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| Luna Rossa wins
action-packed Act 2. |
| By Extreme Sailing
Series 2011 Media. |
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Photos by Lloyd
Images,
edited By Peter Andrews. |
| April 17, 2011. |
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| The dramatic
second Act of the 2011 Extreme Sailing Series at the Olympic
sailing venue in Qingdao, that proved to be the perfect amphitheatre
for the stadium format racing, has come to a close. Capsizes,
collisions and after 29 races over five days, just five points
separated the two former America’s Cup adversaries, Luna
Rossa and Emirates Team New Zealand. The Italian
team fought to the finish to claim the Double Star Cup in
the very final double-points race! |
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Luna Rossa on the podium celebrating their
victory at Act 2 in Qingdao, during the Extreme Sailing
Series 2011, Qingdao, China.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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really happy," said skipper Max Sirena. "It should
be a long night for the Luna Rossa team tonight!
It’s a great result for us as we are a new team, even
if we have Paul and Alistair onboard who where part of the
winning team last year. But Manuel and I are still learning.
Compared to our result in Muscat, we really see the improvement
here in Qingdao as our boat handling and the communication
onboard is a lot better." |
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Luna Rossa crew onboard celebrating, during
the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Qingdao, China.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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The 44 sailors
will leave Qingdao with some very vivid memories. The dramatic
skyline of the city, the buildings fully lit up at night
by neon lights; the hospitality and graciousness of their
Qingdao hosts; the spectacular opening ceremony; and perhaps
not surprisingly, the drama of day three.
A major collision, 4 capsizes and 1 broken mast was the
tally after a day of strong gusty conditions, but the next
day following a night of recovery saw all the boats and
crew out racing again. |
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The 11 boat international fleet racing, during the Extreme Sailing
Series 2011, Qingdao, China.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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The Qingdao
public witnessed the 11-boat fleet in survival mode on Friday
and tactical light-wind battles over the last two days. They
also seen fleet racing inside and outside Fushan Bay, one
on one match racing, and speed duels.
Qingdao known as the ‘City of Sailing’ hosted
not only the Olympic sailing events in 2008 but was also
a stopover point for the Volvo Ocean Race and the Clipper
Race. However, the city’s residents had never witnessed
the close and spectacular racing of the Extreme 40s and
thousands turned up day after day. |
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Spectators line the shoreside to watch the racing in Qingdao, during
the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Qingdao, China.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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"The last
few days the weather has been difficult, but you know we
have to be prepared for the difficult conditions," said
Dean Barker, skipper of Emirates Team New Zealand.
"Realistically five boats were still in a position to win the event this
morning. We had a couple of shockers yesterday but all in all, it went pretty
well so I’m very satisfied. The Almeria event was only October last year,
so being on the podium here is a big improvement. But we still have a long way
to go." |
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Dean Barker helming onboard Emirates Team New Zealand, during
the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Qingdao, China.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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The all-French
team on board Groupe Edmond de Rothschild, winners
of Act 1, also sailed brilliantly today to clinch the final
podium place in third.
Red Bull Extreme Sailing, one of the who capsized
on Day 3, will be disappointed with their fourth-placed
result here after such a strong start in the early stages
of Act 2. Similarly disappointed were the Swiss team of Alinghi,
who went into the final day challenging for the podium.
"We started the event well but it didn’t go really
well today with a few mistakes on the start lines, tactical decisions,
speed of the boat, everything was tough for us," said skipper
Tanguy Cariou . "That’s a shame, we are really disappointed
with the result, but we have to analyse and debrief to improve
in Istanbul." |
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Groupe Edmond de Rothschild take 3rd in
Qingdao, during the Extreme Sailing Series 2011,
Qingdao, China.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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Skippered by
Argentinian Santi Lange in place of resident skipper Terry
Hutchinson, Artemis Racing not surprisingly took
a bit of time to find their form with little training time.
But through the regatta, they evolved to become a reasonable
contender around the halfway stage, to finish a respectable
6th place.
The Wave-Muscat and Oman Air who had
a big collision early on Day 3 and then both capsized later,
finished in 7th and 9th place respectively after rallying
in the light airs of the last two days. |
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Fleet racing on the final day, during the Extreme Sailing Series
2011, Qingdao, China.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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| "What a
week it has been for us," said Oman Air skipper,
Sidney Gavignet. "I think it’s the best day for Oman
Air since the beginning of the season. Winning a race
today and doing a few good starts was key for us," added
Gavignet. "It’s good to believe in ourselves again,
we were looking like stupid freaks two days ago and I think
we look a bit more solid today." |
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Crowds of fans and media watch the final prize giving, during the
Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Qingdao, China.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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Roland Gaebler’s Team
Extreme who look to sail with a local sailor at each
venue, were really happy with their performance here, posting
three race wins to finish in 8th place overall. Both Yan
Zhi Zhang from Qingdao and William Wu from Shanghai got
the opportunity to train and race with the team over the
five days.
Rounding up the Act 2 leaderboard were the Italian team Niceforyou and
Britain’s Team GAC Pindar who both displayed
some winning moments here, but are still climbing the Extreme
40 multihull steep learning curve.
