Extreme Sailing Series - Red Bull Sailing Team wins Act 1

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The first act of the Extreme Sailing Series came to an end on Sunday 8th February after a fierce battle between SAP Extreme Sailing Team and Red Bull Sailing Team.

In the opening act of the 2015 Extreme Sailing Series season, it was two-time Olympic gold medalists Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher who led Red Bull Sailing Team to victory. After 32 races on the Marina Bay course, the Austrian team, which had taken the lead at the beginning of the first round of the 2015 Extreme Sailing Series, was the only team to win re day managed to hold off the onslaught of SAP Extreme Sailing Team. The latter missed out on victory in Singapore by only 5 points. The Wave, Muscat completed the podium.

"We're super happy, it's great. The kids did a great job and I think our experience helped a lot too. Our crew worked well and it was perfect for us." commented Roman Hagara. With the help of his tactician, Peter Steinacher, he has chosen the young crew of the Red Bull America's Cup team, Jason Waterhouse, Shaun Mason and Stewart Dodson. "This proves to us that we can do it. We were unlucky last season, but here everything went well. I think we are now making good decisions on the water."

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With its 2 e place in the rankings, SAP Extreme Sailing Team's goal was to regain confidence and this is what they have achieved.

Extreme Sailing Series Act 1 Final Standings in Singapore after 4 days of racing and 32 races

Position Team Points Points
1st Red Bull Sailing Team (AUT) Roman Hagara, Hans Peter Steinacher, Jason Waterhouse, Shaun Mason, Stewart Dodson 232
2nd SAP Extreme Sailing Team (DEN) Jes Gram-Hansen, Rasmus Køstner, Thierry Douillard, Mads Emil Stephensen, Brad Farrand 227
3rd The Wave, Muscat (OMA) Leigh McMillan, Sarah Ayton, Pete Greenhalgh, Ed Smyth, Nasser Al Mashari 220
4th Gazprom Team Russia (RUS) Igor Lisovenko, Phil Robertson, Garth Ellingham, Alexander Bozhko, Aleksey Kulakov 213
5th Oman Air (OMA) Stevie Morrison, Nic Asher, Ted Hackney, Ed Powys, Ali Al Balashi 198
6th GAC Pindar (GBR) Seve Jarvin, Jack Macartney, Marcus Ashley-Jones, Tyson Lamond, James Wierzbowski 182
7th Lino Sonego Team Italia (ITA) Lorenzo Bressani, Enrico Zennaro, Gabriele Olivo, Tom Buggy, Adam Kay 180
8th Beko Team Turx (TUR) Edhem Dirvana, Mitch Booth, Selim Kak??, Diogo Cayolla, An?l Berk Baki 166
9th Team Aberdeen (SIN) Nick Moloney, Adam Beashel, Tom Dawson, Freddie White, Justin Wong 156

2015 Extreme Sailing Series Overall Standings

Position Team Points
1st Red Bull Sailing Team (AUT) 10
2nd SAP Extreme Sailing Team (DEN) 9
3rd The Wave, Muscat (OMA) 8
4th Gazprom Team Russia (RUS) 7
5th Oman Air (OMA) 6
6th GAC Pindar (GBR) 5
7th Lino Sonego Team Italia (ITA) 4
8th Beko Team Turx (TUR) 3
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