Welcome to the Extreme Sailing Series 2010!
Five fantastic venues will welcome the Extreme Sailing Series Europe this season, the fourth consecutive year the circuit has dazzled VIP and spectators across Europe, with more days racing than ever before.
The 2010 circuit will visit five European venues, a mix of buzzing cosmopolitan cities and spectacular seaside resorts, each carefully chosen to provide not only the hottest racing but also the best vantage points for spectators to get up close to all the action.
For 2010 each regatta takes place over four days (in previous years it was three), with as many as 18 fast and furious races, each lasting around 20 minutes. Each day is a mix of corporate sailing races, giving VIP guests and media a chance to get out on the water and experience the Extreme 40 and then the real action of the Extreme Sailing Series racing itself — although there will still be ‘fifth man’ guests on board, expect the sailors to take no prisoners in the fiercely competitive races. Things will step up yet another gear for the final race of each event, which counts for double points!
The 2010 Calendar is confirmed as:
Event 1 Sète (France) 27th-30th May
Event 2 Cowes (UK) 31st July-5th August
Event 3 Kiel (Germany) 26th-29th August
Event 4 Trapani (Italy) 23rd-26th September
Event 5 Almeria (Spain) 9th-12th October
Read more about the 2010 Venues below ....
Extreme Sailing Series 2010
Sète With its 300 days of sunshine a year, is a city of genuine character with a strong identity. Edged with long beaches of fine sand, it is surrounded partly by the Mediterranean Sea and partly by the Etang de Thau.
Cowes: The Isle of Wight once again welcomes the Extreme Sailing Series back to its waters as part of the world-famous Cowes Week. The village will once again be at Egypt Point where in 2009 thousands lined the beach to watch the spectacle of the Extreme 40s racing within inches of the shoreline.
Kiel: The fourth leg of the Extreme Sailing Series returns to Kiel, Germany. Expect this sailing-mad city on the Baltic Sea to turn out in crowds of thousands once again to see the Extreme 40s racing just feet from the shore.
Trapani: Originally, Trapani had been established as a harbour for the city of Erice, which overlooked it. The city has recently gained international exposure on the sailing scene by hosting two Acts of the Louis Vuitton Cup, in the build-up to the America's Cup.
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