{"id":154,"date":"2011-07-05T10:56:12","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T10:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lovesail.com\/ls-news\/?p=154"},"modified":"2021-09-07T21:08:56","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T20:08:56","slug":"extreme-sailing-series-or-extreme-40-sailing-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/extreme-sailing-series-or-extreme-40-sailing-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Extreme Sailing Series or Extreme 40 Sailing Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>What is the Extreme Sailing Series?<\/h1>\n<p>I&#8217;m fairly new to sailing as you will know, and keep seeing tweets and references to the Extreme Sailing Series at the moment. \u00a0I&#8217;m not sure what this is so thought what better way to learn than to write a blog about it.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>So, the Extreme Sailing Series is a series of \u00a0sailing races. \u00a0Currently the teams use \u00a0a class of catamaran called Extreme 40. \u00a0As the number would suggest, the catamarans are 40 feet long and, coincidentally, can attain speeds of 40 knots. \u00a0Other impressive statistics include a mast length of 62 feet, a 23 foot beam, <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lovesail.com\/ls-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Cowes-002.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1344\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/extreme-sailing-series-or-extreme-40-sailing-series\/cowes-002\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Cowes-002-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-W320&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1312810700&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;13.14&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cowes 002\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Cowes-002-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1344\" title=\"Cowes 002\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lovesail.com\/ls-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Cowes-002-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"extreme sailing series\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Cowes-002-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Cowes-002-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Cowes-002-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Cowes-002-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Cowes-002-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Cowes-002-scaled.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>a mainsail measuring 75 square meters, a jib of 25 square meters and a Gennaker of 110 square meters. \u00a0They displace 1250 kg of water (slightly more than me!) \u00a0and sorry for the inconsistancy in units of measurement!<\/p>\n<p>The series of races, \u00a0now in the 5th year, is a globlal event with races taking place in nine venues around the world. \u00a0These nine venues, or Acts, will result in 282 races being won or lost, each lasting 20 minutes and for a total of \u00a047 days. \u00a0Here are the venues and dates:<\/p>\n<p>Act 1 Muscat, Oman 22-24 February 2011<\/p>\n<p>Act 2 Qingdao, China 15-17 April 2011<\/p>\n<p>Act 3 Istanbul, Turkey 27-29 May 2011<\/p>\n<p>Act 4 Boston, USA 30 June to 4 July 2011<\/p>\n<p>Act 5 Cowes, UK 6-12 August 2011 (on my doorstep)<\/p>\n<p>Act 6 Trapani, Italy 16-18 September 2011<\/p>\n<p>Act 7 Nice, France 30 September &#8211; 2 October 2011<\/p>\n<p>Act 8 Almeria, Spain 12-16 October 2011<\/p>\n<p>Act 9 Singapore 9-11 December 2011<\/p>\n<p>The teams seem to be representing their countries (11 in total) and currently the leaders after Act 7 are Groupe Edmond de Rothchild\u00a0(France)\u00a0with 61 points followed by <a title=\"Luna Rossa\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lunarossachallenge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luna Rosa<\/a>\u00a0(Italy) on 59 points and third is\u00a0<a title=\"Emirates Team New Zealand Blog\" href=\"http:\/\/etnzblog.com\/#!extreme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emirates Team New Zealand<\/a>\u00a0(New Zealand)\u00a0 with \u00a054 points. \u00a0Points are allocated as follows: 1st place = 11 points, 2nd place = 10 points, 3rd place = 9 points, I think you get the idea, and penalty points can be awarded for crashing into other boats, or causing a nuisance by sailing badly. \u00a0Double points are awarded for the final race at each venue, which can result in some very extreme sailing and a tense finish. \u00a0 The winners of the series receive just the honour of winning! \u00a0Recent changes have meant that the sailing courses are set out close to shore at each venue so spectators have an up close and personal view of the action, and it really is not to be missed.<\/p>\n<p>All that remains to say is if you would like to know more there is an excellent website at Extreme Sailing Series. \u00a0Here you can find information on all the teams, the results, venues and also photos and videos of the Acts. \u00a0See you in Almeria!<\/p>\n<p>Image courtesy of untipogratico<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Extreme Sailing Series? 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