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Aug 6, 2010

Red Bull fifth as Campbell-Jones rides the Wave to success Aug 6, 2010

Paul Campbell-Jones' The Wave, Muscat has won the UK round of the Extreme Sailing Series Europe at Cowes Week, with Red Bull Extreme Sailing finishing fifth in the Isle of Wight.

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Aug 3, 2010

Hagara stays calm amid the storm Aug 3, 2010

Double gold medallist Roman Hagara posted three wins on Monday in a dramatic start to the week in the Extreme Sailing Series Europe at Cowes, UK...

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Aug 1, 2010

Up and down start for Hagara in Cowes Aug 1, 2010

The Red Bull Extreme Sailing team overcame a disastrous start to win the second race on the first day of the Extreme Sailing Series Europe event in Cowes, UK.

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Jul 30, 2010

Extreme Sailors ready for Cowes Week Jul 30, 2010

The Extreme Sailing Europe series returns to action this weekend in the Isle of Wight, UK as nine crews do battle during Cowes Week.

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Jul 29, 2010

Hans-Peter Steinacher – Sailing in 3D Jul 29, 2010

Austrian sailor and two times Olympic Champion Hans-Peter Steinacher brings us up to speed ahead of the next leg of the Extreme Sailing Series during Cowes Week in the UK

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Event Details

Location

Sete, France (Map this address )

Start

MAY 27, 2010 at 12:00 AM

End

MAY 30, 2010 at 12:00 AM

About

Almeria hosted the 2009 finale of the Extreme Sailing Series, a roaring success with over 75,000 spectators in attendance. It was a fitting end to a great Series that saw 48 of the world's best sailors compete in 108 races, across six European venues, with only two capsizes, but six collisions, and this year promises to be even better!

Races are an intense, wet affair with the sailors shouting at each other to try and use the racing rules to outwit their opponents. If any skipper thinks another boat has infringed one of the rules they can wave a red flag and shout “protest!”. Umpires on the water decide if any boats have committed a foul and can give penalties (the boat has to complete a full 360-degree turn). If there is a really bad foul the umpires can show a black flag resulting in instant disqualification. First past the post in their Extreme 40 sailing boat is the winner. The final race of each event scores double points which always sets up a grand finale and the team with the highest number of points across all six regattas will be the winner of the Extreme Sailing 2010 Series.

The origins of the Extreme 40 are the Olympic Class Catamaran, the Tornado. The creators took the biggest, fastest sailing boat in the Olympics, then made it twice as big and even faster. Both light for speed and acceleration potential, and stiff to withstand the huge strain on the structure, the whole boat, including sails, weighs the same as a Mini Cooper and can be assembled in just a few hours. The crafts are capable of reaching speeds of 40 knots, the equivalent of putting your head out of the window in a car when it is raining at 45mph (73kph).

The first stop of the 2010 Series is Sete, France. With its 300 days of sunshine a year, it is a city of genuine character and a strong identity. Edged with long beaches of fine sand, it is surrounded partly by the Mediterranean Sea and partly by the Etang de Thau.