Extreme 40's Oman - Dean Barker reports on Day 3



9:25 AM Wed 23 Feb 2011 GMT
'Dean Barker, skipper of Emirates Team New Zealand, takes the helm of an Extreme 40 for the first time on day 1 of the Extreme Sailing Series? Almeria.' Paul Wyeth / OC Events Click Here to view large photo
Dean Barker reports of the Extreme 40's in Oman: Day 3 In Oman Today was the first day of Stadium Racing which is where the organisers pull the course into confined spaces and run very short tight races with a total duration of no more than 10-15 minutes. As you can imagine there is a huge emphasis on starts and boat positioning and as one of the other team members called it, 'this is the start of the crash and burn racing'. We had a pretty good day with the highlight being winning our first race of the series and ...


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