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2015 Extreme Sailing Series

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2015 Extreme Sailing Series
Event title
Edition9th
Dates5 February–13 December 2015
YachtsExtreme 40
Results
WinnerOman The Wave, Muscat
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The 2015 Extreme Sailing Series was the ninth edition of the sailing series and the fifth year of it being a fully global event. The series started in Singapore on 5 February 2015 and ended in Sydney, Australia on 13 December 2015 and took place in 8 cities across 3 continents.

Acts

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Act 1: Singapore

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For the second time, the first act of the series was held in Singapore between 5–8 February 2015.[1]

Act 2: Muscat, Oman

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The second act of the series was held in Muscat, Oman on the weekend of 11–14 March 2015.[1]

Act 3: Qingdao, China

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Qingdao, China was the host of the third act of the 2015 series, on the weekend of 30 April–3 May 2015.[1]

Act 4: Cardiff, UK

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The fourth act of 2015 was in Cardiff, Wales for the fourth time, but rather than the August Bank Holiday, it was held on the weekend of 18–21 June 2015.[1][2]

Act 5: Hamburg, Germany

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Hamburg, Germany was a new venue for the series, and was held on 23–26 July 2015.[1]

Act 6: Saint Petersburg, Russia

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The sixth act was held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, a new venue in the Extreme Sailing Series. It was held on the weekend of 20–23 August 2015.[1]

Act 7: Istanbul, Turkey

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The seventh act took place in Istanbul, Turkey on the weekend of 1–4 October 2015.[1]

Act 8: Sydney, Australia

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Act 8 was held on the weekend of 10–13 December 2015 in Sydney, Australia. This was the second year that Sydney hosted the series.[1]

Results

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Results as of 13 December 2015.[3]

Rank Team Act 1 Act 2 Act 3 Act 4 Act 5 Act 6 Act 7 Act 8 Overall Points
1 Oman The Wave, Muscat 8 10 9 10 10 10 10 20 87
2 Denmark SAP Extreme Sailing Team 9 9 10 8 RDG 3 8 18 74
3 Austria Red Bull Sailing Team 10 8 7 9 7 8 5 16 70
4 Oman Oman Air 6 7 5 5 6 6 9 14 58
5 Russia Gazprom Team Russia 7 3 8 6 9 5 3 10 51
6 Turkey TeamTurx 3 6 6 4 5 4 4 12 44
7 United Kingdom GAC Pindar 5 5 4 7 3 7 6 6 43
8 Italy Lino Sonego Team Italia 4 4 3 3 4 9 7 8 42
9 Germany Team Extreme Germany 1 - 1 - 1 - - - 3

RDG = Redress given

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Extreme Sailing Series - Venues". Extreme Sailing Series. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  2. ^ Alexander, Stuart (21 June 2015). "Extreme Sailing Series: Leigh McMillan storms home to win fourth regatta of the series". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Extreme Sailing Series - Results". Extreme Sailing Series. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
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