Extreme 40 Sailing Series 2011 - Cowes

Tagesberichte siehe Menu unten Tagesvideo mit Kenterung 8 August 2011 DAY 3, ACT 5: CAPsize FOR EXTREME 40 ‘ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT’ Spectacular photo sequence http://www.extremesailingseries.com/gallery?utm_source=critsend&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mailing-405 and video http://youtu.be/Z3iFh30QF48?utm_source=critsend&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mailing-405 from the Extreme Sailing Series at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week It was another action-packed, full pressure day at the Extreme Sailing Series. After yesterday’s collision between Artemis Racing and Groupe Edmond de Rothschild in the fourth race, the breezy conditions continued today (Monday, 8th August), and it was in the sixth race when the Extreme 40 ‘Aberdeen Asset Management’ cart-wheeled spectacularly in gusty 20-25 knot conditions that were pushing the fleet to their limits. The British Extreme 40 team helmed by John Pink was charging downwind with reefed indexsail and gennaker, sandwiched between Italian team Niceforyou and Austria’s Red Bull Extreme Sailing. The bows dug in as a big gust hit all three boats, and with no room to manoeuvre, the boat cart-wheeled, flipped almost vertical, before capsizing: “We felt we were in control indexly and kept going a bit quicker today than we had on the other days,” said John Pink. “Coming down that run it just all got very close and the breeze kind of seemed to fill in behind so everyone bunched up a little bit and then we had no where to go!” The four crew (John Pink, Rick Peacock, Gregory Homann, John Gimson) hung on to the trampoline and all the crew were safe and unhurt. The experienced Olympic 49er sailors of Pink and Peacock have been putting in a great performance in the windy conditions over the last three days with two podium results today. “We were very happy, it was coming together and hopefully we can put the boat back together for tomorrow hopefully,” continued Pink. “We will work on it pretty hard tonight, sort everything out so it is back in shape and we’ll be back in the water tomorrow with a bit of luck.”

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