| Boston Wide Open Going Into Halfway Stage. |
| By Extreme Sailing
Series 2011 Media. |
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Photos by Lloyd Images,
edited By Peter Andrews. |
| July 1, 2011. |
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| The ever changing conditions on the second day of racing at the Extreme Sailing Series Act 4 in Boston, resulted in a game of snakes and ladders for many of the 11 Extreme 40 teams and leaves Act 4 wide open going into the halfway stage tomorrow. After another seven races today there have been a significant number of place changes on the overall leaderboard, although Terry Hutchinson’s crew on Artemis Racing extended their lead at the top ahead of The Wave-Muscat by 7 points. |
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Act 4, Boston - Day 2 - The fleet on the start line right in front of the
race village, during the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Boston, USA.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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So no change for the top two, however Dean Barker’s Emirates Team New Zealand strong performance today moved the Kiwi team up to 3rd place. "We were really happy with today," commented Barker, dockside at Fan Pier after the day’s racing.
"We won four races and sailed in good shape for the rest. In the last race, we copped a penalty and managed to fall back three places. So we were actually pretty happy with how we continued, as it would have been easy to give up. But we finished in 8th which is good, and an improvement on yesterday." |
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Act 4, Boston - Day 2 - Emirates Team New Zealand rounding a mark, during the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Boston, USA.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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| The racing started out in really light and fluky winds. In the first race won by Emirates Team New Zealand, three boats fell foul of the time limit rule for not finishing within 6 minutes of the winning boat. It wasn’t until the fourth race that the sea breeze really filled in and stabilised. Only then did the boat speeds pick up and the action moved up a few gears to delight the Boston crowd, who turned out in force again today. |
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Act 4, Boston - Day 2 - Spectators line the shore in front of the downtown
Boston skyline, during the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Boston, USA.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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| After a mixed bag of results yesterday, the Swiss team of Alinghi skippered by Tanguy Cariou, came back strongly in the second half to climb from 9th to 6th place. Unfortunately for Austrian skipper Roman Hagara, skipper of the popular Red Bull Extreme Sailing Team here in Boston, a collision in the fifth race with Team GAC Pindar put them out of action, with damage to their rudder system. This has resulted in the team dropping from 3rd place yesterday down to 8th place; and undoubtedly, Hagara’s team will be seeking points redress as the fault for the collision sits with Team GAC Pindar. |
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Act 4, Boston - Day 2 - Red Bull Extreme Sailing seen leading the Extreme
40 fleet, during the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Boston, USA.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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For many of the teams, new to the circuit and the experience of three events already under their belts is starting to pay, as they accelerate up the learning curve. Italy’s Niceforyou is in a great battle mid-leaderboard, only 2 points behind Alinghi, and skipper Alberto Barovier is clearly enjoying the experience.
"The racing is pretty tricky," said Barovier. "We survived two days with a good consistency on results, which is very good for us and an improvement on the other venues. We are looking forward to doing better tomorrow and the next day." |
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Act 4, Boston - Day 2 - Niceforyou racing in front of the race village in Boston, during the Extreme
Sailing Series 2011, Boston, USA.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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The final race of the day was one of joy for Roland Gaebler’s Team Extreme, who posted their first win of the regatta with American 470 Olympic silver medalist Bob Merrick onboard, and a huge disappointment for the Pierre Pennec’s French team on Groupe Edmond de Rothschild.
The team crossed the line first, but touched the finish mark and was instantly penalised, forcing them to re-cross the finish line. Pennec was visibly unhappy with his 6th place, but the French team are still very much in the running, having posted multiple 2nd places today and maintaining their fourth place overall. |
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Act 4, Boston - Day 2 - Bowman Hervé Cunningham in action onboard Groupe
Edmond de Rothschild, during the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Boston,
USA.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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| It was a day of frustration for many and joy for others, but there are still many more points up for grabs and no one is placing any bets on which teams will be standing on the podium come Monday. "It’s just all about getting to Monday with a chance to win," said skipper Terry Hutchinson from the Swedish team, Artemis Racing. "Everyone is so good, but I am very hungry to win here." And with more breeze forecast for the final two days, the action is going to get hotter and hotter. |
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Boston Mayor Thomas Meninio with Terry Hutchinson skipper of Artemis
Racing,
during the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Boston, USA.
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Boston’s Mayor Thomas Menino visited the Extreme Sailing Series Race Village at Fan Pier, to see the action first-hand today.
"It’s very special to have the Extreme Sailing Series in Fan Pier," said Menino. "Boston has a great harbour, but to have these boats here is a very special time for us. We hope that the sailors have a great time and we hope that the event comes back in future. This could be the start of a great tradition in our city and I want to thank everyone involved in this for choosing Boston to be the place to come in America. In short this is awesome. There is no better place and time to be in America than on 4th of July on Boston harbour." |
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Act 4, Boston - Day 2 - The Extreme 40 fleet on the start line in front
of the race village, during the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Boston,
USA.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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| The Extreme Sailing Series Race Village at Fan Pier was rocking until late last night, culminating in a fantastic fireworks display, and there is palpable party atmosphere in the build up to Monday’s Independence Day celebrations. |
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Act 4, Boston - Day 2 - Team GAC Pindar racing in light winds on day 2,
during the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Boston, USA.
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Extreme Sailing Series Act 4 at Fan Pier Boston, USA
Current overall standings after 14 races, Day 2
Position / Team / Skipper and Crew / Points
| 1st |
Artemis Racing (SWE), Terry Hutchinson, Sean Clarkson, Morgan Trubovich and Julien Cressant on 114 points. |
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The Wave-Muscat (OMA), Leigh McMillan, Kyle Langford, Nick Hutton and Khamis Al Anbouri on 107 points. |
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Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL), Dean Barker, Adam Beashel, James Dagg and Jeremy Lomas on 106 points. |
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Groupe Edmond de Rothschild (FRA), Pierre Pennec, Christophe Espagnon, Thierry Fouchier and Hervé Cunningham on 101 points. |
| 5th |
Luna Rossa (ITA), Max Sirena, Paul Campbell-James, Alister Richardson and Manuel Modena on 88 points. |
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Alinghi (SUI), Tanguy Cariou, Yann Guichard, Nils Frei and Yves Detrey on 78 points. |
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Niceforyou (ITA), Alberto Barovier, Mark Bulkeley, Daniele de Luca and Simone de Mari on 76 points. |
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Red Bull Extreme Sailing (AUT), Roman Hagara, Hans Peter Steinacher, Will Howden and Craig Monk on 70 points. |
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Oman Air (OMA), Sidney Gavignet, Kinley Fowler, David Carr and Nasser Al Mashari on 69 points. |
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Team Extreme (EUR), Roland Gaebler, Bruno Dubois, Sebbe Godefroid and Bob Merrick on 57 points. |
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Team GAC Pindar (GBR), Ian Williams, Mark Ivey, Andrew Walsh and Jono Macbeth on 44 points. |
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Act 4, Boston - Day 2 - The Courageous Sailing team, the Act 4 charity,
meets the crew of Oman Air, during the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Boston,
USA.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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| For more information about the Extreme Series, go to the official website at: www.extremesailingseries.com. Video can also be found on the Extreme Sailing Series YouTube channel can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/extremesailingseries. |
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