Brazilian City of Florianópolis to Host 2013 Extreme Sailing Series Finale

The Brazilian city of Florianópolis has been confirmed as the host of the 2013 Extreme Sailing Series finale between the 14th-17th November.

The final Act, presented by Series Main Partner Land Rover, will be the culmination of nine months of global touring for the Extreme 40 teams after starting their annual Stadium Racing tour in Muscat, Oman back in March.

Florianópolis is the capital, and second largest city, of the Santa Catarina state in the Southern region of Brazil and dubbed by Brazilian weekly Veja as ‘the best place to live in Brazil!’

The event will be supported by the state Government of Santa Catarina and the Prefeitura Municipal de Florianópolis with a view to a long term, multi-year deal.

Maria Cláudia Evangelista, Secretary of Tourism of Florianópolis spoke about the partnership: It is an honour for Florianópolis to welcome this global sailing competition. Our city, surrounded by water, is going to look even more beautiful with the fleet of Extreme 40 boats.’ Continuing to talk about the city’s ability to deliver events on a global scale, Maria continued, ‘With its excellent infrastructure, natural beauty and wonderful climate which is ideal for the practice of sports, Santa Catarina island is a tourist hub and has full capacity to host an event such as the Extreme Sailing Series, a fact verified by the International Congress and Conventions Association who named Florianópolis as the sixth top city in the world for hosting international events. We hope that both competitors and visitors are able to enjoy what the city has to offer. The wind is blowing and we are looking forward to welcoming the Extreme Sailing Series Act eight Florianópolis presented by Land Rover.”

OC Sport Executive Chairman, Mark Tuner, is certain Florianópolis can deliver a Series finale to rival any.

“Florianópolis ticks all the host venue requirement boxes and there is no doubt that it will be a spectacular venue to finish our seventh year of competition. Looking ahead to 2014, a double Brazilian Act in both Rio de Janeiro and Florianópolis could deliver an extraordinary Series climax. Watch this space.”