Day 3, Singapore: The fleet had everything thrown at them today as they contended with an intense 15 minute rainstorm, wind that peaked at 12 knots and then they were left crawling around the racecourse as the wind dropped to just 1.2 knots, but still the boats raced on, battling it out for the top spot. Consistency paid off today for event leaders Oman Sail Masirah as they extended their lead by 10 points over second place Red Bull Extreme Sailing Team, with China Team hot on their heels just 1 point behind.
The fleet in Singapore had everything thrown at them today as they contended with an intense 15 minute rainstorm, wind that peaked at 12 knots and then they were left crawling around the racecourse as the wind dropped to just 1.2 knots. But still the boats raced on, battling it out for the top spot. | |
 Consistency paid off today for event leaders Masirah as they extended their lead at the top of the board by 10 points over second place Red Bull Extreme Sailing Team. But hot on their heels is China Team, with local Singaporean sailor Tan Wearn Haw onboard, trailing by just 1 point.  The testing conditions challenged the race committee as the wind swung wildly across the race course, but five races were completed with fifth man VIP guests racing in the heart of the action onboard the 40 foot catamarans.  Racing onboard Red Bull Extreme Sailing Team as the fifth man guest was Hafiz Koh, 22 years old, the youngest driver for the Singapore A1GP team. “That was totally amazing. I’m going to change from motorsports to sailing!” he laughed.  “This sailing is so different from the normal type of sailing I do around the world, it’s totally different. It’s like doing a marathon and then doing the 100 metres; it goes so quickly and very fast and a totally different concept of sailing. I’m enjoying it a lot.”  The penultimate day of racing commences tomorrow, Monday 14 December from 2pm. |