Extreme Sailing Series - Ecover come out fighting to secure third



7:22 PM Sun 26 Sep 2010 GMT
'Ecover - Extreme Sailing Series Trapani' ? Roberto Foresti/Canon/OC Events
Extreme Sailing Series - It was crunch day for Ecover as they headed into the final day of competition in Trapani. After gear failure yesterday forced them to retire and miss out of the final two races of the day, they found themselves eight points adrift of the podium. They certainly had a big task ahead if they were to move in front of Groupe Edmond de Rothschild and Groupama and take third place overall. The British team didn't disappoint, the team delivered an outstanding day's sailing, with two bullets, two second place finishes and a fourth to secure third ...


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by Lucy Harwood





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