The weekend earlier in conclusion saw the minute phase of the Extreme Sailing Series 2013 come upwards to Singapore, kickoff inwards Muscat, Sultanate of Oman it arrived hither on the 11 - fourteen Apr 2013. The Extreme Sailing Series sees 8 teams with 40 of the world's best sailors from 11 nationalities taking part. This fourth dimension closed to these sailors convey betwixt them competed inwards 20 Olympic campaigns, 20 5 Americas Cup campaigns together with with them convey had 20 8 World Championship wins, together with then at that spot were definitely some firstly course of report athletes taking part. For the firstly fourth dimension always this twelvemonth a squad representing Singapore was also taking business office equally an 'invitational team'.
Singapore staged examination together with exhibition events inwards 2010 together with 2011 but this twelvemonth was a host venue with the race taking business office inwards the Marina Bay Reservoir. Singapore is business office of an eight-venue global circuit (next halt Qingdao, mainland People's Republic of China - 2-5 May 2013) hosting this year's event.
Sumber https://www.expatadventuresinsingapore.com/Singapore staged examination together with exhibition events inwards 2010 together with 2011 but this twelvemonth was a host venue with the race taking business office inwards the Marina Bay Reservoir. Singapore is business office of an eight-venue global circuit (next halt Qingdao, mainland People's Republic of China - 2-5 May 2013) hosting this year's event.
The Extreme Sailing Series pits some of the best professional person sailing teams inwards the footing against each other on identical catamarans. The courses are closed to shore, challenging together with tactical to render maximum entertainment. Singapore is gear upwards to host the upshot for the adjacent iii years, together with then fifty-fifty if y'all missed it this fourth dimension y'all tin hopefully grab it adjacent year.
The activity began on the Fri but nosotros weren't able to become at that spot until the in conclusion day, the Sunday. It was a wet, drizzly laid out to the 24-hour interval but non plenty to dampen spirits likewise much. On each of the days at that spot were a multifariousness events taking house on together with out of the water. We caught some windsurfing with other things.
Sunday was the culmination of the racing inwards Singapore together with saw the Swiss team, Alinghi canvass to victory. The placings afterwards the activity inwards Singapore were:
1st - Alinghi (SUI) -198 points
2nd - Red Bull Sailing Team (AUT) - 163 points
3rd - SAP Extreme Sailing Team (DEN) - 161 points
4th - Realteam (SUI) - 159 points
5th - The Wave, Muscat (OMA) - 153 points
6th - Team Korea (KOR) - 144 points
7th - GAC Pindar (NZL) - 143 points
8th - Team Aberdeen Singapore (SIN) - 127 points
The overall standings afterwards Act ii - Singapore are:
1st - Alinghi (SUI) xviii points
2nd - Red Bull Sailing Team (AUT) xviii points
3rd - The Wave, Muscat (OMA) xvi points
4th - SAP Extreme Sailing Team (DEN) 12 points
5th - Team Korea (KOR) 11 points
6th - Team X Invitational x points
7th - Realteam (SUI) x points
8th - GAC Pindar (NZL) nine points
We had a fun slow morning, early on afternoon there, though the activity continued afterwards nosotros left together with into the evening. Although I'm non an skilful on sailing it was fun to picket the boats sailing inwards the familiar waters of the Marina Bay area. Definitely something to grab adjacent twelvemonth when it returns, or, if y'all come about to last somewhere it has nevertheless to come upwards to on this year's circuit, to banking concern tally out when it arrives inwards your city.
Next halt is Qingdao,China ii -5 May 2013, afterwards that it moves on to Istanbul, Turkey 20 - 23 June 2013, Porto, Portugal 25 - 28 July 2013, Cardiff, Britain 23 - 26 August 2013, Nice, French Republic 3 - vi Oct 2013 together with finally Rio de Janeiro, Brazil fourteen - 17 Nov 2013.
