| US crowds watch top 5
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| By Extreme Sailing
Series 2011 Media. |
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Photos by Lloyd Images,
edited By Peter Andrews. |
| July 2, 2011. |
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| To use a well-coined Americanism, day three of Act 4 in Boston was ‘awesome’! Thousands of spectators filled the Extreme Sailing Series Race Village and were treated first to a spectacle of 49er racing that was followed by eight first-class, action-packed Extreme 40 races. |
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Olympic class the 49ers racing on Boston Harbour, during the Extreme Sailing
Series 2011, Boston, USA.
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A good sea breeze allowed the Extreme 40’s to really showcase how this style of stadium racing really works, with live onboard commentary
from US sailor Cam Lewis and Britain’s Andy Green.
The start and finish area located just a few meters off the shore gave spectators a close-up view of all the action, and the home crowd were truly behind Terry Hutchinson’s Artemis Racing, cheering the team home every time. |
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Spectators watch the racing metres away from them on day 3 in Boston, during
the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Boston, USA.
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Fifth man guest Dennis Piretra was impressed by the public support today at Fan Pier. "We could see people up and down the docks watching
with a lot of people really engaged. It’s not just a social event they are really enjoying the sport."
A six-boat 49er fleet showcased their Olympic class that will compete in the London Olympics for the third successive time in a row in 2012; with three teams from the USA and another three from Canada. As the Extreme 40 circuit returns to European waters in August, the European 49er class will also form part of the circuit, competing for the 49er Europe Cup at the Extreme Sailing Series. |
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Olympic 49er class racing in front of the race village between Extreme
40 racing, during the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Boston, USA.
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| The top five places on the overall leaderboard remain unchanged after racing today, with Artemis Racing holding on to the top spot. Although three races from the end, the Swedish team had momentarily lost their lead to The Wave-Muscat. |
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Fleet racing on day 3 in Boston, during the Extreme Sailing Series 2011,
Boston, USA.
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| Leigh McMillan had a wobbly start posting a 9th and a 6th placing, giving Dean Barker’s Emirates Team New Zealand to chance to overhaul the Oman team. But a last place in the fifth race of the day for the Kiwis gave McMillan’s team the opportunity to claw back some valueable points. |
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Emirates Team New Zealand racing close to shore on day 3 of Act 4,
during the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Boston, USA.
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Pierre Pennec’s all-French team on Groupe Edmond de Rothschild, had a mixed bag of results with their best, a 1st place in the third race and their worst, a 9th, but they are still only 2 points behind the Kiwis.
"Racing was good for us," said tactician Hervé Cunningham. "It could have been much better as we had a few penalties, which was not ideal. We have the speed, we need to be a bit more aggressive on the starts. Tomorrow we will try to finish every race in the top three." |
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Groupe Edmond de Rothschild on day 3 of Act 4, during the Extreme Sailing
Series 2011, Boston, USA.
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Max Sirena’s Luna Rossa team had a better day, leaving them just 4 points adrift of the French at the halfway stage. However, the stand-out team of the day was the Swiss team Alinghi, posting three race wins.
"It is the first time in the season that we have three race wins in one day, so we are very happy," said skipper Tanguy Cariou. "The beginning of the event was quite tough for us and we were disappointed with that, but we have tried to close the gap. We have been more aggressive with our sailing and had some good starts." |
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Alinghi won three races on day 3 of racing, during the Extreme Sailing
Series 2011, Boston, USA.
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| Britain’s Ian Williams, skipper of Team GAC Pindar, nearly scored their first race win of Act 4 and were leading around the final top mark in the fourth race of the day, before a twist in the gennaker ruined that prospect. However, the team’s improved performance today allowed them to leap-frog Roland Gaebler’s Team Extreme on the overall leaderboard. |
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Team GAC Pindar flying high on day 3, during the Extreme Sailing Series
2011, Boston, USA.
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| Going into the penultimate day, 22 races have been staged so far and with a potential 12 to 14 races still on offer, the teams still have plenty of points to play for. What is clear now is that every point counts. |
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Action onboard Luna Rossa in action on day 3, 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 22 races, Day 3
Position / Team / Skipper and crew / Points
| 1st |
Artemis Racing (SWE), Terry Hutchinson, Sean Clarkson, Morgan Trubovich and Julien Cressant on 169 points. |
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The Wave-Muscat (OMA), Leigh McMillan, Kyle Langford, Nick Hutton and Khamis Al Anbouri on 159 points. |
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Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL), Dean Barker, Adam Beashel, James Dagg and Jeremy Lomas on 158 points. |
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Groupe Edmond de Rothschild (FRA), Pierre Pennec, Christophe Espagnon, Thierry Fouchier and Hervé Cunningham on 156 points. |
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Luna Rossa (ITA), Max Sirena, Paul Campbell-James, Alister Richardson and Manuel Modena on 151 points. |
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Red Bull Extreme Sailing (AUT), Roman Hagara, Hans Peter Steinacher, Will Howden and Craig Monk on 148.2 points after redress. |
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Alinghi (SUI), Tanguy Cariou, Yann Guichard, Nils Frei and Yves Detrey on 141
points. |
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Niceforyou (ITA), Alberto Barovier, Mark Bulkeley, Daniele de Luca and Simone de Mari on 114 points. |
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Oman Air (OMA), Sidney Gavignet, Kinley Fowler, David Carr and Nasser Al Mashari on 106 points. |
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Team GAC Pindar (GBR), Ian Williams, Mark Ivey, Andrew Walsh and Jono Macbeth on 83 points. |
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Team Extreme (EUR), Roland Gaebler, Bruno Dubois, Sebbe Godefroid and Bob Merrick on 72 points. |
49er Teams at Act 4, Boston:
Trevor Parekh and Matt Dubreucq - CAN
Zach Brown and Thomas Barrows -USA
Rob Frost and Tom Arbuckle - CAN
Mike Brodeur and Tom Carlton - CAN
Jon Goldsberry and Charlie Smythe - USA
Max Fraser and Dan Morris - USA |
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The 11 international skippers in Boston for Act 4, during the Extreme Sailing
Series 2011, Boston, USA.
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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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