2011 Extreme Sailing Series

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2011 Extreme Sailing Series
Event title
Edition5th
Dates22 February–11 December 2011
YachtsExtreme 40
Competitors
Competitors11
Results
WinnerItaly Luna Rossa
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The 2011 Extreme Sailing Series is the fifth edition of the sailing series. This is the second year without the original sponsor iShares.[1] The 2011 series started in Muscat, Oman on 22 February 2011 and ended in Almeria, Spain on 11 December 2011 and took place in 9 cities around the world.

Acts[edit]

Act 1: Muscat, Oman[edit]

The first act of the series was held in Muscat, Oman between 22 and 24 February 2011.[2]

Act 2: Qingdao, China[edit]

Qingdao, China was the second act for the 2011 series, and was held on 15–17 April 2011.[2]

Act 3: Istanbul, Turkey[edit]

Istanbul, Turkey was the host of the third act of the 2011 series, on the weekend of 27–29 May 2011.[2]

Act 4: Boston, USA[edit]

The fourth act of 2011 was in Boston, United States and was held between 30 June - 4 July 2011.[2]

Act 5: Cowes, UK[edit]

The second act of the series was held again in Cowes, UK. The birthplace to the America's Cup, this act was held during Cowes Week between 6–12 August 2011.[2]

Act 6: Trapani, Italy[edit]

Trapani, Italy was the sixth act this year, held between 16 and 18 September 2011.[2]

Act 7: Nice, France[edit]

Between 30 September and 2 October 2011, Nice, France hosted the seventh act of the series.[2]

Act 8: Almeria, Spain[edit]

Almeria, Spain was the host for the penultimate act of the 2011 series, being held on 12–16 October 2011.[2]

Act 9: Singapore[edit]

Singapore was the final act in 2011, and was held on 9–11 December 2011.[2]

Teams[edit]

The teams included:[3][4][5]

Alinghi[edit]

Tanguy Cariou, Yann Guichard, Nils Frei and Yves Detrey.

Artemis Racing[edit]

Terry Hutchinson, Santiago Lange, Sean Clarkson, Rodney Ardern, Morgan Trubovich, Julien Cressant and Andy Fethers.

Emirates Team New Zealand[edit]

Dean Barker, Adam Beashel, Chris Ward, Andy McLean, Glenn Ashby, James Dagg, Jeremy Lomas and Richard Meacham.[6]

Groupe Edmond de Rothschild[edit]

Pierre Pennec, Christophe Espagnon, Thierry Fouchier and Hervé Cunningham.

Luna Rossa[edit]

Max Sirena, Paul Campbell-James, Alister Richardson and Manuel Modena.

Niceforyou[edit]

Alberto Barovier, Alberto Sonino, Mark Bulkeley, Daniele De Luca and Simone de Mari.

Oman Air[edit]

Sidney Gavignet, Kinley Fowler, David Carr and Nasser Al Mashari.

Red Bull Extreme Sailing[edit]

Roman Hagara, Hans-Peter Steinacher, Will Howden and Craig Monk.

Team Extreme[edit]

Roland Gäbler, Bruno Dubois, Sebbe Godefroid, Nicholas Heintz, Michael Walther and William Wu.

Team GAC Pindar[edit]

Ian Williams, Brad Webb, Mark Ivey, Mischa Heemskerk, Gilberto Nobili and Jono Macbeth.

The Wave, Muscat[edit]

Torvar Mirsky, Kyle Langford, Nick Hutton and Khamis Al Anbouri.

Results[edit]

Rank Team Act 1 Act 2 Act 3 Act 4 Act 5 Act 6 Act 7 Act 8 Act 9 Overall Points[7]
1 Italy Luna Rossa 5 1 5 4 2 4 4 2 1 69
2 France Groupe Edmond de Rothschild 1 3 3 5 8 2 1 5 7 68
3 New Zealand Emirates Team New Zealand 4 2 2 1 7 7 7 6 2 60
4 Switzerland Alinghi 6 5 7 6 3 6 3 1 5 59
5 Oman The Wave, Muscat 7 7 4 3 1 1 9 7 3 57
6 Austria Red Bull Sailing Team 3 4 6 7 4 5 6 8 4 53
7 Sweden Artemis Racing 2 6 1 2 11 11 2 DNF DNF 48
8 Oman Oman Air 8 9 8 8 5 3 5 3 6 47
9 United Kingdom Team GAC Pindar 11 11 9 10 6 8 8 4 8 29
10 Italy Niceforyou 10 10 10 9 9 9 11 11 DNF 18
11 European Union Team Extreme 9 8 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 18

DNF = Did not finish

References[edit]

  1. ^ "iShares abandons Extreme 40 circuit". VSail.info. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Extreme Sailing Series - Venues". Extreme Sailing Series. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Extreme Sailing Series Act 2 Begins Tomorrow At Qingdao, China's Olympic Sailing Venue : Challenge and Adventure". challengeandadventure.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Action Packed Day One Of Extreme Sailing Series Act 3 Istanbul, Turkey : Challenge and Adventure". challengeandadventure.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Pierre Pennec And Groupe Edmond de Rothschild Take Act 1 Extreme Sailing Series Muscat, Oman : Challenge and Adventure". challengeandadventure.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Two regattas next month for Team NZ".
  7. ^ "Extreme Sailing Series - Results". Extreme Sailing Series. 18 December 2011. Archived from the original on 20 December 2011.

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