Extreme 40 yachts hit Trapani for Extreme Sailing Series Act 6 at Sicily Island in Italy
Top Extreme 40 yachts from around the world are gathering at Sicily Island in Italy to take part in the upcoming 2011 Extreme Sailing Series Act 6 on Trapani waters. The event will commence
from September 14 to September 18 and will feature a total of 11 Extreme 40 yachts sailing at Trapani. As far as the current standings are concerned, Emirates Team New Zealand is leading with 44 points after five events.
The event will be broadcast live by the Italian channel RAI TV on September 17 and 18 while a live online feed and commentary will also be available for the viewers on the official Extreme
Sailing website and other sailing portals. The event Race Village, which has plenty of room for the spectators, will be opened for public on September 14.
The event results will be provided by SailRacer services, who trialled at Act 5 and were quite successful in the end. The SailRacer are one of the leading result system providers in the
UK and have an outstanding experience in the field.
While speaking to the local media, Managing Director SailRacer Simon Lovesey said, “SailRacer is pleased to be working with the Extreme Sailing Series to automate the collection of results
and online publication.”
He added, “People expect results to be published online as soon as the boats finish and this project builds on our experience of working with many of the big international events, helping
to speed up the publication of results.”
The overall standings of Extreme Sailing Series after five acts are given below:
1. Emirates Team New Zealand (Act1) 4, (Act2) 2, (Act3) 2, (Act4) 1, (Act5) 7 - 44 points
2. Luna Rossa (Act1) 5, (Act2) 1, (Act3) 5, (Act4) 4, (Act5) 2 - 43 points
3. Groupe Edmond de Rothschild (Act1) 1, (Act2) 3, (Act3) 3, (Act4) 5, (Act5) 8 - 40 points
4. Artemis Racing (Act1) 2, (Act2) 6, (Act3) 1, (Act4) 2, (Act5) 11 - 38 points
5. The Wave, Muscat (Act1) 7, (Act2) 7, (Act3) 4, (Act4) 3, (Act5) 1 - 38 points
6. Red Bull Extreme Sailing (Act1) 3, (Act2) 4, (Act3) 6, (Act4) 7, (Act5) 4 - 36 points
7. Alinghi (Act1) 6, (Act2) 5, (Act3) 7, (Act4) 6, (Act5) 3 - 33 points
8. Oman Air (Act1) 8, (Act2) 9, (Act3) 8, (Act4) 8, (Act5) 5 - 22 points
9. Team GAC Pindar (Act1) 11, (Act2) 11, (Act3) 9, (Act4) 10, (Act5) 6 - 13 points
10. Niceforyou (Act1) 10, (Act2) 10, (Act3) 10, (Act4) 9, (Act5) 9 - 12 points
11. Team Extreme (Act1) 9, (Act2) 8, (Act3) 11, (Act4) 11, (Act5) 10 - 11 points
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