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The world-class line-up of skippers assembled today for the official press conference ahead of the start of the penultimate Act of the 2017 Extreme Sailing Series™ in San Diego. Here’s what they had to say.
The fleet of eight hydro-foiling GC32s headed into San Diego Bay earlier today for the final day of practice racing ahead of the start of the penultimate stage of the 2017 Extreme Sailing Series™ season tomorrow. Amongst that fleet were two US-flagged wildcard crews, Team Extreme San Diego and Lupe Tortilla Demetrio, whose crews are raring to get the real racing underway.
Sir Ben Ainslie, the four-time Olympic gold-medallist and America’s Cup sailor, is to return to the Extreme Sailing Series™ as helm of Land Rover BAR Academy for the penultimate Act of the season in San Diego, from 19 – 22 October.
Extreme Sailing Series™ Act 7, San Diego will see the return of former Series champion Morgan Larson.
The penultimate Act of the 2017 Extreme Sailing Series™ starts in San Diego in one week’s time. The eight-strong fleet – including two US-flagged wildcard squads – will race in San Diego Bay, a new venue for the Series, as thousands watch from the public Race Village on Harbor Island, from 19 – 22 October.
At each Extreme Sailing Series™ Act across the globe a band of volunteers becomes part of the dynamic event team. Each and every one of them is a vital cog in the machine that ensures the delivery of a smooth and successful world-class sailing regatta.
US-flagged wildcard squad Lupe Tortilla Demetrio is to join the world-class international fleet for the remaining two Acts of the 2017 Extreme Sailing Series™ in San Diego and Los Cabos.
The mayor of San Diego yesterday marked the beginning of the build-up to the first appearance of the Extreme Sailing Series™ in San Diego next month, saying he was sure the event will be a big hit with the locals.
Take a look at some of the highlights in numbers from the fourth Act of the 2017 Extreme Sailing Series™, which took place in Barcelona, Spain, from 25 - 28 August.
OC Sport, founder and organiser of the Extreme Sailing Series™, is officially inviting team entries for the 2018 season, with the release of the provisional Notice of Race.
It went down to the wire between SAP Extreme Sailing Team and Alinghi in the thrilling finale of Extreme Sailing Series™ Act 6, Cardiff, but the Danes pipped the Swiss to the post in the final throes of battle. The Danish squad claimed its third win of the season to go top of the overall leaderboard.
The young sailors of Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust’s Round Britain 2017 voyage got shown the ropes by the crew of Oman Air, as their journey coincided with the sixth Act of the Extreme Sailing Series™ on Cardiff Bay.
