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30/11/11
Team line-ups confirmed for 2011 final showdown and 2012 calendar announcement date
The 2012 Extreme Sailing Series⢠global circuit will be announced on Tuesday, 13th December, just two days after the final Act of 2011 in Singapore and coinciding with the opening day of the World Yacht Racing Forum in Estoril, Portugal. The worldwide circuit will once again span several continents as it goes in to its sixth year, with its award-winning â€stadium racing†format continuing to bring the sport to the public, entertaining fans in established markets and introducing the sport in countries where professional sailing is very new.
The skipper and crew line-ups for the 10 teams competing at the 9th and final Act of the 2011 Extreme Sailing Series circuit can be revealed today (see full list below). This includes Dean Barker back at the helm of Emirates Team New Zealand who lead the Americaâ€s Cup World Series Championship and is lying 3rd overall in the Extreme Sailing Series going into the final event, Alinghi skippered by Tanguy Cariou and helmed by Yann Guichard lying in 4th, 5thplaced The Wave, Muscat skippered by Leigh McMillan, Roman Hagaraâ€s Red Bull Extreme Sailing lying in 6th, Oman Air with new skipper Chris Draper at the helm in 8th and the all-British crew led by Ian Williams, recently crowned ISAF World Match Race Tour champion, on Team GAC Pindar in 9th. Two new entries in the form of Stéphane Kandlerâ€s, SOITEC and the first clubâ¢, named Team Extreme the first clubâ¢, headed by skipper Sébastien Col, and Team TILT, the Swiss-French squad that will also re-join the fleet after their first participation in AlmerÃa, with Swiss multihull lake sailor Alex Schneiter as skipper.
At the top of the 2011 leaderboard, the Italian team of Luna Rossa is leading the Overall Championship, but only one point ahead of the French team Groupe Edmond de Rothschild. â€The Luna Rossa team is really excited about heading to Singapore and the final event of the season,†said Luna Rossa helmsman Paul Campbell-James. â€Were going to have a great battle with Gitana.  Were guaranteed a top two result in the overall season results so itâ€s going to be literally a five-day match race Italy versus France for the title.  Alister [Richardson] and I were in exactly the same position against Gitana this time last year and were hoping for a similar winning result!†[Note: Paul Campbell-James was skipper of the 2010 overall champions on board The Wave, Muscat beating Groupe Edmond de Rothschild then skippered by Yann Guichard.] Whilst these two teams will fight out for the overall victory, four teams can still claim the 3rd spot on the podium. As ever, its expected to go down to the wire.
The action will begin on the 7th December on Marina Bay, under the iconic backdrop of the Singapore Flyer, also home to F1â€s Grand Prix pitlanes, with the Extreme Race Village opening to the public from the 9th-11th. The on-water action will be complemented by the NeilPryde Racing Series, following its debut on the Extreme circuit in Nice, which will see 20 of the best professional and amateur windsurfers from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Click here to find out all the latest info on the Singapore event including activities on and off the water and timings.
Team crew list for Singapore:
Alinghi
Skipper/Tactician: Tanguy Cariou (FRA) / Helm: Yann Guichard (FRA) / Trimmer: Nils Frei (SUI) / Bowman: Yves Detrey (SUI)
Emirates Team New Zealand
Skipper/Helm: Dean Barker (NZL) / Tactician: Glenn Ashby (NZL) / Trimmer: James Dagg (NZL) / Bowman: Jeremy Lomas (NZL)
Groupe Edmond de Rothschild
Skipper/Helm: Pierre Pennec (FRA) / Traveler: Christophe Espagnon (FRA) / Trimmer: Thierry Fouchier (FRA) / Bowman: Hervé Cunningham (FRA)
Luna Rossa
Skipper/Trimmer: Max Sirena (ITA) / Helm: Paul Campbell-James (GBR) / Tactician: Alister Richardson (GBR) / Bowman: Manuel Modena (ITA)
Oman Air
Skipper/Helm: Chris Draper (GBR) / Tactician: Kinley Fowler (NZL) / Trimmer: David Carr (GBR) / Bowman: Nasser Al Mashari (OMA)
Red Bull Extreme Sailing
Skipper/Helm: Roman Hagara (AUT) / Tactician: Hans Peter Steinacher (AUT) / Trimmer: Matt Adams (GBR) / Bowman: Craig Monk (NZL)
Team Extreme the first clubâ¢
Skipper/Tactician: Sébastien Col (FRA) / Helmsman: Jean-Christophe Mourniac (FRA) / Trimmer: Franck Citeau (FRA) / Bowman: Christophe André (FRA)
Team GAC Pindar
Skipper/Helm: Ian Williams (GBR) / Tactician: Mark Bulkeley (GBR) / Trimmer: Andrew Walsh (GBR) / Bowman: Matt Cornwell (GBR)
Team TILT
Skipper/Trimmer: Alex Schneiter (SUI) / Helmsman: Charles Favre (SUI) / Tactician: Arnaud Psarofaghis / (SUI) / Bowman: Nicolas Heintz (FRA)
The Wave, Muscat
Skipper/Helm: Leigh McMillan (GBR) / Tactician: Kyle Langford (AUS) / Trimmer: Nick Hutton (GBR) / Bowman: Khamis Al Anbouri (OMA)
Singapore 2010 - Fleet
Fleet racing in Singapore
© Th.Martinez/Sea&Co
Singapore 2010 - Red Bull Extreme Sailing
Red Bull Extreme Sailing night sailing in Singapore
© Th.Martinez/Sea&Co
Singapore 2010 - The Wave, Muscat
The Wave, Muscat racing in Singapore
© Th.Martinez/Sea&Co
Act 8, Almeria - Day 5 - Fleet
The fleet on the start line on the final day of racing during Act 8
© Lloyd Images
Act 2, Qingdao - Fleet
The 2011 fleet on the start in line in Fushan Bay, Qingdao, China.
© Lloyd Images
Act 1, Muscat - Emirates Team New Zealand & Groupe Edmond de Rothschild
Emirates Team New Zealand and Groupe Edmond de Rothschild racing in Muscat, Oman
© Lloyd Images
Singapore Promo Video
The final and ninth Act of the global 2011 Extreme Sailing Series⢠will be played by 10 Extreme 40 teams out on the waters of Marina Bay in Singapore between the 7th †11th December
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