British Olympian McMillan has won Act 3 to further consolidate The Wave, Muscat’s lead at the top of the Extreme Sailing Series leaderboard, bringing disappointment for Austria’s Hagara whose chance of winning an historic first Act was tantalizingly close.
Roman Hagara regains the leading position going into the final day of Act 3 despite a collision with the British team GAC Pindar, with Extreme 40 yachts competing on the fabulous Bosphorus for the first time.
With teams preparing to race on the Bosphorus for the first time tomorrow morning, The Wave, Muscat showed they mean business, overhauling Red Bull Sailing Team at the top of the leaderboard.
The opening day of Act 3 of the Extreme Sailing Series in Istanbul saw the Austrian sailing icon Roman Hagara and his Red Bull Sailing Team take the top position in the leaderboard.
The 8th edition of Extreme Sailing Series starts in one week. The international teams are already preparing hard in Oman, while the organizers are arranging all the final details
to ensure that this year´s global circuit is accessible to fans on and off site.