Extreme Sailing Series™ 2015, Programme Five, Cardiff
by Extreme Sailing Series 13 Aug 2015 17:40 BST
13 August 2015
The crew onboard Oman Air pushing hard on day 3 of Extreme Sailing Series Act 5, Hamburg © Jesus Renedo / OC Sport
Between the 23rd and 26th of July, eight top international teams battled it out in Hamburg, Germany, for the fifth stop on the 2015 Extreme Sailing Series™ eight Act global tour.
An extremely tight racetrack, breeze from 8-30 knots, rolling thunderstorms, crashes and even a capsize meant the crews couldn't lose focus for a moment. But it was The Wave, Muscat who took control in the wild conditions to win the Act.
But this wasn't a case of The Wave, Muscat running away with the regatta. Pushing them all the way Gazprom Team Russia sailed an outstanding event to take second place on the podium and bouncing back after their dramatic capsize on Saturday and a crash on the start line on Sunday, SAP Extreme Sailing Team took third.
The next event in the series is at Saint Petersburg, Russia, 21-23 August 2015.
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