Extreme Sailing Series, Alinghi come out on top in racing at season opening Singapore event

From the following press release on the Extreme Sailing Series website:

http://www.extremesailingseries.com/news/view/resounding-victory-for-alinghi-after-an-action-packed-week-on-the-singapore#.UwnhGGKSySq%C2%A0

- Down to the wire for second and third place – with a penalty in the final race for Emirates Team New Zealand throwing away their chances of a podium finish.
- Three returning teams from 2013 take race honours – Alinghi, The Wave, Muscat and Realstone – despite Realstone missing the penultimate days racing.
- Singapore, with the support of Local Main Partner Aberdeen Asset Management, delivers one of the most action-packed Acts in the eight-year history of the elite level Stadium Racing circuit, with an estimated 30,000 spectators getting front-row seats.
- Replay the final Act-deciding races, here.

The opening Act of the Extreme Sailing Series™ more than lived up to all the pre-season hype and expectation, where the new teams got stuck in on the Singapore stadium racecourse - but couldn’t quite topple the old order - with three returning teams from 2013 taking honours. An estimated 30,000 spectators watched over four days, as the Swiss team Alinghi sailed a near perfect regatta, with Morgan Larson, Stuart Pollard, Pierre Yves Jorand, Nils Frei and Yves Detrey, finishing more than 50% of the 29 races in the top three. The team had the Act wrapped up before the final double-points race – a feat rarely seen on the circuit. “We couldn’t have dreamed for a better start,” commented an ecstatic Larson after racing.“It was challenging here and with the level of competition a couple of notches higher this season - I think we just carried on from last year and we’re the only team that hasn’t changed any of our crew. We will try and build on from last year and enjoy this victory!”

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