2013 Extreme Sailing Series
Event Title | |
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Edition | 7th |
Dates | 5 March–17 November 2013 |
Yachts | Extreme 40 |
Results | |
Winner | ![]() |
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The 2013 Extreme Sailing Series was the seventh year of the series and the third year of it being a fully global event.[1] The series started in Muscat, Oman on 5 March 2013 and ended in Florianópolis, Brazil on 17 November 2013 and took place in 8 cities and across 3 continents.[2]
Acts[]
Act 1: Muscat, Oman[]
The starting act of the 2013 series was held in Muscat, Oman on the weekend of 5–8 March 2013.
Act 2: Singapore[]
The second act of the series was back in Singapore this year, and took place between 11–14 April 2013.
Act 3: Qingdao, China[]
The third act of 2013 was held in Qingdao, China on the weekend of 2–5 May 2013.
Act 4: Istanbul, Turkey[]
The fourth act took place in Istanbul, Turkey. Originally it was planned to be held between 20–23 June 2013, but had been postponed indefinitely.
Act 5: Porto, Portugal[]
Act 5 was held in Porto, Portugal on the weekend of 25–28 July 2013.[3]
Act 6: Cardiff, UK[]
The fifth act of 2013 was in Cardiff, Wales, the second of a three-year deal to host the event there.[4] The event was scheduled to be held over the August bank holiday, 23–26 August 2013.
Act 7: Nice, France[]
The seventh act took place in Nice, France between 3–6 October 2013.
Act 8: Florianópolis, Brazil[]
Act 8, took place in Florianópolis, Brazil between 14–17 November 2013
Teams[]
Core Teams[]
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.
Their team consisted of Ernesto Bertarelli (Skipper), Morgan Larson (Skipper/Helm), Stuart Pollard/Anna Tunnicliffe/ (Tactician), Pierre-Yves Jorand (Mainsail Trim), Nils Frei (Headsail Trim) and (Bowman).
ChinaSpirit[]
ChinaSpirit entered the series late, and competed in the Cardiff, Nice and Florianópolis acts.
Their team consisted of (Skipper/Helm), (Tactician), (Mainsail Trim), / (Headsail Trim) and (Bowman).
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 , an experienced match racer from New Zealand with the rest of the team consisting of (Tactician), / (Mainsail Trim), (Headsail Trim) and / (Bowman).
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 and sharing the duties this year, SAP is in its second year of the series.
Team Korea[]
Team Korea was 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 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 (Tactician), Will Howden (Mainsail trim), (Headsail trim) and (Bowman).
Act 2 team: Team Aberdeen Singapore[]
Team Aberdeen Singapore's crew consisted of (skipper/Tactician), Robert Greenhalgh (Helm), (Mainsail Trim), (Headsail Trim) and (Bowman).
Act 3 team: China Team[]
China Team's crew consisted of Mitch Booth (Co-skipper/Helm), (Co-skipper/Tactician), (Mainsail Trim), (Headsail Trim) and (Bowman).
Act 5 team: ROFF Cascais[]
This Portuguese team consisted of (skipper/Tactician), Bernardo Freitas (Helm), (Mainsail Trim), (Headsail Trim) and (Bowman).
Act 6 team: Team Wales Land Rover[]
Competing for the second year, Team Wales consisted of (Skipper/Helm), Chris Grube/ (Tactician), Will Howden (Mainsail Trim), (Headsail Trim) and (Bowman).
Act 7 team: ALL4ONE[]
This French team consisted of (skipper/Helm), (Tactician), Stéphane Christidis (Mainsail Trim), (Headsail Trim) and (Bowman).
Act 8 team: Team Brazil Mapfre[]
Team Brazil's crew consisted of (skipper/Helm) with Cláudia Swan, , André Chang, and .
Results[]
Rank | Team | Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5 | Act 6 | Act 7 | Act 8 | Overall Points |
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1 | ![]() |
10 | 6 | 10 | - | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 74 |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 10 | 9 | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 74 |
3 | ![]() |
9 | 9 | 6 | - | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 61 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 8 | 8 | - | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 51 |
5 | ![]() |
3 | 7 | 4 | - | 8 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 7 | - | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 42 |
7 | ![]() |
7 [* 1] | 3 [* 2] | 3 [* 3] | - [* 4] | 4 [* 5] | 4 [* 6] | 5 [* 7] | 8 [* 8] | 34 |
8 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 |
Invitational teams
References[]
- ^ "Extreme Sailing Series 2012 – a look back at an extraordinary sixth year". Extreme Sailing Series. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "8 Act, 3 continent global tour confirmed for Extreme Sailing Series seventh season". Extreme Sailing Series. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "Events".
- ^ "Cardiff win bid to host UK round of Extreme Sailing Series". Yachts and Yachting. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
External links[]
- Extreme Sailing Series
- 2013 in sailing
- 2013 in Omani sport
- 2013 in Singaporean sport
- 2013 in Chinese sport
- 2013 in Turkish sport
- 2013 in Portuguese sport
- 2013 in Welsh sport
- 2013 in French sport
- 2013 in Brazilian sport
- Sports competitions in Cardiff