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Extreme 40 Series 2010 in Cowes Week
www.extremesailingseriesasia.com/ - Übersicht
August 12th 2010
'Best Ever' UK Stage in Numbers…
Next Stop Germany end of August
The UK round of the 2010 Extreme Sailing Series™ that took place
over Cowes Week between the 31st July to 5th August exceeded
expectations both on and off the water.
Six days of racing, instead of a normal 4-day event, saw a total
of 36 races mixing long 'Solent' style courses, and the short
sharp format the series is best know for. In 2010, every event
has some more classical courses for the teams to stretch their
'legs' when the public village is not open.
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Foto: Malc Attril
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In 'Stadium' sailing
mode, the 12 to 15 minutes races delivered some of the most
spectacular racing the circuit has ever seen, in front of an
estimated total crowd of more than 60,000, every day the
beachfront being packed over a full kilometer. Nine
international teams competed including many of the world's best
sailors from Olympic medalists, to round-the-world skippers.
© Paul Wyeth/ OC Events
The UK round was won by the youngest skipper on the circuit, Paul
Campbell-James and his crew on board The Wave, Muscat, securing
their first ever regatta win – and first major event win for an
Omani sailor, Khamis Al Anbouri, this year fully integrated in
to the race crew. The Omani team posted 8 wins with 7 of the 9
teams each claiming one or more 'bullets' throughout the UK
round. And typical to the Extreme Sailing Series, the UK round
was not fully decided until the final double points race,
keeping the tension high right until the end.
The entertainment continued shore side under the banner 'Sailing
Rocks™' at the Extreme Race Village every night. Five different
DJs provided an eclectic mix of sounds culminating in BBC Radio
1's resident DJ Rob da Bank on the Thursday night, ahead of the
final Isle of Wight Radio party night on Fireworks night. The
Extreme Bar proved a popular destination for Cowes Week goers
with a four-fold increase on 2009. Over 900 guests were
entertained in the VIP lounge of the Extreme Race Village – some
of them lucky enough to experience the money-can't-buy '5th man'
guest spots on the water.
© Lloyd Images
The online following was bigger than ever across all social media
and web platforms – and the dramatic action captured on video,
including Groupama's hair-raising near collision with the sea
wall that had the crew leaping for safety, has already been
viewed over 40,000 times across youtube and other channels.
Click HERE [http://www.extremesailingseries.com/video/cowes/] to
watch the Cowes final highlights video.
Via our popular Facebook
[http://www.facebook.com/extremesailingseries] page, the winning
public photo from the UK round was sent in by Malc Attrill. More
friends on Facebook than ever, and more tweets sharing the
excitement and commentary on the event – follow us
@extremesailing [http://twitter.com/extremesailing]
© Malc Attrill
The 2010 Extreme Sailing Series is now approaching the halfway
stage as the teams head for Kiel in Germany for Round 3 between
the 26th to 29th August. Located on the the Baltic Sea, Kiel is
today the country's undisputed sailing capital.
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