| Kiwis in pole going into
the final day of Act 3. |
| By Extreme Sailing
Series 2011 Media. |
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Photos by Lloyd Images,
edited By Peter Andrews. |
| May 28, 2011. |
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| Artemis Racing led here for two days at the third Act of the Extreme Sailing Series, then yesterday, Groupe Edmond de Rothschild from France took control. Today, the battle for dominance went to the Southern Hemisphere as Dean Barker’s Emirates Team New Zealand fought hard to lead by 4 points over Sweden’s Artemis Racing, by the end of the day. |
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Emirates Team New Zealand, on day
4 of Act 3, Instanbul, during the Extreme Sailing Series
2011, Istanbul, Turkey.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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| "You are in the fortunes of the guy up above and you have to deal with what you get," said Barker. "I think we are sailing better and better, but you never come off the water feeling like you had a great day. You just feel like you are surviving." |
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Emirates Team New Zealand flying high, on day 4 of Act 3, Instanbul,
during the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Istanbul, Turkey.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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| The other big move of the day though came from The Wave-Muscat. Helmed by the youngest skipper on the circuit, Torvar Mirsky, they moved up into 3rd place. Also deserving recognition is the Swiss team of Alinghi who got their campaign back on the road after yesterday’s crash. |
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The Wave-Muscat in action, on day 4 of Act 3, Instanbul, during the Extreme
Sailing Series 2011, Istanbul, Turkey.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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A total of 10 races were staged on the penultimate day of the Extreme Sailing Series Act 3 in Istanbul, starting with one-on-one speed duals and finishing after 8 closely-fought fleet races.
The breeze started off at around 10 knots combined with stronger gusts; perfect conditions for the speed duals; then softened throughout the afternoon dictating a less frenetic pace than yesterday. Turkey’s national TV broadcaster TRT, covered three of the races live on TV and the hour-long coverage was also streamed online. |
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Fleet racing on day 4 of Act 3, Instanbul, during the Extreme Sailing
Series 2011, Istanbul, Turkey.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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| Going into the tenth and final race, Emirates Team New Zealand and Artemis Racing were tied on 217 points, while Groupe Edmond de Rothschild were on 214. As Barker led from start to finish, Terry Hutchinson’s team could only manage 5th while Pierre Pennec’s men 9th, after a penalty on the first upwind leg, setting the stage for the final showdown. |
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Luna Rossa and Artemis Racing racing around a mark, on day 4 of Act 3,
Instanbul, during the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Istanbul, Turkey.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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| Max Sirena’s team on Luna Rossa also started the final race on equal points with The Wave-Muscat, but it went wrong for them right from the start. Their problems commenced when they found themselves on the wrong side of the start line and The Wave-Muscat escaped, finishing in 3rd place to elevate them to 3rd in the overall rankings. |
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Fleet racing, on day 4 of Act 3, Instanbul, during the Extreme Sailing Series 2011,
Istanbul, Turkey.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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| Tomorrow will decide who will win here in Istanbul. Up to 100 points could be won and five teams are in contention for overall victory with just 13 points separating them. |
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Team GAC Pindar rounding a race mark, on day 4 of
Act 3, Instanbul, during the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, Istanbul,
Turkey.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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| "Everything can change," said Barker. "It’s nice to be leading going into the final day, but you’re only as good as your next race. With another 7 to 8 races tomorrow anything can happen." |
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Artemis Racing, on day 4 of Act 3, Instanbul, during the Extreme Sailing
Series 2011, Istanbul, Turkey.
Photo © Lloyd Images.
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| And certainly still able to make the podium is Roman Hagara’s Red Bull Extreme Sailing on 187, Team Extreme with points for redress (compensation for their crash) on 177.6 (they get 5.2 points per race). Oman Air after a mixed day of good and bad races is on 170, with Alinghi on 161. Team GAC Pindar had some great moments and at 160 points, has held off Niceforyou on 153 points. |
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Artemis Racing, Red Bull Extreme
Sailing and Team GAC Pindar, on day
4 of Act 3, Instanbul, 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 4
Position / Team / Skipper and crew / Points
| 1st |
Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL), Dean Barker, Glenn Ashby, James Dagg and Jeremy Lomas on 228 points. |
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Artemis Racing (SWE), Terry Hutchinson, Rodney Ardern, Morgan Trubovich and Julien Cressant on 224 points. |
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The Wave-Muscat (OMA), Torvar Mirsky, Kyle Langford, Nick Hutton and Khamis Al Anbouri on 218 points. |
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Groupe Edmond de Rothschild (FRA), Pierre Pennec, Christophe Espagnon, Thierry Fouchier and Hervé Cunningham on 217 points. |
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Luna Rossa (ITA), Max Sirena, Paul Campbell-James, Alister Richardson and Manuel Modena on 215 points. |
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Red Bull Extreme Sailing (AUT), Roman Hagara, Hans Peter Steinacher, Will Howden and Craig Monk on 187 points. |
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Team Extreme (EUR), Roland Gaebler, Bruno Dubois, Sebbe Godefroid and Nicholas Heintz on 177.6 points. |
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Oman Air (OMA), Sidney Gavignet, Kinley Fowler, David Carr and Nasser Al Mashari on 170 points. |
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Alinghi (SUI), Tanguy Cariou, Yann Guichard, Nils Frei and Yves Detrey on 161 points. |
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Team GAC Pindar (GBR), Ian Williams, Mark Ivey, Mischa Heemskerk and Jono Macbeth on 160 points. |
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Niceforyou (ITA), Alberto Barovier, Mark Bulkeley, Daniele de Luca and Simone de Mari on 153 points. |
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NiceForYou racing, on day 4 of Act 3, Instanbul, 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 previous days. The Extreme Sailing Series YouTube channel can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/extremesailingseries.
For more information about the Extreme Series, go to the official website at: www.extremesailingseries.com. |
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