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Luna Rossa’s Extreme 40’ team, led by syndicate owner Patrizio Bertelli, was the winner of this second event in the Extreme Sailing Series 2011 held in Qingdao, China.
The team, composed by Massimiliano Sirena - Skipper, Paul Campbell-James - Helmsman, Alister Richardson - Tactician, Manuel Modena - Runner, Giulio Giovanella - Crew, Antonio Marrai - Team Manager and Gianni Tognozzi - Shore Team, won first place with a total of 227 points in 29 races in five days of racing (from April 13 to 17).
Second place went to Emirates Team New Zealand (222 points), whereas Groupe Edmond de Rothshild (214 points) came in third. Italian team Niceforyou, skippered by Alberto Barovier, came in 10th with 122 points.
Following the excellent outcome of this Chinese event Luna Rossa is now third overall Circuit rank, with equal points to second ranking Emirates Team New Zealand (18 points). Groupe Edmond de Rothshild, winner of the first event in Muscat, Oman, remains in the lead with 20 points.
The Extreme 40' catamarans will be back on the water in Istanbul, Turkey, from May 25th to May 27th for the third event of the Extreme Sailing Series.
Max Sirena (skipper): "We were really happy to have achieved this result, we’re looking forward to a great evening to celebrate the win! It is a big result for us because we are a new team in this circuit. Although Paul and Alistair are winners from last year, Manuel and I are still learning a lot
about these boats. The improvement from Muscat has been significant, both in speed and in our team work on board. Now we’re ready to concentrate on our next event in Istanbul which, I know, will be both exciting and very challenging."
Antonio Marrai (team manager): "The day was a succession of adrenaline hits. Our position in the ranking kept on changing after each race. In the first two races we weren’t very lucky: conditions were difficult, with no wind and lots of wave. In the races that followed however we nailed a series of perfect starts. The guys made no mistakes and the impeccable tactics contributed to the end result. I think it was a well-deserved win, fruit of a lot of hard work and lessons learned from the past event in Oman.”
Final Results - ACT 2:
(click here to see the single race results)
1. Luna Rossa (227 points)
2. Emirates Team New Zealand (222 points)
3. Groupe Edmond de Rothshild (214 points)
4. Red Bull Extreme Sailing (200 points)
5. Alinghi (198 points)
6. Artemis Racing (174 points)
7. The Wave, Muscat (150 points)
8. Team Extreme (141 points)
9. Oman Air (137 points)
10. Niceforyou (122 points)
11. Team GAC Pindar (64 points)