Extreme Sailing Series day two - Pitch poling and holding on tight

7:43 PM Fri 24 Sep 2010 GMT

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Extreme Sailing Series - Day two in Trapani was full of action as the fleet headed out in 20 to 25 knot conditions, teams experienced a tough ride out on the race course with gusts of up to 30 knots hitting the fleet. Today was full of contrast to yesterday's blue skies, sunshine and moderate conditions. Race organisers decided that the fleet would race under one reef due to the extreme breeze and no fifth men would be allowed onboard. For Ecover it was a challenging day on the water, despite a second and third place in two races, three ...

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