Paul Campbell-James skippered Luna Rossa tops Day 3 standings of 2011 Extreme Sailing Series Act 5
Day 3 of 2011 Extreme Sailing Series Act 5 was yet another exciting and thrilling day for racing at Cowes. The Italian Extreme Sailing team, Luna Rossa skippered by Paul Campbell-James, retained their lead in the overall standings
with 74 points. The action-packed event also saw yesterday’s crashed boat, Groupe Edmond de Rothschild, in the fleet on third day.
The windy conditions pressured the sailing yachts on Day 3 too, as they blew around 20 to 25 knots over the racing area with heavy gusts that throttled the Extreme Sailing crews. However, Campbell-James sailed sensibly to finish on
top and retained his overall lead in the standings.
Groupe Edmond de Rothschild, the team that crashed with Artemis Racing on Day 2, also participated in the races with new a spirit. However, due to severe damage to their yatch, Artemis Racing could not participate in the race. Groupe
Edmond de Rothschild is currently at number two position with 73.4 points.
Current overall standings after 16 races:
1. Luna Rossa (ITA), Max Sirena, Paul Campbell-James, Alister Richardson, Manuel Modena = 74 points
2. Groupe Edmond de Rothschild (FRA), Pierre Pennec, Christophe Espagnon, Thierry Fouchier, Hervé Cunningham = 73.4 points
3. The Wave, Muscat (OMA), Leigh McMillan, Kyle Langford, Nick Hutton, Khamis Al Anbouri = 68 points
4. Team GAC Pindar (GBR), Ian Williams, Mischa Heemskerk, Andrew Walsh, Jono Macbeth = 57 points
5. Red Bull Extreme Sailing (AUT), Roman Hagara, Hans Peter Steinacher, Will Howden, Luke Cross = 52 points
6. Alinghi (SUI), Tanguy Cariou, Yann Guichard, Nils Frei, Yves Detrey = 51 points
7. Oman Air (OMA), Sidney Gavignet, Kinley Fowler, David Carr, Nasser Al Mashari = 46 points
8. Niceforyou (ITA), Alberto Barovier, Stefano Rizzi, Daniele de Luca, Simone de Mari = 35 points
9. Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL), Adam Beashel, Richard Meacham, Andrew McLean, Chris Ward = 35 points
10. Aberdeen Asset Management (GBR) John Pink, Rick Peacock, Greg Homann, John Gimson = 31 points
11. Artemis Racing (SWE), Santiago Lange, Andy Fethers, Michele Ivaldi, Phil Jameson = 21 points
12. Team Extreme (EUR), Roland Gaebler, Nahid Gaebler, Benedikt Wenk, Dan Morris = 16 points
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