Extreme Sailing Series Act 6 reaches Trapani as Ben Ainslie skippers Oman Air for the first time
After five successful events, Extreme Sailing Series is now heading to Trapani for Act six. All the top Extreme 40 teams are ready for the battle at Sicily Island in Italy and they will
be looking forward to clinch the title. Great Britain’s Ben Ainslie will be skippering Oman Air in the event for the first time and the British fans are eager to watch how Ainslie handles the Extreme 40 for the first time in his career.
Emirates Team New Zealand is currently leading the 11-boat Extreme 40 fleet with 44 points after five Acts. However, they managed to win only one of them. The Italian heroes Luna Rossa
are on number two, just one point below Emirates Team at 43 points and they can pose a real challenge to the New Zealand team during the event.
The weather conditions on Trapani waters will be ideal for sailors to have a convincing sail. The event commences from September 14 to 18 at Sicily Island in Italy.
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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