The 2011 Extreme Sailing Series now heads for Istanbul,
Turkey, from the 25th to 29th May. There are two different
winners so far; Groupe Edmond de Rothschild (Act
1 and holding on to the 2011 overall leaderboard) and now Luna
Rossa. So will we see another team claim victory in
Istanbul? The winning skipper of Act 2 can’t wait
to find out.
"Now, we are really looking forward to Istanbul as I’m
sure the competition will be really close again," concluded
Max Sirena. |
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Groupe Edmond de Rothschild hold the overall
lead for 2011, during the Extreme Sailing Series
2011, Qingdao, China.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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Extreme
Sailing Series Act 2 Qingdao
Overall standings after Day 5 (17.4.11)
Position / Team / Skipper & crew / Points
| 1st |
Luna
Rossa (ITA), Max Sirena, Paul Campbell-James,
Alister Richardson and Manuel Modena on 227 points. |
| 2nd |
Emirates Team
New Zealand (NZL), Dean Barker, Glenn Ashby,
Jeremy Lomas and Richard Meacham on 222 points. |
| 3rd |
Groupe Edmond
de Rothschild (FRA), Pierre Pennec, Christophe
Espagnon, Thierry Fouchier and Hervé Cunningham
on 214 points. |
| 4th |
Red Bull Extreme
Sailing (AUT), Roman Hagara, Hans Peter Steinacher,
Will Howden and Craig Monk on 200 points. |
| 5th |
Alinghi (SUI),
Tanguy Cariou, Yann Guichard, Nils Frei and Yves
Detrey on 198 points. |
| 6th |
Artemis Racing (SWE),
Santiago Lange, Rodney Ardern, Morgan Trubovich and
Andy Fethers on 174 points. |
| 7th |
The Wave-Muscat (OMA),
Torvar Mirsky, Kyle Langford, Nick Hutton and Khamis
Al Anbouri on 150 points. |
| 8th |
Team Extreme (EUR),
Roland Gaebler, Bruno Dubois, Sebbe Godefroid and
William Wu on 141 points. |
| 9th |
Oman Air (OMA),
Sidney Gavignet, Kinley Fowler, David Carr and Nasser
Al Mashari on 137 points. |
| 10th |
Niceforyou (ITA),
Alberto Barovier, Mark Bulkeley, Daniele de Luca
and Simone de Mari on 122 points. |
| 11th |
Team GAC Pindar (GBR),
Ian Williams, Brad Webb, Gilberto Nobili and Jono
Macbeth on 64 points. |
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Fleet racing in Qingdao, during the Extreme Sailing Series 2011,
Qingdao, China.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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Extreme
Sailing Series 2011 Overall Standings
| 1st |
Groupe
Edmond de Rothschild with 20 points. |
| 2nd |
Luna Rossa with
18 points. |
| 3rd |
Emirates Team
New Zealand with 18 points. |
| 4th |
Artemis Racing with
16 points. |
| 5th |
Red Bull Extreme
Sailing with 15 points. |
| 6th |
Alinghi with
13 points. |
| 7th |
The Wave-Muscat with
10 points. |
| 8th |
Team Extreme with
7 points. |
| 9th |
Oman Air with
7 points. |
| 10th |
Niceforyou with
4 points. |
| 11th |
Team GAC Pindar with
2 points. |
A brand new edited video of the drama filled Day 3 including
crew commentry is now up on the 2011 Extreme Sailing Series
YouTube channel, http://www.youtube.com/extremesailingseries.
For more information: www.extremesailingseries.com. |
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| About the Extreme
Sailing Series 2011. |
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The Extreme Sailing Series™ is a unique concept, pitting some of the very best professional sailing teams in the world against each other on identical Extreme 40 catamarans, on challenging, tactical courses, but close to shore to provide spectacular, stadium-style entertainment for the public.
The award-winning circuit commenced in Muscat (Oman), currently contested
in Qingdao (China), and will visit Istanbul (Turkey), Boston (USA), Cowes
(UK), Trapani (Italy), Nice (France), Almeria (Spain) and, finally, Singapore
starting in February until December 2011.
The on-the-water action will, once again, be complimented by bespoke VIP corporate
hospitality and attracts international media attention including a TV-series
distributed in over 100 countries. The Extreme Sailing Series™ has been granted "Special
Event Status” by ISAF, sailing's governing body, and is a strong supporter
of promoting sailing in to new markets and to new audiences. |
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| Previous Articles. |
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| Luna Rossa wins action-packed Act 2 - Qingdao, China. April 17, 2011. |
| Calm after the storm produces new leader final day - Qingdao, China. April 16, 2011. |
| Additional Photos of Day 3 collisions and capsizes - Qingdao, China. April 15, 2011. |
| EXTREME! A major collision, 4 capsizes, a broken mast - Qingdao, China. April 15, 2011. |
| Day 2 Act 2 Qingdao: Additional photos - Qingdao, China. April 14, 2011. |
| Day 2 Act 2: A Day of High Drama - Qingdao, China. April 14, 2011. |
| Day 1 Act 2: The Gloves Are Off - Qingdao, China. April 13, 2011. |
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