![[VIDEO] After Tough Leg, Groupama Claim Third](http://racingwindsblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/display4.jpeg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[VIDEO] After Tough Leg, Groupama Claim Third")
After a relatively short journey up the coast, Groupama has finally arrived in Itajai. More importantly, they also claimed the 20 points awarded to third-placers, pushing them back up to second place, and further distancing themselves from CAMPER and PUMA. Speaking after the arrival, Franck Cammas had nothing but praise for his crew. “The guys … Continue reading »
The penultimate day of the Extreme Sailing Series, Act 1 in Muscat, Oman saw the wind speed ratchet up a few knots, as did the competition. The intense head to head between Groupe Edmond de Rothschild and the impressive new team on Oman Air continued unabated and, once again, only 1 point separates these two … Continue reading »
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. Watch the videos here: Extreme Sailing Series : 2011 Round-Up – all the action, winners and drama from 2011 Extreme Sailing Series : 2012 Circuit – the … Continue reading »
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 … Continue reading »
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 on the … Continue reading »
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 … Continue reading »
Here’s our roundup of top news from the week, as well as some news that we’ve just received today. Start reading below to catch up on everything that happened in sailing this week.
via Extreme Sailing Series Despite winds gusting into the 30s and a grim sky suggesting the onset of winter, so in the late afternoon the wind dropped below 20 knots and the turning tide flattened out the sea to allow racing to begin on the penultimate day of the Extreme Sailing Series Act 5 at … Continue reading »
In the fourth race on the second day of the Extreme Sailing Series Act 5 from Cowes, France’s Groupe Edmond de Rothschild ploughed into Sweden’s Artemis Racing at the top mark resulting in severe damage to both boats – bad enough to end their racing for the day. A busy night in the pitlanes is … Continue reading »
Victory for Kiwis Dean Barker’s Emirates Team New Zealand clinched victory at Act 4 of the Extreme Sailing Series™ in an epic showdown as the circuit made a very successful USA debut. As the country celebrated Independence Day, American Terry Hutchinson on board Artemis Racing went in to the final race with an 8 point … Continue reading »
