Extreme 40's Oman - Dean Barker reports

10:33 AM Wed 16 Feb 2011 GMT

'Dean Barker, skipper of Emirates Team New Zealand, takes the helm of an Extreme 40 for the first time on day 1 of the Extreme Sailing Series? Almeria.' Paul Wyeth / OC Events Click Here to view large photo

Dean Barker reports of the Extreme 40's in Oman: We have been in Oman now for three days preparing for the first event of the Extreme 40 Sailing Series. It will be raced in Muscat from 20-24. We are currently in Mussanah which is a marina 45 miles to the north where a number of the teams have been training for the last month. It has been a case of jumping straight back in and trying to get up to speed as quickly as we can. The nature of this racing with very short courses and a lot of maneouvring ...

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