Bringing it to the people

With the first season of the iShares Cup Extreme 40 Sailing Series being deemed a great success, this ‘crash-and-burn’ circuit is already planning for 2008. Subject to final agreements being concluded, OC Events, the circuit owner, with the support of title partner iShares, plans to take the European series to the four existing countries of the UK, France, Germany, and Holland, and add two new venues in Italy and Switzerland. With nine Extreme 40 boats already in existence, TornadoSport, builders of the 40-ft catamarans has strong interest for up to another six new builds and the teams from 2007 have already expressed their desire to compete again.

American Cam Lewis was in Amsterdam for the final event on September 14-16, with his images below profile both the racing and the great spectating that the proximity of the event provided.