17/10/17 Sir Ben Ainslie to bolster Land Rover BAR Academy in Extreme Sailing Series™ Act 7, San Diego 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…
20/10/17 Alinghi stays ahead but SAP Extreme Sailing Team applies the pressure on spectacular day in San Diego A stellar performance from SAP Extreme Sailing Team saw Alinghi’s lead dwindle to just one point at the half way stage of the seventh Act of the Extreme Sailing Series™ in San Diego. The world-class fleet took…
Problem viewing this email? View the web version. https://www.extremesailingseries.com 20/10/17 Alinghi stays ahead but SAP Extreme Sailing Team applies the pressure on spectacular day in San Diego A stellar performance from SAP Extreme Sailing Team saw Alinghi’s lead dwindle to just one point at the half way stage of the seventh Act of the…
https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/ RACE 2 DAY 17: Less than 100nm left for Unicef 21 OCTOBER 2017 Unicef is aiming to make today its final at sea of the Stormhoek Race to the Cape of Storms. Reporting earlier this morning, Skipper Bob Beggs, whose team will finish in eleventh place, says: “The AIS has spotted the first ship…
21.10.2017 Dongfeng Race Team unveils crew for Volvo Ocean Race Leg 1 „Today, I think I have my dream team. We have sailors from all around the world and I think we have really managed over the last six months to build something strong together, with trust and full respect for each other.” – Charles…
20.10.2017 VIPs LIST IS SHAPING UP FIVE MORE SKIPPERS CONFIRMED THEIR ATTENDANCE AND MANY MORE TO COME 45 days to the SSL Finals 2017, the fifth edition of the exciting grand finale of the year for expert Star sailors, valuable champions of other sailing disciplines and legends of the sports. Nassau, in the Bahamas, is…
RACE 2 DAY 16: And Then There Were Two 20 OCTOBER 2017 With ten Clipper Race teams now arrived into Cape Town, South Africa, all eyes are now on Unicef and PSP Logistics, as they work to complete Race 2: The Stormhoek Race to The Cape of Storms. Unicef is currently 387 nautical miles…
19/10/17 Land Rover BAR Academy shows its form but Alinghi sneaks ahead on San Diego opener Alinghi and Land Rover BAR Academy were the teams to beat on the opening day of the penultimate Act of the 2017 Extreme Sailing Series™ in San Diego, USA. But it was the Swiss who demonstrated their prowess in…
https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/ RACE 2 DAY 15: BATTLE FOR FINAL POSITIONS 19 OCTOBER 2017 After a fortnight of intense and incredibly close competition, seven of the twelve Clipper Race teams crossed the finish line in Cape Town overnight, successfully completing Race 2: Stormhoek Race to the Cape of Storms. The incredible battle between frontrunners Greenings and Dare…