The Extreme Sailing Seriesâ„¢, welcomes the latest team to join the 2011
global circuit, taking the tally up to 11 world class teams. ‘Team Extreme’
will be skippered by experienced Olympic multihull sailor Roland Gaebler:
“Together with our team we are proud to be part of this Series and we
cannot wait to see the other legendary teams show up. We are very proud
to sail with such great sailorsâ€.
Using the platform of the Dusseldorf Boat Show, the world’s largest yacht
and watersports trade fair, Gaebler made his announcement alongside
Extreme Sailing Series ‘Official Clothing Supplier’ Marinepool, who this
year celebrate their 20th anniversary
One of the world’s most accomplished multihull sailors and International
Tornado class president, Roland Gaebler is not new to the challenges of
Extreme 40 racing. In 2009 he skippered the German Extreme 40 ‘Team
Wirsol’ at the Kiel event and in 2010 Gaebler led the Hungarian team,
Team Nokia Hungary.
Bruno Dubois (CAN) and Sebbe Godefroid (BEL) complete the core crew
and the three have an impressive collective CV with 9 Olympic Games, 2
Olympic medals, 7 World Championship titles, 3 America’s Cups and 2
world sailing records between them. There will be no shortage of
experience within Team Extreme! The fourth and final crewmember will
come from each of the host nations, providing an opportunity for that
country to showcase their best national or local sailing talent.
Gaebler’s team have not yet sailed an Extreme 40 together despite all
having been involved in the circuit since its inception in 2007: “We’re
starting from the beginning with this project so we don’t have
expectations on the results initially,†said Gaebler. “We will give it our best
and see what happens, and we will have a lot of fun with this great boat.
We love to sail and ‘fly’! We will sail with great passion and the results
will, hopefully, reflect this. We are planning an intensive training session
in Oman to build up and synchronize our team. With Bruno Dubois and
Sebbe Godefroid I have great sailors at my side and some great events
with amazing boats are waiting for usâ€.
Groupe Edmond De Rothschild have also recently announced their chosen
skipper for 2011. Pierre Pennec, tactician for the 2010 and 2009 series
will this year be taking the helm and hoping to improve on last years
second place overall in the series.
