Adam Beashel’s Emirates Team New Zealand pulls out of 2011 Extreme Sailing Series Act 8 at Almeria
Emirates Team New Zealand faced a tragic incident on the penultimate day of 2011 Extreme Sailing Series Act 8, as they had a collision with France’s Groupe Edmond de Rothschild. The Kiwis had to pull out of the event, as the damage to their boat was irreparable
overnight. At the conclusion of Day 4, Emirates Team New Zealand skippered by Adam Beashel finished eighth in the standings.
Overall standings at the end of Day 4 at the port of Almeria:
1. Alinghi (SUI), Tanguy Cariou, Yann Guichard, Nils Frei, Yves Detrey = 187 points
2. Luna Rossa (ITA), Max Sirena, Paul Campbell-James, Alister Richardson, Manuel Modena = 169 points
3. Groupe Edmond de Rothschild (FRA), Pierre Pennec, Christophe Espagnon, Thierry Fouchier, Hervé Cunningham = 162 points
4. The Wave, Muscat (OMA), Leigh McMillan, Kyle Langford, Nick Hutton, Khamis Al Anbouri = 159 points
5. Oman Air (OMA), Ben Ainslie, Kinley Fowler, David Carr, Nasser Al Mashari = 157 points
6. Red Bull Extreme Sailing (AUT), Roman Hagara, Hans Peter Steinacher, Matt Adams, Craig Monk = 155 points
7. Team GAC Pindar (GBR), Ian Williams, Mischa Heemrskerk, Andrew Walsh, Brad Webb = 144 points
8. Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL), Adam Beashel, Ray Davies, Jeremy Lomas, Derek Seward = 142 points
9. Team Extreme (EUR), Roland Gaebler, Nahid Gaebler, Antón Paz, Tom Buggy = 100 points
10. Niceforyou (ITA), Alberto Barovier, Stefano Rizzi, Daniele De Luca, Simone de Mari = 94 points
11. Team TILT (SUI), Alex Schneiter, Boet Brinkgreve, Charles Favre, Nicolas Heintz = 93 points
Adam Beashel explained the crash and said, “We were comfortably sailing on starboard tack with Groupe Edmond de Rothschild behind us. We were not paying much attention to them, assuming they would dip us. At the last second I saw them bow down trying to
go behind us, but there just wasn’t any room.”
The Kiwi skipper added, “There was a loud bang as they went into our transom. Unfortunately it’s not going to be an overnight fix, so this is the end of the regatta for us. We can only hope that we have done enough for redress to allow us to salvage something
for the season.”
The Emirates Team New Zealand was sailing on starboard tack and Groupe Edmond de Rothschild were right behind them. Not paying any attention to the French team, Beashel and crew were on their way to the finish mark when Pierre Pennec skippered French boat
tried to bow down to get behind the Kiwi team but there was not much water to do that so they hit the boat hardly and broke it from the back.
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