2013 Extreme Sailing Series
The 2013 Extreme Sailing Series is the seventh year of the series and the third year of it being a fully global event.[1] The series starts in Muscat, Oman on 5 March 2013 and is due to end in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 17 November 2013 and is scheduled to take place in 8 cities and 3 continents.[2]
Teams
Teams for the 2013 series are still being announced. So far the following teams are confirmed.[3]
Alinghi
Alinghi is a professional sports team that was created in 2000 by Ernesto Bertarelli in order to compete in the 31st America's Cup. Ernesto will be the skipper again for this year's series.
GAC Pindar
GAC Pindar, in its third year sailing Extreme 40's, is a long-time sailing team competing in the World Match Racing Tour and supporting numerous sailors across all levels of the sport. The team this year will be skippered by William Tiller, an experienced match racer from New Zealand.
Red Bull Sailing Team
Skippered by Roman Hagara, Red Bull is another regular who has been competing in the Extreme Sailing Series for a number of years.
SAP Extreme Sailing Team
With skippers Rasmus Kostner and Jes Gram-Hansen sharing the duties this year, SAP is in its second year of the series.
Team Korea
Team Korea is a new team for 2013, skippered by Peter Burling
The Wave, Muscat
The Wave, Muscat were the 2012 champions of the Extreme Sailing Series and are back again, with their skipper Leigh McMillan.
Realteam
A new team for 2013, Realteam will be skippered by Jérôme Clerc who led his D35 catamarans team to victory in 2012 and who has now turned his sights to Extreme 40's.
Invitational Teams
As in previous years, host cities have the opportunity to enter their own entry into their home act. This year, all 'wildcard' entries will be amalgamated to give an overall score at the end of the series.
Act 1 team: Team Duqm Oman
Team Duqm Oman is the first invitational team of 2013 skippered by Robert Greenhalgh, the winner of the first-ever Extreme Sailing Series in 2007 (helming Basilica). The rest of the crew are Bleddyn Mon (Tactician), Will Howden (Mainsail trim), Andrew Walsh (Headsail trim) and Nasser Al Mashari (Bowman).
Acts
Act 1: Muscat, Oman
The starting act of the 2013 series will be held in Muscat, Oman on the weekend of 5–8 March 2013.
Act 2: Singapore
The second act of the series is back in Singapore this year, and will be take place between 11–14 April 2013.
Act 3: Qingdao, China
The third act of 2013 is set to be held in Qingdao, China on the weekend of 2–5 May 2013.
Act 4: Istanbul, Turkey
The fourth act is set to take place in Istanbul, Turkey. Originally it was planned to be held between 20–23 June 2013, but has been postponed indefinitely.
Act 5: Porto, Portugal
Act 5 will be held in Porto, Portugal again on the weekend of 25–28 July 2013.[4]
Act 6: Cardiff, UK
The fifth act of 2013 will be in Cardiff, Wales again, the second of a three year deal to host the event there.[5] The event is scheduled to be held over the August bank holiday, 23–26 August 2013.
Act 7: Nice, France
The seventh act will take place in Nice, France between 3–6 October 2013.
Act 8: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Act 8, will again take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 14–17 November 2013
Results
| Rank | Team | Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5 | Act 6 | Act 7 | Act 8 | Overall Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alinghi |
8 | 10 | 9 | 27 | |||||
| 2 |  The Wave, Muscat |
10 | 6 | 10 | 26 | |||||
| 3 |  Red Bull Sailing Team |
9 | 9 | 6 | 24 | |||||
| 4 |  SAP Extreme Sailing Team |
4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | |||||
| 5 |  Team Korea |
6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | |||||
| 6 |  GAC Pindar |
5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |||||
| 7 | Realteam |
3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | |||||
| 8 |  Invitational Team |
7 [* 1] | 3 [* 2] | 3 [* 3] | 13 |
Invitational teams
References
- ↑ "Extreme Sailing Series 2012 – a look back at an extraordinary sixth year". Extreme Sailing Series. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ "8 Act, 3 continent global tour confirmed for Extreme Sailing Series seventh season". Extreme Sailing Series. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ↑ "Extreme Sailing Series - Teams". Extreme Sailing Series. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ↑ http://www.extremesailingseries.com/venues/view/act-5-porto-portugal#.UdcVBZy8x-w
- ↑ "Cardiff win bid to host UK round of Extreme Sailing Series". Yachts and Yachting. Retrieved 10 February 2013.