Extreme Sailing Series returns to U.S. making West Coast debut in San Diego

SAN DIEGO ― The Extreme Sailing Series returns to the United States and makes its West Coast debut in San Diego, Oct. 19-22. Top sailors from around the world will race high-speed foiling catamarans for four days on Harbor Island. The first US Team for Extreme Sailing will be in the series with a crew of five sailors. “The all-star American syndicate – which is sponsored by Texan restaurant chain Lupe Tortilla and Demetrio Tequila – will make its debut on the GC32 as the Series hits the waters of San Diego Bay,” a press release states. The series has been taking place in various locations internationally for the past six years. “We are thrilled to be heading back to the United States for the first time after a long absence,” Extreme Sailing Series Event Director Andy Tourell said at a San Diego news conference, Sept. 20. “I have no doubt that San Diego, which has a long sailing tradition, will quickly establish itself as one of the classic venues on our circuit, along with the likes of Barcelona, Spain; Hamburg, Germany and Cardiff, U.K.” Sailors will be racing matching GC32 hydro-foiling catamarans in the San Diego Bay quite close to shore – a little...