Extreme Sailing Series
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| Founded | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Organizer | OC Sport |
| Classes | Extreme 40 |
| Most recent champion(s) | The Wave, Muscat (2015) |
| Most titles |
The Wave, Muscat (4) Leigh McMillan (3) |
| Official website |
extremesailingseries |
The Extreme Sailing Series (ESS) (formerly the iShares Cup) is an annual global racing series, organised by OC Sport and since 2016 raced in GC32 catamarans. Before 2016 Extreme 40's were used. According to ESS, the GC32 is faster than the Extreme 40 and considerably more challenging for the crew.[1]
The series started in 2007 with its main attraction being the stadium racing which puts the race course inside a stadium environment for the ease of spectators' viewing.[2]
Many of the sailors taking part in the series are around-the-world yachtsmen, Olympic medallists, America's Cup sailors, World and European champions and even world record holders.[3][4]
Results
Extreme 40s at the 2011 edition in Cowes
An Extreme 40 catamaran
| Year[5] | Venues | Entries | Winning team | Winning skipper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6 | 9 |  Basilica |
Rob Greenhalgh |
| 2008 | 5 | 9 |  Alinghi |
 Ed Baird |
| 2009 | 6 | 9 |  Oman Sail Masirah |
Pete Cumming |
| 2010 | 5 | 8 | The Wave, Muscat |
Paul Campbell-James |
| 2011 | 9 | 11 |  Luna Rossa |
Max Sirena |
| 2012 | 7 | 8 | The Wave, Muscat |
Leigh McMillan |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | The Wave, Muscat |
Leigh McMillan |
| 2014 | 8 | 11 | Alinghi |
Morgan Larson |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | The Wave, Muscat |
Leigh McMillan |
| 2016 | 7 | 8 | Alinghi |
Arnaud Psarofaghis |
- Winners:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Wave, Muscat | 4 | 1 | - | 5 |
| 2 |  Alinghi | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 3 | Luna Rossa | 1 | - | - | |
| 4 |  Groupe Edmond de Rothschild | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Oman Air | - | 2 | - | |
| 6 |  SAP Extreme Sailing Team | - | 1 | - | |
| 7 |  Red Bull Sailing Team | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Ecover Sailing Team | - | - | 1 | |
| 9 |  Emirates Team New Zealand | - | - | 1 | |
| 10 | Realteam | - | - | 1 | |
| Total | - | - | - | - | |
References
- ↑ About the GC32 Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ http://www.extremesailingseries.com/about-the-series#.UtgbF_RdV8E
- ↑ "All Star Cast lined up for 2012 Extreme Sailing Series". mysailinr.com.au. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ↑ Laven, Kate (28 September 2011). "Ben Ainslie faces challenge in Extreme Sailing Series". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ↑ "About the Extreme Sailing Series (including past results)". Extreme Sailing Series. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
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