Eighth Extreme Sailing Series update, first event of the 2013 series to be held in Singapore 20th-23rd February 2014

from the following press release on the Extreme Sailing Series website:

http://www.extremesailingseries.com/news/view/eighth-extreme-sailing-series-world-tour-to-kick-off-in-singapore-february#.UpcV85WIrFd

- In partnership with Host Venue Singapore, Global asset management company Aberdeen Asset Management boost event as local Main Partner alongside Series Main Partner Land Rover.
- Singaporean sailors rejoin Team Aberdeen Singapore following successful first outing in 2013 as an Act 1 Wildcard entry.
- The Singapore Act will be the curtain raiser to the most ambitious world tour since the event was launched in 2007 -  a full starting grid of elite level teams, and worldwide venues, will be announced 8 January 2014, in London (UK).
- 2013 delivered a world-class sporting contest with the Series champion decided in the final seconds of the final race after 190 races sailed. Watch the highlights video from an extraordinary seventh year of international competition here.

Following the successful conclusion of the 2013 Series in Brazil less than two weeks ago, Extreme Sailing Series™ organisers OC Sport can confirm that Singapore has been chosen to kick off the eighth season of the elite level Stadium Racing series. The annual world tour of the Extreme Sailing Series will return to the heart of Singapore’s financial hub from the 20-23 February 2014 with racing at the Promontory@Marina Bay, one of the most iconic and internationally recognised stadium racecourses of the 2013 Series.

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