| Close Combat on Day 2
as Artemis Racing Extend Lead. |
| By Extreme Sailing
Series 2011 Media. |
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Photos by Lloyd Images,
edited By Peter Andrews. |
| May 26, 2011. |
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| It was another intense day on the Halic estuary at the Extreme Sailing Series Act 3 in Istanbul, with gusty conditions and tight race courses resulting in a few collisions and numerous close calls. Luna Rossa has been craned out tonight to check for damage after crunching into Team GAC’s back beam and then another knock with Artemis Racing, inflicting some damage to the aft port hull. However, Max Sirena’s team who have dropped from 2nd overall to 4th place will be back racing tomorrow as will Ian Williams’ Team GAC Pindar. |
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Emirates Team New Zealand, Team
GAC Pindar and fleet racing on day 2 of
Act 3, Instanbul, during the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Istanbul, Turkey.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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| The team that started
the second day on top, Terry Hutchinson’s Artemis Racing,
has extended their lead even further from 1 point yesterday to
19 points today after another seven races. The other two event
podium places are now currently occupied by Alinghi, skippered
by Tanguy Cariou and helmed by Yann Guichard; and Dean Barker’s Emirates
Team New Zealand (NZL), both on 97 points. |
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Alinghi taking a spray on day 2 in the gusty conditions, during the Extreme
Sailing Series 2011, Istanbul, Turkey.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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| "The first two events
were very difficult for us as we are a new team," explained
Guichard. "We need to get to know how to work together.
We are improving every day, in every race so we are happy till
now, everything is coming together well. The game is really tight
out there. It’s fun, very fun but you, you’re not
allowed to make one mistake!" |
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Artemis Racing crew on day 2 of Act 3, Instanbul, during the Extreme Sailing
Series 2011, Istanbul, Turkey.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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Overall series leaders Groupe Edmond de Rothschild from France bounced back from a difficult start yesterday where they were 7th this morning and had climbed up to 5th by the end of play today. But Roman Hagara’s Austrian Red Bull Extreme Sailing Team had also climbed two places today.
"It was a little mad on the water today," said Hagara. "Lots of up and down, lots of close finishes and close marks roundings. You can see some teams leading on one race and finishing last on the next one. The general level of the fleet is going up and that’s good to see five different winners out of seven races today. I’m really happy with my team, we’re having fun and loving it here. That’s the first time we are racing in Istanbul and it’s absolutely fantastic." |
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Red Bull Extreme Sailing and fleet on day 2 of Act 3, Instanbul, during
the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Istanbul, Turkey.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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| The conditions were similar to yesterday with 7 to 10 knots of breeze and some fierce wind gusts that quickly turned these 40-foot Extreme 40 racing machines into one big handful for the 44 sailors representing some of the best in the sport. The short two-lap races lasting just 10 to 12 minutes saw the sailors grappling with their huge gennakers, as they flew into the downwind mark and it required slick handling to avoid a major incident. |
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Dean Barker skipper of Emirates Team New Zealand with his crew, during
the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Istanbul, Turkey.
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| "The racing is pretty brutal out there but we keep improving," said Barker. "We had a couple of shockers, but you know, you need to deal with what you get and try do do things a little bit better each time, and make less mistakes. Of course there’s a lot we can do better, but we jump on every opportunity we can and try to make the best out it." |
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Groupe Edmond de Rothschild racing on day 2 of Act 3, Instanbul, during
the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Alberto Barovier’s team Niceforyou scored two 2nd places today, lifting them from 11th place into 10th. The all-Italian team enjoyed their first race win in Muscat and it is sure another one is on the cards as the team gets to grips with the Extreme 40 under the tutelage of 2010 series winner crew member, Mark Bulkley.
Tomorrow Act 3 moves up a gear into stadium sailing format, as the doors open to the public here in Istanbul. For now the 44 sailors are resting, bruised boats being patched up, but the 11 Extreme 40s’ will all be back in front of the public tomorrow. |
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Red Bull Extreme Sailing and the fleet on the start line, during the Extreme
Sailing Series 2011, Istanbul, Turkey.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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Extreme Sailing
Series - Act 3, Istanbul: Current overall standings after Day
2
Position / Team / Skipper and Crew / Points
| 1st |
Artemis Racing (SWE), Terry Hutchinson, Rodney Ardern, Morgan Trubovich and Julien Cressant on 116 points. |
| 2nd |
Alinghi (SUI), Tanguy Cariou, Yann Guichard, Nils Frei and Yves Detrey on 97 points. |
| 3rd |
Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL), Dean Barker, Glenn Ashby, James Dagg and Jeremy Lomas on 97 points. |
| 4th |
Luna Rossa (ITA), Max Sirena, Paul Campbell-James, Alister Richardson and Manuel Modena on 95 points. |
| 5th |
Groupe Edmond de Rothschild (FRA), Pierre Pennec, Christophe Espagnon, Thierry Fouchier and Hervé Cunningham on 95 points. |
| 6th |
The Wave-Muscat (OMA), Torvar Mirsky, Kyle Langford, Nick Hutton and Khamis Al Anbouri on 87 points. |
| 7th |
Red Bull Extreme Sailing (AUT), Roman Hagara, Hans Peter Steinacher, Will Howden and Craig Monk on 78 points. |
| 8th |
Oman Air (OMA), Sidney Gavignet, Kinley Fowler, David Carr and Nasser Al Mashari on 76 points. |
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Team Extreme (EUR), Roland Gaebler, Bruno Dubois, Sebbe Godefroid and Nicholas Heintz on 64 points. |
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Niceforyou (ITA), Alberto Barovier, Mark Bulkeley, Daniele de Luca and Simone de Mari on 64 points. |
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Team GAC Pindar (GBR), Ian Williams, Mark Ivey, Mischa Heemskerk and Jono Macbeth on 55 points. |
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The fleet racing on the Halic estuary, during the Extreme Sailing Series
2011, Istanbul, Turkey.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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Check out the Extreme Sailing Series Channel for the latest video compilation from Act 3, Istanbul including the action from Day 1. The Extreme Sailing Series YouTube channel can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/extremesailingseries.
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