22 January 2015

Extreme Sailing Series 2015 video, Key West Farr 280 video


Extreme Sailing Series™ 2015 launch - Düsseldorf Boat Show - 2015 heralds the ninth year of the award-winning elite level Extreme Sailing Series™ that in 2015, will visit eight iconic venues, including a return to Germany for the first time since 2010: a world tour spanning three continents. Once again, another full eight-team grid, representing seven nations will line up ready to do battle for the ultimate accolade of becoming the 2015 Extreme Sailing Series™ Champions.

Extreme Sailing Series™ 2015 Schedule– Full starting grid 8 iconic global venues, 9th year soon to kick off! » Extreme Sailing Series: "2015 heralds the ninth year of this award-winning elite level stadium racing circuit that visits eight iconic venues, including a return to Germany for the first time since 2010: a world tour spanning three continents. Once again, another full eight-team grid, representing seven nations will line up in a few weeks time like gladiators in an amphitheatre, ready to do battle for the ultimate accolade of becoming the 2015 Extreme Sailing Series Champions...."

Extreme Sailing Series ™ 2015 Host Venues:

Act 1: Singapore, 5-8 February*
Act 2: Muscat, Oman 11-14 March
Act 3: Qingdao, China 1-4 May
Act 4: Cardiff, UK 18-21 June
Act 5: Hamburg, Germany 23-26 July
Act 6: Saint Petersburg, Russia 20-23 August
Act 7: Istanbul, Turkey 1-4 October
Act 8: Australia 10-13 December

Extreme Sailing Series™ 2015 Teams and skippers:
Team / Skipper
GAC Pindar (AUS/GBR) – Seve Jarvin (AUS) / Ian Williams (GBR)
Gazprom Team Russia (RUS) - Igor Lisovenko (RUS)
Lino Sonego Team Italia (ITA)- Lorenzo Bressani (ITA)
Oman Air (OMA) – Stevie Morrison (GBR)
Red Bull Sailing Team (AUT) – Roman Hagara (AUT)

SAP Extreme Sailing Team (DEN) – Jes Gram-Hansen (DEN) /Rasmus Kostner (DEN)
Team Turx (TUR) - Edhem Dirvana  (TUR)
The Wave, Muscat (OMA) – Leigh McMillan (GBR)

*Act 1 home team: Team Aberdeen (SIN) – Nick Moloney (AUS)

ISAF Sailing World Cup to kick off on Australia Day in Miami | APC Corporate: "Following a successful 2014, Australia’s Paralympic sailors will be going for gold once again when the first ISAF Sailing World Cup of 2015 begins on Monday, 26 January in Miami... Having won in Miami in 2012, Fitzgibbon says that he and Tesch are looking forward to the challenge and there couldn’t be a better place to commence competition for the year. “Miami is one of my favourite sailing venues overseas,” he said."

Farr 280 at Key West Race Week: Day 2 - 
Jan 21, 2015: Video from the second day of racing at Key West Race Week 2015. "Red" remains in first place, followed by "Decision." 4 Farr 280s are in Key West for the event - the first of the 2015 calendar. This is the first opportunity to see the boats and teams competing against each other.
Premiere Racing, Inc. | Quantum Key West Race Week 2015: January 18 – 23, 2015
Quantum Key West Race Week 2015 on Yacht Scoring - (Results)

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