Fotogalerie
07/02/15
Advantage Red Bull Sailing Team
at Extreme Sailing Series™ in Singapore
- Game on with one day left of racing in Singapore, and the accolade of winning the opening Act of the season well and truly open for the taking. Land Rover Global Brand Ambassador Hannah White and race commentator Pete Cumming give their expert insight and make their predictions for the final day here.
- Delve into a massive nine-race day with the SAP sailing analytics to find out who were the movers and shakers on the penultimate day in Singapore here.
- Replay today’s racing from the Singapore stadium here.
The penultimate day at the Extreme Sailing Series™ in Singapore saw yet more change at the top of the leaderboard with the day going to the Austrians on Red Bull Sailing Team, who lay down the marker to put them in pole position ahead of the final day of racing tomorrow. The three front-runners, including SAP Extreme Sailing Team and The Wave, Muscat, traded places throughout the day, but the double Olympic champions from Austria made all the right strategic decisions, getting off the start line superbly and barely putting a foot wrong to deservedly lead the fleet. With one day left on the compact stadium in Singapore, it is all to play for.
“We know from the past that the last day of the regatta is the most important and we still have to keep it up,” commented Red Bull’s skipper Roman Hagara after racing. “It is difficult to explain but the young blood on the vessel is doing the two of us (Hans Peter Steinacher) a lot of good. We change positions constantly, everyone fights for the other. I feel that the structure within the team fits very well and the young crew is eager to take on the challenge head on.“
Closing out the day win a race with after a tactically brilliant match race with Red Bull Sailing Team, SAP Extreme Sailing Team are now just three points behind the Austrians, with co-skipper Rasmus Kostner speaking candidly about his main competition. “We do look out for Red Bull and The Wave, Muscat. If we can make life difficult for them we do: they are sailing well, and of course we don’t want to let them through. We really showed our consistency and are happy with the finish we had.” Find out more about the Danish team here.
The vastly experienced team on The Wave, Muscat which includes skipper Leigh McMillan, with Olympic double gold medallist Sarah Ayton calling the tactics, added two race wins to their tally, as did Gazprom Team Russia, who lead the pack chasing the podium in fourth place.
Up and down winds, which saw everything from 3 knots and gusts up to 26 knots, made it hard to judge the time and distance to the start line, and the boats who got it right reaped the rewards, able to get their noses out in front and avoid the mealy at the top mark. One team who had their starting tactics nailed were Team Aberdeen, the best starter according to the SAP sailing analytics, who continued to close the points gap on the leaderboard, including taking a race win in front of their home crowds. “It’s always great racing in front of a home crowd and that’s the beauty of the event. You have the energy of the crowd, and we’re pretty spoilt here as the home team”, commented skipper Nick Moloney. “Singapore is really unique, we talk about iconic cities, and the whole stadium format and I honestly don’t know where it gets any better than here. With the hard boundaries with spectators on every corner, it’s just an incredible atmosphere. Here we’re racing in the heart of the city and hopefully we’re putting on a good show.”
Oman Air under British Olympian Stevie Morrison seem to be quickly getting to grips with the stadium racecourse, as do the new Italian team skippered by Lorenzo Bressani. But it was GAC Pindar who were perhaps most impressive, the new line up adding a notable two race wins to their tally, the third best performers on the water in terms of points today, to upgrade their overnight position from eighth to seventh. Summing up the day, their skipper Seve Jarvin commented: “I’m absolutely loving it. The guys did really well today, I just stuffed up the last race by being too aggressive, we should have got a third and we ended up getting a penalty at the finish and that sort of screwed us. But in general today was awesome and the guys did a really good job and are happy.”
With one day left of racing in Singapore, it is still all to play for, with the accolade of winning the opening Act of the season well and truly open for the taking, and with a forecast that will continue to challenge the teams, the battle on Marina Bay is far from over. Tune in and watch the final races, including the final double-pointer, from 1600 local time, www.extremesailingseries.com.
Extreme Sailing Series™ Act 1 Singapore standings after Day 3, 24 races (07.02.15)
Position / Team / Points
1st Red Bull Sailing Team (AUT) Roman Hagara, Hans Peter Steinacher, Jason Waterhouse, Shaun Mason, Stewart Dodson 176 points.
2nd SAP Extreme Sailing Team (DEN) Jes Gram-Hansen, Rasmus Køstner, Thierry Douillard, Mads Emil Stephensen, Brad Farrand 173 points.
3rd The Wave, Muscat (OMA) Leigh McMillan, Sarah Ayton, Pete Greenhalgh, Ed Smyth, Nasser Al Mashari 161 points.
4th Gazprom Team Russia (RUS) Igor Lisovenko, Phil Robertson, Garth Ellingham, Alexander Bozhko, Aleksey Kulakov 148 points.
5th Oman Air (OMA) Stevie Morrison, Nic Asher, Ted Hackney, Ed Powys, Ali Al Balashi 138 points.
6th Lino Sonego Team Italia (ITA) Lorenzo Bressani, Enrico Zennaro, Gabriele Olivo, Tom Buggy, Adam Kay 136 points.
7th GAC Pindar (GBR) Seve Jarvin, Jack Macartney, Marcus Ashley-Jones, Tyson Lamond, James Wierzbowski 124 points.
8th Beko Team Turx (TUR) Edhem Dirvana, Mitch Booth, Selim Kakis, Diogo Cayolla, Anil Berk Baki 119 points.
9th Team Aberdeen (SIN) Nick Moloney, Adam Beashel, Tom Dawson, Freddie White, Justin Wong 113 points.
Act 1, Singapore 2015 - Day three - Land Rover Extreme 40
The Land Rover Extreme 40 tested the racecourse ahead of the penultimate day's racing in Singapore.
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Act 1, Singapore 2015 - Day three - Brad Farrand
SAP Extreme Sailing Team's bowman, Brad Farrand in action in the Singapore stadium on the penultimate day of racing.
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Act 1, Singapore 2015 - Day three - Fleet
Red Bull Sailing Team lead the fleet as they fly downwind
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Act 1, Singapore 2015 - Day three - Fleet
The fleet power off the startline on the penultimate day.
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Act 1, Singapore 2015 - Day three - Team Aberdeen & Gazprom Team Russia
Team Aberdeen & Gazprom Team Russia go head to head as they race downwind.
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Act 1, Singapore 2015 - Day three - Beko Team Turx
Beko Team Turx fly around the track under co-skippers Edhem Dirvana & Mitch Booth.
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Act 1, Singapore 2015 - Day three - Oman Air
Oman Air push their Extreme 40 hard around the tight track.
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Act 1, Singapore 2015 - Day three - Oman Air
Stevie Morrison and the team on Oman Air on the penultimate day in Singapore.
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Act 1, Singapore 2015 - Day three - Fleet
The fleet power off the startline on the Marina Bay stadium.
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Act 1, Singapore 2015 - Day three - GAC Pindar
GAC Pindar charge around the tight racecourse.
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Act 1, Singapore 2015 - Day three - Public
The public Race Village at Marina Bay.
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Act 1, Singapore 2015 - Day three - Fleet
The fleet of nine Extreme 40s line up for a race start on the tight stadium.
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Act 1, Singapore 2015 - Day three - Team Aberdeen
The local entry Team Aberdeen impressed on day three on home waters.
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Act 1, Singapore 2015 - Day three - The Wave, Muscat
The Wave, Muscat took two race wins on the penultimate day in Singapore.
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Act 1, Singapore 2015 - Day three - Start
The Extreme 40s lined up on the start line on the penultimate day of racing in Singapore.
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