Extreme Sailing Series - Neck and neck
by Lisa Hynes on 15 Mar 2015
2015 Extreme Sailing Series™ Extreme Sailing Series - Asia
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In the final race of the Extreme Sailing Series Muscat the Wave, Muscat took a last gasp win to retain their crown for the third year in a row while a mixed day for Oman Air ended with an optimistic nod to the future.
After 28 races over four sunny days in Oman, Leigh McMillan’s crew on The Wave, Muscat were neck and neck with rivals SAP Extreme Sailing Team, needing to beat them in the last double points race to hang onto the title they earned in 2013 and again last year.
A storming start to the race was converted into a resounding win, by approximately 200 metres, which elevated McMillan and crew to the top of the Muscat leaderboard and tied on points for the overall lead in 2015 with SAP Extreme Sailing Team and Red Bull Sailing Team, all of them with 18 points after two Acts.
Oman Air found themselves disqualified from Race 25 as penalty for a collision in the previous race, which ended Red Bull Sailing Team’s Muscat campaign. Morrison’s crew of Ted Hackney, Ed Powys, Nic Asher and Ali Al Balushi finished fourth which puts them in second place on the overall leaderboard, just five points behind the leaders.
The Extreme Sailing Series moves to Qingdao in China for the third Act where each of the Top 3 teams, including The Wave, Muscat will be pulling out all the stops to close out an advantage over their rivals. The action starts in Fushan Bay on April 30 and continues through to May 3.
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