LEIGH MCMILLAN (GBR)|
| | Nomination |
With several America’s
Cup teams now taking
part, the level of
competition in the
Extreme Sailing Series has never
been higher. And yet after the first
two regattas of 2014 defending
champion McMillan at the helm of
The Wave Muscat had picked up
where he left off... Just. With nearly
60 races sailed over 8 days, The Wave
was sitting just 1pt in front of Alinghi
and 3pt ahead of Emirates TNZ
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| Why they won |
| In spite of the influx of America’s Cup teams last year’s Extreme
Sailing Series champion has continued to fight it out at the front
this year in relentless and unruffled style. ‘One of the fastest – and
nicest – guys on the grand prix circuits’ – Jed Smith; ‘This year has
shown that Leigh can take on and defeat the very biggest names
in sailing’ – Jenny Hargrove; ‘He has taken all that Tornado
experience and mastered the VX40s better than any other
skipper’ – Hamish Calder; ‘All hail the catmeister’ – Bob Smith. |
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