From 20-23 February the 2014 Extreme Sailing Series anticipation comes to fruition as the starting gun is fired at the first act in Marina Bay, Singapore.
Anticipation turned to hope and then fear as first impressions of the day's winds appeared as though a repeat of the previous days still conditions were on the cards.
Austria's Max Trippolt overcame compatriot Christian Binder in a winner takes all single race final at the ISAF Grade 3 Cleanport Winter Match Race in Izola, Slovenia.
Day two of the A Class World Championships started in more wind than predicted, and certainly more than expected with the breeze averaging 13 knots with puffs up to 17.