Today was the last day of the 2011 Extreme Sailing Series. After nine events over the year we were in a three way battle for third place for the season after numerous crew rotations due to clashes with AC 45 events. Amazingly going into the final race we could have finished anywhere from 2nd to 5th in the Singapore event and depending on results anywhere from 3rd to 5th for the Overall Season. After 300 races over the year it is amazing that it could be so close in the final race of the year!
We had a good day in the end and finished the Singapore event tied for 2nd with The Wave (3rd on countback), and more importantly third overall on the season points table.
When we started this year the only Extreme event we had done was Almeria in October last year where we finished dead last. To kick the season off with a 4th in Oman, a 2nd in China, a 2nd in Istanbul, and then a win in Boston to be leading after 4 events was great. We then had multiple crew changes as we balanced AC45 events and crew rotations to up skill the sailing team. We had some mixed results over the middle part of the season so it was nice to finish up here in Singapore with a 3rd in what was without question the most trying event of the year.
Looking forward to getting home for some sailing in the SL33 and then a nice Xmas break.
Best wishes
Dean
