Extreme 40's Oman - Dean Barker reports on Day 4

9:21 AM Thu 24 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 4 In Oman Today was a great day for us on the water. We managed to win the first and last race of the day and had a 6,3,2,4,3,2 in between. This has elevated us up to 4th on the overall standings 18 points behind the leader, 11 points behind 2nd, and 7 behind 3rd. With 6 or 7 races still to go tomorrow and 11 points for a race win there is still plenty of potential to improve further with a strong day. Conditions were similar to yesterday with ...

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