http://www.extremesailingseries.com/news/view/red-bull-sailing-team-lose-act-1-by-the-smallest-of-margins-as-the-wave-mus
- Even Leigh McMillan admitted he didn’t think he could pull this one off going in to final day, but picks up where he left off in 2012, at the top of the leaderboard
- Disappointment for Red Bull Sailing Team, missing out on their first ever Act win in the final seconds of the final race, after leading for much of the time
- Alinghi secures first podium position since 2011
- New teams and sailors freshen up the fleet and show moments of brilliance – a sign of things to come in what is shaping up to be the closest Series to date
It may not have been high speed racing on the final day of the Extreme Sailing Series opening Act in Muscat, Oman, today but it was as tense as it gets, and in classic Extreme Sailing Series style, it came down to the final race for the winner to be decided. Defending champion Leigh McMillan and his team on The Wave, Muscat sailed a picture perfect day coming back from a 15 point deficit to Red Bull Sailing Team to claim overall victory, in the closest possible finish on their home turf.
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and the leaderboard of the first act
