| Extreme 40 capsize for
Aberdeen Asset Management. |
| By Extreme Sailing
Series 2011 Media. |
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Photos by Lloyd Images,
edited By Peter Andrews. |
| August 8, 2011. |
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| It was another action-packed, full pressure day at the Extreme Sailing Series. After yesterday’s collision between Artemis Racing and Groupe Edmond de Rothschild in the fourth race, the breezy conditions continued today (Monday, August 8), and it was in the sixth race when the Extreme 40 Aberdeen Asset Management cart-wheeled spectacularly in gusty 20 to 25 knot conditions that were pushing the fleet to their limits. |
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A dramatic capsize for Aberdeen Asset Management in Race 6 of
Day 3 of the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Cowes, United Kingdom.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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| The British Extreme 40 team helmed by John Pink was charging downwind with reefed mainsail and gennaker, sandwiched between Italian team Niceforyou and Austria’s Red Bull Extreme Sailing. As the bows dug in at the same time a big gust hit all three boats, and with no room to manoeuvre, the boat cart-wheeled, flipped almost vertical before capsizing. |
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A dramatic capsize for Aberdeen Asset Management in Race 6 of
Day 3 of the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Cowes, United Kingdom.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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| "We felt we were in control mainly and kept going a bit quicker today than we had on the other days," said John Pink. "Coming down that run it just all got very close and the breeze kind of seemed to fill in behind, so everyone bunched up a little bit and then we had no where to go!" |
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A dramatic capsize for Aberdeen Asset Management in Race 6 of
Day 3 of the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Cowes, United Kingdom.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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| The four crew of John Pink, Rick Peacock, Gregory Homann, John Gimson hung on to the trampoline and all were spared from any injury. The experienced Olympic 49er sailors of Pink and Peacock have been putting in a great performance in the windy conditions over the last three days with two podium results today. |
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A dramatic capsize for Aberdeen Asset Management in Race 6 of
Day 3 of the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Cowes, United Kingdom.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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| "We were very happy, it was coming together and hopefully we can put the boat back together for tomorrow hopefully," continued Pink. "We will work on it pretty hard tonight, sort everything out so it is back in shape and we’ll be back in the water tomorrow with a bit of luck." |
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The Wave-Muscat racing on Day 3 at the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Cowes,
United Kingdom.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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| Once again, the Extreme 40 fleet had been split into groups to race on the tight stadium course off Egypt Point, but these excluded Artemis Racing who was unable to repair their significant damage from the crash yesterday and are now out of Act 5. |
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Sidney Gavignet's Oman Air racing on Day 3 at the Extreme Sailing Series
2011, Cowes, United Kingdom.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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| In the first race it was Leigh McMillan at the helm of The Wave-Muscat who led the way, the crew working slickly together in the testing conditions, and won the first race ahead of John Pink’s Aberdeen Asset Management. In the second race, it was Oman Air who came to the fore ahead of Ian Williams’ Team GAC Pindar, after a close battle. |
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Ian Williams at the helm of Team GAC Pindar on Day 3 at the Extreme Sailing
Series 2011, Cowes, United Kingdom.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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| By race 3, the French team Groupe Edmond de Rothschild were back racing. This was pretty impressive as the team only craned the boat back into the water just 2 hours before racing started and Pierre Pennec nailed their first race ahead of the Italians on Niceforyou. Team GAC Pindar and Luna Rossa then both got a win in the following two races with Leigh McMillan getting his second win of the day in the final race. |
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Groupe Edmond de Rothschild's repairs after their collision with Artemis
Racing at the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Cowes, United Kingdom.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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After three days and 16 races and going into the midway point of Act 5, Luna Rossa tops the leaderboard with Groupe Edmond de Rothschild moving up to 2nd overall in the standings, having been given redress for the races they missed.
It will be another busy night in the pitlane to get Aberdeen Asset Management back out racing tomorrow, but its certainly feasible with a spare mast available. |
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NiceForYou flying on Day 3 the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Cowes, United
Kingdom.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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Extreme Sailing Series Act 5 at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week
Current overall standings: after 16 races, Day 3
Position / Team / Skipper and crew / Points
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Luna Rossa (ITA), Max Sirena, Paul Campbell-James, Alister Richardson and Manuel Modena on 74 points. |
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Groupe Edmond de Rothschild (FRA), Pierre Pennec, Christophe Espagnon, Thierry Fouchier and Hervé Cunningham on 73.4 points (after redress). |
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The Wave-Muscat (OMA), Leigh McMillan, Kyle Langford, Nick Hutton and Khamis Al Anbouri on 68 points. |
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Team GAC Pindar (GBR), Ian Williams, Mischa Heemskerk, Andrew Walsh and Jono Macbeth on 57 points. |
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Red Bull Extreme Sailing (AUT), Roman Hagara, Hans Peter Steinacher, Will Howden and Luke Cross on 52 points. |
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Alinghi (SUI), Tanguy Cariou, Yann Guichard, Nils Frei and Yves Detrey on 51 points. |
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Oman Air (OMA), Sidney Gavignet, Kinley Fowler, David Carr and Nasser Al Mashari on 46 points. |
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Niceforyou (ITA), Alberto Barovier, Stefano Rizzi, Daniele de Luca and Simone de Mari on 35 points. |
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Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL), Adam Beashel, Richard Meacham, Andrew McLean / Chris Ward on 35 points. |
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Aberdeen Asset Management (GBR), John Pink, Rick Peacock, Greg Homann and John Gimson on 31 points. |
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Artemis Racing (SWE), Santiago Lange, Andy Fethers, Michele Ivaldi and Phil Jameson on 21 points. |
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Team Extreme (EUR), Roland Gaebler, Nahid Gaebler, Benedikt Wenk and Dan Morris on 16 points. |
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Luna Rossa racing on Day 3 at the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Cowes, United
Kingdom.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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