Sunday 28 July 2013

Extreme Sailing Series update, Race report on day 3 of Act 5 Porto

From the following race report on the Extreme Sailing Series website:

http://www.extremesailingseries.com/news/view/podium-wide-open-ahead-of-porto-final-showdown#.UfQehlOoV0o

- Five races and four different race winners as Alinghi home in on The Wave, Muscat
- Realteam on course for their first podium finish – helm Pierre Pennec and skipper Jérome Clerc talk about the partnership here
- Local contingent ROFF Cascais Sailing Team up the ante securing a string of finishes in the top half of the fleet

- Watch the replay of today’s Stadium Racing here

The public descended on the banks of the river Douro today to watch the Extreme 40s in action where five races were completed with four different race winners in the most challenging conditions the fleet have faced this week. Patchy wind and strong currents made it hard for the teams to post consistent results, with the leaderboard becoming closer with every race and setting the scene for tomorrow’s final showdown which is set to go down to the wire.

read more here

Video replay of day three's racing below:


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