Sunday 14 April 2013

Extreme Sailing Series, update on the first three days of racing

From the following Sail-World article by the Extreme Sailing Series

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Extreme-Sailing-Series---Changing-tactics,-leading-the-charge-+-Video/108395

At Act 2 of the Extreme Sailing Series, in a day that challenged even the most experienced Extreme 40 sailors, it was hard for the teams to keep their cool under the blazing Singaporean sun. The Swiss America’s Cup winning team Alinghi, however, didn’t break their stride starting the day as they finished it by winning races and head into tomorrow’s finale with a solid, but not untouchable, 27-point advantage at the top of the leaderboard.

The form team of the day nevertheless was SAP Extreme Sailing Team, who put in their best performance since joining the Series in 2012 giving the Danish-flagged team a real shot at their first ever podium finish in tomorrow’s final showdown. But with 10 points for a race win and the final double-pointer still to come, the podium is wide open with any team mathematically capable of a podium position. 


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