There were huge smiles all round as Team Oman Air took their first event win of the 2018 Extreme Sailing Series with a dramatic single point victory in San Diego. The crew of the GC32 foiling catamaran had to scrap for every point in largely light wind conditions, and the overall result was in the
Team Oman Air took a step towards their Extreme Sailing Series season goal with a strong performance on the opening day of their latest encounter on America’s west coast. In variable and sometimes unpredictable wind conditions in San Diego, California, on Thursday, the crew of the high-speed GC32 foiling catamaran finished the first of four
Team Oman Air are heading to America’s west coast determined to steer their Extreme Sailing Series fortunes towards the top of the podium at the season’s penultimate event. The experienced crew of the high-speed GC32 foiling catamaran will be aiming to carry forward their exceptional final day form at the last event in Cardiff, UK
The Oman Air team maintained their third place on the Extreme Sailing Series season leaderboard after a challenging and competitive encounter in Portugal. On a fourth day at the Cascais venue that again featured close racing and plenty of high-speed foiling with the GC32 catamarans, the team succeeded in taking five podium places – including
A further day of dramatically changing wind conditions in the Extreme Sailing Series regatta in Portugal left the Oman Air team fully focused on making a comeback in the final day of racing. Shifting and unpredictable breeze with strong gusts alongside windless patches at times made the Cascais race course more like a game of
The Oman Air team showed great character and determination to secure second place at the latest Extreme Sailing Series event in Barcelona after contact with another boat saw them miss three races. Following the setback on the third of four days of racing, the Oman Air crew were fully focused on getting back into contention
Team Oman Air has taken a well-deserved podium place in challenging conditions on Lake Garda at the GC32 World Championships to strengthen their bid for the 2018 Extreme Sailing Series title. The event saw a larger than usual fleet of 13 of the high-speed foiling GC32 catamarans competing for the title. Oman Air – who
Team Oman Air confirmed their podium place at the Muscat opener to the 2018 Extreme Sailing Series after another dramatic day on the water. The hometown team secured their place on the third step of the podium with a second place finish in the penultimate race and then a third in the concluding double-points finale.
The breeze and tension increased in Muscat on Day 3 of the Extreme Sailing Series, with the Oman Air team holding a podium place with all to play for ahead of Saturday’s deciding races. Team Oman Air started the third day with a flourish, winning the first race to keep the pressure on the overall
The Oman Air crew maintained their positive start to the 2018 Extreme Sailing Series on a day of swings and roundabouts in Muscat that saw five different winning boats in the six races held. Oman Air was the only team to post two victories on the second day of racing, and they remained secure in
The Oman Air team have put down a marker at the start of the 2018 Extreme Sailing Series in Muscat, taking the fight to their opposition in the opening races of what is set to be a long and highly competitive season. Making the most of the home waters off Al Mouj, the crew came
The buzz surrounding the Extreme Sailing Series’ return to Muscat will reach a peak this weekend with the opening of the free public access Race Village at Al Mouj Golf. Adding to the excitement of the already high-octane international stadium racing event – with high-speed racing taking place just metres from the shore – the
Muscat is gearing up to provide a picture-perfect venue for the launch of the 2018 Extreme Sailing Series next week. One of the most popular stops for the globe-trotting Extreme teams, the pristine waters off Oman’s capital city have a deserved reputation for delivering sparkling sailing conditions that allow the high-speed foiling GC32 catamarans to
Muscat will once again provide the perfect setting for the opening event of the globe-trotting Extreme Sailing Series season in just a month’s time. The Sultanate of Oman’s capital city is set to serve up superb sailing conditions alongside Oman’s legendary hospitality for racing crews and spectators alike. Muscat has hosted an Extreme Sailing Series
The Oman Air crew pulled out all the stops on the final day of the 2017 Extreme Sailing Series with back-to-back race wins in a dramatic conclusion to a closely fought season. The team took to the water for the final races of the Act in Los Cabos, Mexico, focused on overhauling regatta leaders Alinghi.
The Oman Air crew maintained their second place on the leaderboard as the Extreme Sailing Series headed into its final day showdown in Mexico. A further day of changeable conditions in Los Cabos produced some dramatic highs and lows which saw all three of the leading teams post mixed results in the competitive fleet of
The Oman Air team overcame the challenges of a tricky day on the water to reach the half-way point of the Extreme Sailing Series finale in Mexico in contention for the title and ahead of arch-rivals and overall season leaders SAP Extreme Sailing Team. A win in the final race saw the Oman Air crew
The Oman Air crew erupted from their starting blocks at the Extreme Sailing Series’ season finale in Mexico with a string of top-notch race performances. The experienced team showed they were the boat to beat as their high-speed foiling catamaran reeled off a succession of first and second places at the start of a four-day
The crew of Oman Air go into the concluding Extreme Sailing Series event confident they can wrap-up the 2017 season on a high note. With double points on offer at the finale in Los Cabos, Mexico, the highly experienced team also know that the ultimate destination of the Extreme Sailing Series title could go down
Team Oman Air maintained their grip on a podium place after a challenging third day at the Extreme Sailing Series in San Diego. Breezy but changeable conditions again saw tightly contested races, with the harbour course generating numerous opportunities for big gains and sometimes even bigger losses among the fleet of high-speed foiling GC32 catamarans.
