The Extreme Sailing Series provides volatile racing action, as the Aberdeen Asset Management crew found when capsizing in Cowes, England.
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The Extreme Sailing Series provides volatile racing action, as the Aberdeen Asset Management crew found when capsizing in Cowes, England.
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Sailors are stretched to their limit throughout the events. Here, Realteam bowman Thierry Wasem holds on by his feet as he tries to keep his crew on track.
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Sailors are stretched to their limit throughout the events. Here, Realteam bowman Thierry Wasem holds on by his feet as he tries to keep his crew on track.
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The series is about close, stadium racing, enabling boats such as Holmatro (pictured) to get tight to rivals and spectators alike.
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The series is about close, stadium racing, enabling boats such as Holmatro (pictured) to get tight to rivals and spectators alike.
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The margins between triumph and disaster tend to be very fine, as BT Betterworld's crew know all too well.
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The margins between triumph and disaster tend to be very fine, as BT Betterworld's crew know all too well.
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Among the competitors are a host of well-known teams, including former America's Cup winner Alinghi.
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Among the competitors are a host of well-known teams, including former America's Cup winner Alinghi.
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Perhaps the most high-profile entrant this year is America's Cup winner Ben Ainslie, who will skipper his own crew when the competition starts in Singapore.
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Perhaps the most high-profile entrant this year is America's Cup winner Ben Ainslie, who will skipper his own crew when the competition starts in Singapore.
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For all his experience, though, Ainslie has been warned about the perils of the series, where crashes and damage to multimillion-dollar catamarans are not uncommon.
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For all his experience, though, Ainslie has been warned about the perils of the series, where crashes and damage to multimillion-dollar catamarans are not uncommon.
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Unlike many other top-class sailing events, fans and spectators are able to get up close and personal with the competitors.
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Unlike many other top-class sailing events, fans and spectators are able to get up close and personal with the competitors.
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The series travels to all manner of venues across the globe after the first "act" (as each regatta is known) in Singapore starting February 20.
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The series travels to all manner of venues across the globe after the first "act" (as each regatta is known) in Singapore starting February 20.
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No venue is too small, apparently, with crews even battling it out on the narrow canals of Amsterdam, Holland, in recent years.
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No venue is too small, apparently, with crews even battling it out on the narrow canals of Amsterdam, Holland, in recent years.
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The series plays host to a variety of breathtaking backdrops, such as this one in Portugal last season.
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The series plays host to a variety of breathtaking backdrops, such as this one in Portugal last season.
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The man to beat this year is British skipper Leigh McMillan, who is targeting a hat-trick of series titles with his boat The Wave Muscat.
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The man to beat this year is British skipper Leigh McMillan, who is targeting a hat-trick of series titles with his boat The Wave Muscat.
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