Successful first appearance Volvo Extreme 40 Class |
SANXENXO, SPAIN-(1-12-2005) Volvo Extreme 40 Grand Prix Racing |
Sanxenxo, Spain - At the beginning of November, the Volvo Extreme 40 class experienced a successful first appearance in Sanxenco, Spain. After a close competition of twelve races and a tied battle for victory, the American skipper Randy Smyth and his crew on the Tommy Hilfiger boat won the first Volvo Extreme 40 Grand Prix ever. |
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Tommy Hilfiger wins first Volvo Extreme 40 Grand Prix series in Sanxenxo |
SANXENXO, SPAIN-(10-11-2005) Volvo Extreme 40 Grand Prix Sanxenxo |
Sanxenxo, Spain - The final three races were sailed today in the Volvo Extreme 40 Class. It was an nail-biting finale with two boats tied going into the ultimate race. Tommy Hilfiger with skipper Randy Smyth and the Volvo Ocean Race catamaran with skipper Carolijn Brouwer. |
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Close racing in the Volvo Extreme 40’s |
SANXENXO, SPAIN-(9-11-2005) Volvo Extreme 40 Grand Prix Sanxenxo |
Sanxenxo, Spain - After the see breeze kicked in today the racing in the Volvo Extreme 40’s got underway. The race committee decided on a triangle course today. Consequently the five super cats started the race with a beat first going around the cans counter clockwise (starboard rounding). |
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Flying and floating on the Volvo Extreme 40’s |
SANXENXO, SPAIN-(8-11-2005) Volvo Extreme 40 Grand Prix Sanxenxo |
Sanxenxo, Spain - Racing in the Volvo Extreme 40 was cancelled today. Sanxenxo was hit by a fierce front with winds gusting up to 35 knots followed by long windless periods with the wind shifting constantly. |
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