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Extreme 40 Series 2011 - weltweit
AN 11-MONTH, 9 EVENT GLOBAL CIRCUIT
THAT CONTINUES TO CHANGE THE WAY SAILING IS SEEN
Act 1: Muscat, 20.-24.Februar 2011
Act 2: Qingdao, 15.-17.April 2011
Act 3: Istanbul, 25.-29.Mai 2011
Act 4: Boston, 30.Juni–4.Juli
Act 5: Cowes, 6.-12.August
Act 6: Trapani, 14.-18.September
Act 7: Nizza, 28.September–2.Oktober
Act 8: Almeria, 12.-16.Oktober
Act 9: Singapur, 7.-11.Dezember
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-&xnbsp; 9 events confirmed for 2011 circuit spanning North America,
Europe, Arabia and Asia.
- &xnbsp; Mix of venues from iconic cities and unconventional 'stadiums
', to established sailing destinations and emerging sailing
markets.
-&xnbsp; 10 top class teams representing 8 nations, and a dozen
different nationalities of sailors.
- &xnbsp; 5-day events offering a unique mix of 'open-water' racing and
with high octane 'stadium' racing – high sporting integrity, but
entertaining non-sailors and sailors alike too.
-&xnbsp; Fleet racing, figure of 8 duels, time trials, match racing and
other formats of racing will continue to be used – but always
short, sharp and punchy!
-&xnbsp; 'Money can't buy' VIP experiences on and off the water –
pioneering 5th man spots reindex a key value of the event.
-&xnbsp; 8-hour programme of entertainment (on and off the water) on
every public-facing day.
- &xnbsp; 12 x Optimists, 8 x 49ers, and at least 3 other classes of
'support act' over the season including windsurfers, kiteboarders
In 2010 Extreme Sailing Series has attracted coverage in over 120
countries in 13 languages including on CNN (Intl), UK
Terrestrial station Channel 4, Bloomberg (Intl), Sky Sports (UK,
NZ), Fox Sport (Australia), Sport+ (France) and ESPN (Brazil),
with over 60hours of airtime for each programme in the five part
series.
2011 Confirmed* Teams & Skippers:
Team Name/ Nat Skipper Name (Nat.)
Alinghi/ SUI - Tanguy Cariou (FRA)
Artemis Racing/ SWE - Terry Hutchinson (USA)
Emirates Team New Zealand/ NZL - Dean Barker (NZL)
Groupe Edmond de Rothschild/ FRA (As Yet Unknown)
Luna Rossa/ ITA - Max Sirena (ITA)
Oman Air Masirah/ OMA - Sidney Gavignet (FRA)
Red Bull Extreme Sailing/ AUT - Roman Hagara (AUT)
Team GAC Pindar/ GBR - Ian Williams (GBR)
Team Nice/ ITA - Alberto Barovier (ITA)
The Wave, Muscat/ OMA - Torvar Mirsky (AUS)
The Extreme Sailing Series is a unique concept, pitting some of
the very best professional sailing teams in the world against
each other on identical Extreme 40 catamarans, on challenging,
tactical courses, but close to shore to provide spectacular,
stadium-style entertainment for the public.
The award-winning European circuit in 2011 will visited
Muscat (Oman), Istanbul (UK), Boston (USA), Cowes (UK), Trapani
(Italy), Nice (France), Almeria (Spain) and finally Singapore
between February and December 2011.
The on-the-water action in 2011 will, once again, be complimented
by bespoke VIP corporate hospitality and attracts international
media attention including a five part TV-series distributed in
over 100 countries.
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Singapur
Almeria
Nizza
Trapani
Cowes
Boston
Istanbul
Qingdao
Muskat
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