Photo: © Lloyd Images |
Photo: © Lloyd Images |
Photo: © Lloyd Images |
Photo: © Lloyd Images |
“The guys are doing a really great job with the boat handling which is making it very easy knowing that we could change our calls last minute if necessary. It’s fast paced and it’s keeping you on your toes all the time. There is no time to think and second-guess, you just have to make a call and I’m having such a blast sailing with these guys, they’re a great team.”
The nine-boat fleet screamed around the tight and complex courses, only 3,800m in distance, rounding between 9-10 race marks with some of the turning marks planted right in front of the public who responded with cheers and gasps synonymous with Extreme 40 stadium racing. The wind speed maxed at 23 knots and Team Wales recorded the highest boat speed of 23.5 knots in the last race.
The leaderboard is close, perhaps the closest this season. Only 12 points separate the top four boats, and just 1 point separates Alinghi in fifth place and Groupe Edmond de Rothschild and SAP Extreme Sailing Team who are on equal points, whilst 1 point divides Team Wales and ZouLou.
The last word from today rests with Leigh McMillan who knows the bittersweet nature of Extreme 40 racing only to well: “No, it’s never comfortable in this event and it’s not going to be any more comfortable with one race to go or on the last race. There is absolutely no guarantees we’ll be on the podium or on the top of the podium tomorrow. We’ll just push all the way to the end.”
Extreme Sailing Series 2012 Act 5, Cardiff, Wales, UK standings after Day 3, 24 races (1.9.12)
Position / Team / Points
1. The Wave, Muscat (OMA), Leigh McMillan, Ed Smyth, Pete Greenhalgh, Bleddyn Mon, Hashim Al Rashdi 145 points
2. Oman Air (OMA), Morgan Larson, Will Howden, Charlie Ogletree, Andy Maloney, Nasser Al Mashari 140 points
3. GAC Pindar (GBR), Andrew Walsh, Anna Tunnicliffe, Mark Bulkeley, Adam Piggot, Richard Peacock 134 points
4. Red Bull Sailing Team (AUT), Roman Hagara, Hans Peter Steinacher, Matthew Adams, Pierre Le Clainche, Graeme Spencer 133 points
5. Alinghi (SUI), Ernesto Bertarelli, Jean-Christophe Mourniac, Pierre-Yves Jorand, Nils Frei, Yves Detrey 122 points
6. Groupe Edmond de Rothschild (FRA), Pierre Pennec, Arnaud Psarofaghis, Christophe André, Romain Petit, Romain Motteau 121 points
7. SAP Extreme Sailing Team (DEN), Jes Gram-Hansen, Rasmus Køstner, Pete Cumming, Mikkel Røssberg, Jonas Hviid 121 points
8. Team Wales, Dave Evans, Torvar Mirsky, Tudur Owen, Hannah Mills, Ed Powys 82 points
9. ZouLou (FRA), Erik Maris, Philip Mourniac, Jean-Sébastien Ponce, Patrick Aucour, Bruno Jeanjean 81 points
Extreme Sailing Series Media
Photo: © Lloyd Images |
Photo: © Lloyd Images |
Photo: © Lloyd Images |
Extreme Sailing Series 2012 Act 5, Cardiff, Wales, UK standings after Day 3, 24 races (1.9.12)
Position / Team / Points
1. The Wave, Muscat (OMA), Leigh McMillan, Ed Smyth, Pete Greenhalgh, Bleddyn Mon, Hashim Al Rashdi 145 points
2. Oman Air (OMA), Morgan Larson, Will Howden, Charlie Ogletree, Andy Maloney, Nasser Al Mashari 140 points
3. GAC Pindar (GBR), Andrew Walsh, Anna Tunnicliffe, Mark Bulkeley, Adam Piggot, Richard Peacock 134 points
4. Red Bull Sailing Team (AUT), Roman Hagara, Hans Peter Steinacher, Matthew Adams, Pierre Le Clainche, Graeme Spencer 133 points
5. Alinghi (SUI), Ernesto Bertarelli, Jean-Christophe Mourniac, Pierre-Yves Jorand, Nils Frei, Yves Detrey 122 points
6. Groupe Edmond de Rothschild (FRA), Pierre Pennec, Arnaud Psarofaghis, Christophe André, Romain Petit, Romain Motteau 121 points
7. SAP Extreme Sailing Team (DEN), Jes Gram-Hansen, Rasmus Køstner, Pete Cumming, Mikkel Røssberg, Jonas Hviid 121 points
8. Team Wales, Dave Evans, Torvar Mirsky, Tudur Owen, Hannah Mills, Ed Powys 82 points
9. ZouLou (FRA), Erik Maris, Philip Mourniac, Jean-Sébastien Ponce, Patrick Aucour, Bruno Jeanjean 81 points
Extreme Sailing Series Media
No comments:
Post a Comment