One Week to Go To 'Kick-Off' of 2010 Extreme Sailing Series
21 May 2010Whilst football fans around the world obsess about the selection of their World Cup national squad, all bar one of the Extreme 40 teams have now confirmed their 'squads' for the 2010 Extreme Sailing Series that kick-offs in a week's time on the south coast of France at Sète from 27th-30th. Eight international teams will be on the start line to battle it out over five events across Europe this summer. At the mercy of the on-water referees, the teams racing their high-speed 40' catamarans will be hoping to avoid any 'sending offs'! But on race courses that on average only equal the size of six football pitches, the teams are constantly engaged in close combat that frequently result in punishable infringements. ...
Henri Lloyd Keeps Going To Extremes
17 May 2010Henri Lloyd has announced its continuing commitment to the Extreme Sailing Series for 2010 as Official Technical Clothing Partner. The marine and leisurewear company is widely regarded as one of the market leaders in technical sailing and lifestyle apparel, having pioneered the development of fabrics, garment design and product development for over 45 years. ...
Red Bull Join Forces With Two Double Olympic Gold Medallists for Extreme Sailing Series Europe
11 May 2010Double Olympic Gold Medallist Roman Hagara and his Olympic crew Hans-Peter Steinacher were a show-stopper on the Danube in Vienna yesterday when they formally announced their participation in the 2010 Extreme Sailing Series circuit, stopping the traffic and the passers-by as they craned to get a view of the dashing Red Bull Extreme 40....
French Sailing Stars To Meet in Extreme Sailing Series
28 April 2010In brief: The biggest French multihull sailing champions will meet once again in the five-round 2010 Extreme Sailing Series. Loick Peyron, holder of the most multihull championship titles, Yann Guichard, a favourite for the forthcoming Route de Rhum, and Franck Cammas, who convincingly won the Jules Verne Trophy just one month ago, will meet on the water for the first time this year on 27 May at the first event in Sète, France. ...
Final Venue Confirmed for 2010 Extreme Sailing Series: KIEL.SAILING CITY
23 April 2010OC Events has announced today the final venue on the 2010 Extreme Sailing Series circuit. Kiel, on the Baltic Sea in northern Germany will play host to the dynamic circuit for the third year running (26th -29th August) with the action, once again, being played out just metres from the shoreline....
UK Venue Confirmed for 2010 Extreme Sailing Series
13 April 2010One of Europe’s most iconic sailing venues will welcome back the Extreme Sailing Series this summer for the second leg of the five-event circuit....
Watch the Asian Extreme Sailing Series on TV in Europe
07 April 2010While preparations were being put in place for the 2010 European circuit of the Extreme Sailing Series, six of the teams were battling it out in Hong Kong, Singapore and Muscat for the inaugural Asian circuit. The dedicated 26 minute TV programme is now being shown around the World .... see here for broadcast times. Host Broadcaster Sunset&Vine|APP will post regular updates here with the broadcast times of the 25 minute highlight programme from the inaugural circuit. Catch all the action on the water; all the action on the water as well as a look at the teams and personalities that battled it out in Hong Kong, Singapore and Muscat....
Extreme Sailing Series Europe 2010 Debuts in Sète, France
17 March 2010Sète on the South Coast of France, has been chosen as the opening venue of the award-winning Extreme Sailing Series Europe 2010 from 27-30 May. The first event will coincide with the city hosting the "Escale à Sète", a historical maritime festival, when the 40,000 population is boosted by tourists and sailing fans from across the region – bringing together both spectrums of the sailing world from the traditional ships to the modern Extreme 40 catamaran class that has changed the way sailing is seen....
Trapani, Sicily, Chosen As Italian Venue For 2010 Extreme Sailing Series Europe
24 February 2010Trapani, on the west coast of Sicily (Italy), will be one of the new venues for the 2010 Extreme Sailing Series Europe. As the award-winning Extreme Sailing Series enters its fourth year, the announcement of Trapani as a new host venue demonstrates the continued attraction of this exciting sailing formula to European venues. ...
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