2014 Extreme Sailing Series

2014 Extreme Sailing Series
Edition 8th
Dates 20 February–14 December 2014
Yachts Extreme 40
Results
1st Gold Switzerland Alinghi
2nd Silver Oman The Wave, Muscat
3rd Bronze Switzerland Realteam by Realstone
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The 2014 Extreme Sailing Series was the eighth edition of the sailing series and the fourth year of it being a fully global event.[1] The series started in Singapore on 20 Fenruary 2014 and ended in Sydney, Australia on 14 December 2014 and took place in 8 cities across 3 continents.[2]

Acts

Act 1: Singapore

For the first time, the first act of the 2014 series was held in Singapore between 20–23 February 2014.[3]

Act 2: Muscat, Oman

The second act of the series was held in Muscat, Oman, usually the first act, on the weekend of 19–22 March 2014.[3]

Act 3: Qingdao, China

Qingdao, China was the host of the third act of the 2014 series, on the weekend of 1–4 May 2014.[3]

Act 4: Saint Petersburg, Russia

The fourth act was held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, a new venue in the Extreme Sailing Series. It was held on the weekend of 26–29 June 2014.[3]

Act 5: Cardiff, UK

The fifth act of 2014 was in Cardiff, Wales for the third time, and was held on the bank holiday weekend of 22–25 August 2014.[3]

Act 6: Istanbul, Turkey

The fourth act took place in Istanbul, Turkey on the weekend of 11–14 September 2014.[3]

Act 7: Nice, France

The seventh act took place in Nice, France between 2–5 October 2014.[3]

Act 8: Sydney, Australia

Act 8 was held in a new continent, and at a new venue for the series. On the weekend of 11–14 December 2014, the act saw itself in Sydney, Australia.[3]

Teams

Core Teams

Alinghi

A regular in the series, Alinghi returned again after taking second place in the 2013 series.

The crew list remains unchanged from 2013, with it consisting of: Ernesto Bertarelli (Skipper/Helm), Morgan Larson (Tactician/Helm), Stuart Pollard/Anna Tunnicliffe (Tactician), Pierre-Yves Jorand (Mainsail Trim), Nils Frei (Headsail Trim) and Yves Detry (Bowman).

Emirates Team New Zealand

Emirates Team New Zealand is a new team to the series, while taking a break from the America's Cup.

The crew list was Dean Barker/Peter Burling (Skipper/Helm), Blair Tuke/Glenn Ashby/Ray Davies (Mainsail Trim), James Dagg (Headsail Trim), Jeremy Lomas (Bowman) and Edwin Delaat as a floater.

GAC Pindar

GAC Pindar, in its fourth 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 2014 crew list was Seve Jarvin (Skipper), Nathan Wilmot (Skipper/Helm), David Gilmour (Skipper/Bowman), Jack Macartney//Ed Smyth (Tactician), Alexandra South (Tactician/Bow), Troy Tindill (Mainsail Trim), Hugh Styles (Headsail Trim) and Sam Newton/James Wierzbowski/Tyson Lamond (Bowman).

J.P. Morgan BAR

J.P. Morgan BAR was a one time entry into the Extreme Sailing Series with Ben Ainslie at the helm.[4]

The full crew list was: Ben Ainslie (Skipper/Helm), Nick Hutton/Bleddyn Mon (Tactician), Paul Goodison/Paul Campbell-James (Mainsail Trim), Pippa Wilson/Phil Sparks (Headsail Trim) and Matt Cornwell (Bowman).[5]

Oman Air

Oman Air, sponsored by the national airline Oman Air, returned in 2014 after a year out.

Their team consisted of Rob Greenhalgh (Skipper/Helm), Tom Johnson/Kyle Langford (Mainsail Trim), Ted Hackney (Headsail Trim) and Hashim Al Rashdi/Musab Al Hadi (Bowman).

Results

Rank Team Act 1 Act 2 Act 3 Act 4 Act 5 Act 6 Act 7 Act 8 Overall Points
1 Switzerland Alinghi 10 8 10 10 9 8 10 20 85
2 Oman The Wave, Muscat 9 10 7 9 10 9 3 18 75
3 Switzerland Realteam 8 5 9 6 6 2 9 16 61
4 New Zealand Emirates Team New Zealand 7 9 8 8 1 10 6 DNS 49
5 United Kingdom J. P. Morgan BAR 4 2 4 7 8 4 8 12 49
6 Austria Red Bull Sailing Team 5 4 2 2 7 3 7 10 40
7 Oman Oman Air 2 1 5 3 5 7 1 14 38
8 Denmark SAP Extreme Sailing Team 1 7 1 5 4 6 4 8 36
9 Russia Gazprom Team Russia 3 6 6 4 3 1 1 6 30
10 France Groupama Sailing Team 6 3 3 1 2 5 2 4 26
11 Australia GAC Pindar 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 2 13
Invitational Team 1 [* 1]   1 [* 2] 1 [* 3]

DNS = Did not start

Invitational teams

  1. ↑ Singapore Team Aberdeen Singapore
  2. ↑ China Team Extreme Qingdao
  3. ↑ Russia RussianFirst

References

  1. ↑ "Eighth Extreme Sailing Series™ World Tour to kick off in Singapore, February 2014". Extreme Sailing Series. Archived from the original on 1 December 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Majendie, Matt (18 February 2014). "Extreme Sailing Series: Like Formula One on water?". CNN. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Extreme Sailing Series 2014 - Venues". Extreme Sailing Series. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sir Ben Ainslie to compete in Extreme Sailing Series". BBC. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Alexander, Stuart (8 January 2014). "Sir Ben Ainslie leads British assault on 2014 Extreme Sailing series". The Independent. Retrieved 22 September 2015.

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