Extreme Sailing Series™ organizers OC Sport have opened entries for the 2017 season which for its eleventh year of competition has planned an eight-Act global tour to include two new venues and a return to the Americas alongside events in Europe, China and the Middle East.
Event Director Andy Tourell commented, “2017 will be our seventh year as a global series and I am particularly excited to be returning to the America for the first time in five years.
“When speaking to teams, their sponsors and our Series partners, this was identified as a key market, and while the actual locations will be announced in the coming months, part of the appeal of the Series is that we are able to provide commercial solutions and react to the needs of our stakeholders.
”The Series will continue to build on its already successful format, developed and fine-tuned over the last ten years: Stadium Racing, in iconic city-centre locations around the globe.
“In 2017 we have a calendar of great sailing venues with less physical confines offering the opportunity to diversify the sporting format, while maintaining proximity to the spectators,” remarked newly appointed Race Director John Craig.
“We want to maximise the full potential of the GC32s ensuring intense competition on the water for the world’s best sailors and teams.
”Sailors from all over the world are expected to challenge for the Series title with a mix of existing teams and new blood drawn to the incredibly high standard of racing and expert event organisation.“
On average over each four-day Act, we have between 24-30 races,” commented Tourell.
“The Extreme Sailing Series is the only one of its kind to offer such a high volume of races during each event.
This gives the sailors the time they want on the water racing at a top level as well as providing a huge amount of entertainment for the public who come to watch, or the VIP guests who race onboard in the award-winning Guest Sailor position.
”The Series will continue its focus on providing outstanding elite level sporting competition, while also delivering a commercially sound product for the Teams, Host Venues and Sponsors, that include Land Rover and SAP.
Each Act will take place over four days, including a dedicated media day. Further information, including venues and the team line up will be publicly revealed in the coming months.
Carnac, France (September 2, 2016) – It was a slow start to the final day of the VR Sport International 14 World Championships. 
Once again the wind was late rising, and so the day began with an indefinite postponement being raised. As the sailors rigged their boats, the wind slowly began to track left, until it was settled in the direction of the sea breeze
The results had been analysed, with sailors up and down the fleet identifying exactly who they needed to beat, in order to achieve their desired end-position.
The only people who may not have been experiencing the feeling of martyrdom which comes with sailing the last race of an event were Glen Truswell and Sam Pascoe (GBR), whose point already had them as guaranteed winners of the event.
The wind increased in strength quickly, developing into a playful 15 knots by the time the class flag went up. The line was relatively square, and for the first time in three days, neither side of the course was particularly favoured.
Leading pack of boats were closely matched on the first beat, with six boats sailing upwind side by side, tuning run style, as they sailed towards the starboard layline.
However, it wasn’t the usual rounding order, with Mark Krstic and James Lanai (AUS) deciding that they had finally had enough of the British monopoly, and posting in a first at the top mark.
The top five boats were buried in the pack, desperately clawing for some clear air, and a lane to accelerate into on the reach.
The boats seem to have gotten closer and closer in terms of speed throughout the week, which has meant larger numbers of boats in proximity to one another at any one time throughout the race.
There were several close calls today, and a number of collisions, which just goes to show how tight the racing was.
Archie Massey and Harvey Hillary (GBR) pulled away from the pack pretty early on, and were able to focus their efforts on hunting down the tear away Aussies, who were ripping it up the course.
left Roger Gilbert and Ben McGrane (GBR), Pascoe and Trusswell, and Andy and Tom Partington (GBR) competing for third.On the last beat Massey and Hillary closed the gap on Krstic and Lanati. The two boats split, with Massey and Hillary footing off under Krstic and Lanati to find some speed.
It was close, but in the end the Australians took first place, punching through the line on starboard, with Massey and Hillary flying across on port seconds later.
Gilbert and McGrane took third, Partingtons in 4th and Truswell and Pascoe in 5th.
Back on shore, the competitors began to pack up, the Americans and Australians into their big containers, and the more ‘local’ sailors onto road trailers.
This had to be done with due consideration to the sunny weather, and so the sailors kept hydrated by drinking beer. Racing for the 78 teams was held on August 26 to September 2.
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