Extreme Sailing Series Act 1 - French team on fire

9:20 PM Mon 21 Feb 2011 GMT

'Groupe Edmond de Rothschild racing on day 2 - Extreme Sailing Series 2011 - Oman' Lloyd Images ?

Extreme Sailing Series 2011 Act 1. On day two the all-French crew onboard Groupe Edmond de Rothschild skippered by Pierre Pennec were on fire, with three wins out of five races at The Wave, Muscat. The Swiss team of Alinghi led by Tanguy Cariou and helmed by Yann Guichard, ably supported by the crew of Nils Frei and Yves Detrey, won the first race and were in the top three in the first three races which secured them second place overall. Home team, The Wave, Muscat struggled to begin with then posted a second, first and a second to grab ...

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