2014 Extreme Sailing Series

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2014 Extreme Sailing Series
Event Title
Edition8th
Dates20 February–14 December 2014
YachtsExtreme 40
Results
WinnerSwitzerland Alinghi
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The 2014 Extreme Sailing Series was the eighth edition of the sailing series, and the fourth year as a fully global event.[1] The series started in Singapore on 20 February 2014 and ended in Sydney, Australia on 14 December 2014 and took place in 8 cities across 3 continents.[2]

Acts[]

Ports visited

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 (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 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 (Skipper), Nathan Wilmot (Skipper/Helm), (Skipper/Bowman), / (Tactician), Alexandra South (Tactician/Bow), (Mainsail Trim), Hugh Styles (Headsail Trim) and // (Bowman).

Gazprom Team Russia[]

The team included Igor Lisovenko, Phil Robertson, Matt Adams, Pete Cumming and Aleksey Kulakov.[4]

Groupama Sailing Team[]

The team included Tanguy Cariou, François Morvan, Romain Motteau, Thierry Fouchier and Devan Le Bihan.[4]

J.P. Morgan BAR[]

J.P. Morgan BAR was a one time entry into the Extreme Sailing Series with Ben Ainslie at the helm.[5]

The full crew list was: Ben Ainslie (Skipper/Helm), / (Tactician), Paul Goodison/ (Mainsail Trim), Pippa Wilson/ (Headsail Trim) and (Bowman).[6]

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), /Kyle Langford (Mainsail Trim), (Headsail Trim) and / (Bowman).

Realteam[]

The team included Jérôme Clerc, Arnaud Psarofaghis, Bruno Barbarin, Cédric Schmidt and Thierry Wassem.[4]

Red Bull Sailing Team[]

The team included Roman Hagara, Hans-Peter Steinacher, Mark Bulkeley, Shaun Mason and Stewart Dodson.[4]

SAP Extreme Sailing Team[]

The team included Jes Gram-Hansen, Rasmus Køstner, Thierry Douillard, Christian Kamp and Brad Farrand.[4]

The Wave, Muscat[]

The team included Leigh McMillan, Sarah Ayton, Pete Greenhalgh, Kinley Fowler and Nasser Al Mashari.[4]

TeamTurx[]

The team included Mitch Booth, Edhem Dirvana, Selim Kakış, Ateş Çınar and Anıl Berk Baki.[4]

Invitational teams[]

RussianFirst[]

Team Aberdeen Singapore[]

Team Extreme Qingdao[]

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
No flag.svg 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. ^ a b c d e f g h "Extreme Sailing Series 2014 - Venues". Extreme Sailing Series. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Team New Zealand top leaderboard in Istanbul". Stuff. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Sir Ben Ainslie to compete in Extreme Sailing Series". BBC. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  6. ^ 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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