All female team challenging for lead at EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour
EFG Bank maintain lead for third consecutive stage
MUSCAT, Oman, Feb 4: With just two stages remaining of the 14-day EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour in Oman, the all-female team DB Schenker is increasing the pressure on the top of the leaderboard.
After three stages and covering more than 1,000km of the pristine and scenic Omani coastline, team EFG Bank remains the one to beat in the 2020 edition
DB Schenker is now not far behind us in the overall standings so we have to try and sail better as a team and keep pushing to keep ahead of DB Schenker and try to hunt down EFG Bank.”
Race Director Gilles Chiorri said: “The competition is getting very exciting with just two stages in Sur and
Muscat remaining.
“We held five stadium races on day three in Masirah and we had three different winners so it shows how competitive it is. We can see that EFG Bank has a strong lead on the rest of the fleet but we can also see that Groupe Atlantic, who is still second on the overall leaderboard, is facing a strong challenge from DB Schenker and its all-female crew.
“I’ve really been impressed by Audrey Ogereau, the DB Schenker Skipper. She started only a year ago but she is now very smooth in everything she’s doing on the water. During one start, she crossed the line in first and did everything perfectly so it’s clear how confident she is and it’s having a very big impact on her team.
Stage 4 of the 2020 EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour will be held in Sur, a port city on Oman’s eastern tip that is famous for its Green Turtle nesting grounds and reserves. The two days of racing will begin on Wednesday 5 February, with the teams to then head further north to Muscat for the title decider on 7-8 February.