357
The Italian team Luna Rossa has won the final Act of 2011 in emphatic style and crowned the Overall Champions of the Extreme Sailing Series™ 2011. Max Sirena, Paul Campbell-James, Alister Richardson and Manuel Modena, who have raced together on the Extreme 40 all season, hardly put a foot wrong over the 35 races here [...]
EXSS: Luna Rossa crowned (+Video) http://en.nauticwebnews.com/3327
The 10 Extreme 40 teams racing in the final showdown in Singapore competed in 11 short, sharp but punishing races today as more breezy, but gusty conditions upped the tempo of the racing on the penultimate day. As the wind speed went into double digits for the first time during Act 9 on Marina Bay, [...]
EXSS: All 2011 podium places still up for grabs going in to final day http://en.nauticwebnews.com/3311
GAC Pindar has been awarded a three-year contract from global sports marketing company OC Thirdpole to provide a complete logistics support package to the award-winning Extreme Sailing Series. The Extreme Sailing Series, only one of four ISAF rated Special Events, is renowned as one of the most exciting competitions in the sailing world, developing the [...]
EXSS: GAC Pindar wins logistics contract http://en.nauticwebnews.com/3316
The 2011 NeilPryde Racing Series also comes to a finale during the final Act of the Extreme Sailing Series in Singapore. The NeilPryde Racing Series made its debut appearance on the Extreme Sailing Series at Act 7 in Nice, France and the final Act of the Extreme 40 circuit coincided with the NeilPryde finale with [...]
EXSS: NeilPryde Racing Series finale lights up Extreme Sailing Series http://en.nauticwebnews.com/3320
At the halfway stage of Act 9 in Singapore, and the deciding round of the overall 2011 championship, the battle has intensified as witnessed in the drama-filled final race of the day. The French team of Groupe Edmond de Rothschild and the Italian team of Luna Rossa are pushing each other hard and backing down [...]
EXSS: Battle intensifies at halfway stage of final Act in Singapore http://en.nauticwebnews.com/3289
At the pre-race press conference on the second day of Act 9 in Singapore, Groupe Edmond de Rothschild skipper Pierre Pennec told the press: “We are extremely happy to be in contention for the overall title – it’s going to be tight racing against Luna Rossa…” And the game of cat and mouse that started [...]
EXSS: Pressure mounting in tricky conditions, Day 2 Singapore (+Video) http://en.nauticwebnews.com/3281
The final showdown of the 2011 Extreme Sailing Series™ has begun in Singapore under the gaze of the iconic Singapore Flyer, the world’s largest observation wheel, and the towering downtown city skyline. The Extreme Sailing Series Race Village nestles on the edge of the Formula 1 racetrack that has a permanent residence here in this [...]
EXSS: Singapore – Red Bull in pole position at the end of day 1 (+Video) http://en.nauticwebnews.com/3275
The finale event in the 2011 Extreme Sailing Series (7-11th December) will also feature the exciting NeilPryde Racing Series, a global tour which attracts the worlds best windsurfers racing the RS:One. This ISAF one-design class started in Singapore back in January, and has since travelled around the globe with stopovers in Dunkerque, Aalborg, Nice, Miami, [...]
EXSS: The NeilPryde RS One fleet to compete at Act 9 in Singapore http://en.nauticwebnews.com/3241
The 2012 Extreme Sailing Series™ global circuit will be announced on Tuesday, 13th December, just two days after the final Act of 2011 in Singapore and coinciding with the opening day of the World Yacht Racing Forum in Estoril, Portugal. The worldwide circuit will once again span several continents as it goes in to its [...]
EXSS: Team line-ups confirmed for 2011 final showdown http://en.nauticwebnews.com/3205
The final and ninth Act of the global 2011 Extreme Sailing Series™ will be played by 10 Extreme 40 teams out on the waters of Marina Bay in Singapore between the 7th – 11th December (the 9th-11th constituting the public days of the event). The iconic Singapore Flyer providing a stunning backdrop to what will [...]
EXSS: Final Act in Singapore boosted by additional entries http://en.nauticwebnews.com/2943
It came down to the wire in the final double points race to determine the podium places of Act 8 in Almeria. Going into the final race the Swiss team of Alinghi were in a strong position to claim overall victory, only a major faux pas would have prevented what was rightfully theirs after such [...]
EXXS: Alinghi Win Act 8 in Almeria, Luna Rossa Lead the 2011 Rankings Going into the Final http://en.nauticwebnews.com/2773
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