Extreme Sailing Series - The Wave on fire



9:28 PM Sat 25 Sep 2010 GMT
'The Wave Muscat - Extreme Sailing Series 2010' ? Roberto Foresti/Canon/OC Events
Extreme Sailing Series day three in Trapani and the seven professional teams were faced with a strong north westerly wind which saw the boats scream downwind at over 45 km/h, as they performed spectacular handbrake turns around the marks, drawing gasps from the public. The two Oman Sail boats come out on top tonight, The Wave, Muscat remaining in the lead, 16 points ahead of Oman Sail Masirah, while Groupe Edmond de Rothschild drops to third. The teams were challenged with seven races this afternoon, a mix of triangle courses and the more traditional windward/leewards. The Sicilian waters were tough ...


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