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en : Extreme Sailing Series
Return to form for Leigh McMillan to clinch victory just two points ahead of Alinghi
Qingdao saved its best for last on the final day of Act 3 of the Extreme Sailing Series TM and the pressure was understandably on from the first start gun with no quarter given on the water as the teams used classic match racing tactics to try and outwit their nearest rivals. -
en : Extreme Sailing Series
Leigh McMillan wins first Act in Muscat, Oman
It may not have been high speed racing on the final day of the Extreme Sailing Series opening Act in Muscat, Oman, today but it was as tense as it gets, and in classic Extreme Sailing Series style, it came down to the final race for the winner to be decided. Defending champion Leigh McMillan and his team on The Wave, Muscat sailed a picture (…) -
en : Extreme 40
Leigh McMillan does the double – Act 8 Rio winner and 2012 Extreme Sailing Series Champion
The most closely contested finish ever in the six-year history of the Extreme Sailing Series, today saw The Wave, Muscat clinch the final Act victory in Rio de Janeiro by the smallest of margins – just 0.2 points ahead of the French Groupe Edmond de Rothschild. Comfortable going into the final double points race of his Series victory, winning (…) -
en : Formule 18
Kiké et Kéki Figueroa won the fifth edition of the Saint Barth Cata Cup
The fifth edition of the Saint Barth Cata Cup once again charmed its participants. But it wasn’t until the very last race that this exceptional regatta, where champions and passionate sailors have difficulty finding the best words to define this incredible event, revealed its champion. -
en : Extreme Sailing Series
Pierre Pennec leads his team to their first 2012 Act win in Nice and are back in the hunt for a 2012 podium place
The French team Groupe Edmond de Rothschild ended the day where they started it – at the top of the Act 7 leaderboard in Nice with a win in the penultimate Act of the year on home soil. Spurred on by the cheers of support from an estimated 27,000 strong local crowd over the three days of racing, Pierre Pennec led his men to an impressive four (…) -
en : Sport Cats
Olivier Backes and Matthieu Vandame took 2012 Formula 18 World Championship
France’s Olivier Backes and crew Matthieu Vandame figured they needed to sail only two of the last three races to pocket first place in the GLOBALTECH Formula 18 World Championship Saturday. -
en : Extreme Sailing Series
McMillan storms to his third consecutive Act win
If yesterday’s racing in Porto was spectacular, today’s was extraordinary with bigger crowds than the Extreme Sailing Series has ever witnessed. An estimated 38,000 spectators on the final day (66,000 estimated over the event) surrounded the Extreme Stadium on both Porto and Gaia sides of the Douro river and on top of the iconic Dom Luis I (…) -
en : Round Texel Race
Brouwer & Samama win the 2012 Round Texel Race
On Sunday June 10 2012, female helmsman Carolijn Brouwer (BEL) with crew Wouter Samama (NED) won the 35rd Zwitserleven Round Texel Race. This is a historical victory, because Brouwer is the first female helmsman to claim the overall trophy on corrected time. Dutchmen Xander Pols and Stefan Dubbeldam took line honours and finished second (…) -
en : Extreme Sailing Series
Leigh McMillan secured victory in Qingdao
An ecstatic Leigh McMillan and his crew on board The Wave, Muscat won Act 2 of the Extreme Sailing Series with a race to spare, a feat rarely achieved on the circuit, and move into the lead for the overall Series. But, after 29 races watched by over 55,000 spectators, it came down to the final double points decider to determine who would stand (…) -
en : Sport Cats
A tight Tornado contest in the city centre of Prague
On the Vltava river between Zeleznicni and Palacky Bridge, right in the heart of Prague, the 4th international exhibition of boats on the water was held. As part of the largest sailing events in the Czech Republic with a regular attendance of over 10,000 participants, the Tornado Class held another successful Speed Sailing event.
