Red Bull Sailing won the Extreme 40 Pirelli Regatta 2012 near Portofino (ITA) on the final day with a top performance. Overall Roman Hagara and his Team won 13 races (out of 16) against two times America’s Cup Champion Alinghi from Switzerland.Today the Team starts with the preparation for the 3rd Act of the Extreme 40 World Series 2012. The competition takes place from 17-20 June in Istanbul, Turkey.

Since Saturday Red Bull Sailing and the Swiss Americas Cup Winner Alinghi matchrace in Italy (Portofino). After 9 races Austrian Skipper Roman Hagara (Red Bull Sailing Team) and his international Crew lead the competition. The scoring after 9 races: Red Bull Sailing Team/Alinghi 7-2Images free of charge for editorial use. Credit: Borlenghi and Trombetta for Chili Sports Communication 

Sailing drama in China: Hagara's world class performance!

From hunted to hunter – Hagara still on podium

Still on top – Hagara in a league of his own in China

Historic start – 6 podiums in China Red Bull Extreme Sailing got off to a sensational start on Tuesday at the second stop of the 2012 Extreme Sailing World Series 2012 off the coast of Qingdao (China), getting places 2/3/3/1/2/2. The team sailing under the Austrian flag led by double Olympic gold medal winners Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher (along with teammates Graeme Spence/AUS and Matthew Adams/UK) stormed into the overall lead with 47 points. QINGDAO / CHINA – Roman Hagara and his crew were able to master the strong...

Two false starts, two penalties – podium just missed Questionable jury decisions and a material defect in the decisive race spoiled the podium hopes for double Olympic gold medal winners Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher on the final day of the opening round of the 2012 Multihull World Series in Muscat (Oman). Red Bull Sailing just missed out on a podium with fourth place overall after getting the places 3/5/1/5/5/5/5. Victory went to the home team Oman Air ahead of  The Wave Muscat and Groupe Edmond de Rothschild...

Catching up before finals: Podium now within reach Red Bull Sailing closed the gap to leaders Groupe Edmond de Rothschild (FRA) from 20 points to just 11 points with the places 2/3/4/3/3/6/4/3 on the third day of sailing of the multihull World Series in Muscat (Oman) back in fourth place. Skipper Roman Hagara (AUT) lead a strong team effort getting on the podium in five of the day’s eight races. MUSCAT (OMAN) – Thousands of spectators crowded the fan village on Thursday (Arab weekend). Winds that reached up to 13 knots...

Hagara on a roll – race victory in Sultanate Red Bull Sailing moved up to fourth place in the overall rankings on the second day of racing in the multihull World Series in Muscat (Oman) with places 4/3/3/8/4/1/8/2. In light wind conditions, skipper Roman Hagara steered his 20-meter high and 14-meter long catamaran to one race victory.MUSCAT (Oman) – The team sailing under the Austrian flag put in a quality performance with four podiums in the eight races even though two eighth-place results were a cause for concern....

Day 1 in Oman – Roman Hagara grabs three podiums On the Day 1 of the first act of the 2012 multihull world series in Oman (Muscat), the Red Bull Sailing team got the places 4/3/3/8/3/7. The best syndicates of the era will battle it out against each other in the Sultanate through Friday. MUSCAT (Oman) – There are only 10 points separating the Groupe Edmond de Rothschild (FRA) in first place and the Red Bull Sailing crew (AUT) led by double Olympic gold medalist Roman Hagara (5th place) after the first day of sailing in the...