Extreme Sailing Series
First held2007 (2007)
OrganizerOC Sport
ClassesExtreme 40 (2007–2015)
GC32 (2016–2018)
ChampionsAlinghi (2018)
Most titlesAlinghi (4)
The Wave, Muscat (4)
Websiteextremesailingseries.com

The Extreme Sailing Series (ESS) (formerly the iShares Cup) was an annual global racing series, organised by OC Sport, which ran from 2007 to 2018.

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.[1]

Many of the sailors taking part in the series were around-the-world yachtsmen, Olympic medallists, America's Cup sailors, World and European champions and even world record holders.[2][3]

The series was terminated in 2019 after the event became financially nonviable and OC Sport were unable to secure a management buy-out.[4][5]

Results

Extreme 40s at the 2011 edition in Cowes
An Extreme 40 catamaran
Year[6] Venues Entries Winning team Winning skipper
2007 6 9 United Kingdom Basilica United Kingdom Rob Greenhalgh
2008 5 9 Switzerland Alinghi United States Ed Baird
2009 6 9 Oman Oman Sail Masirah United Kingdom Pete Cumming
2010 5 8 Oman The Wave, Muscat United Kingdom Paul Campbell-James
2011 9 11 Italy Luna Rossa Italy Max Sirena
2012 7 8 Oman The Wave, Muscat United Kingdom Leigh McMillan
2013 8 8 Oman The Wave, Muscat United Kingdom Leigh McMillan
2014 8 11 Switzerland Alinghi United States Morgan Larson
2015 8 8 Oman The Wave, Muscat United Kingdom Leigh McMillan
2016 7 8 Switzerland Alinghi Switzerland Arnaud Psarofaghis
2017 8 6 Denmark SAP Extreme Sailing Team Denmark Jes Gram-Hansen & Rasmus Køstner
2018 8 6 Switzerland Alinghi Switzerland Arnaud Psarofaghis

Based on results from 2007 to 2018, Pete Greenhalgh (GBR) is the most successful sailor from the series, consistently finishing on the podium, including 1st place in 2007 on Basilica, alongside his younger brother, Robert Greenhalgh.

References

  1. ↑ "Inside the series". www.extremesailingseries.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "All Star Cast lined up for 2012 Extreme Sailing Series". mysailinr.com.au. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Laven, Kate (28 September 2011). "Ben Ainslie faces challenge in Extreme Sailing Series". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  4. ↑ Extreme Sailing Series (13 June 2019). "OC Sport confirms the closure of the Extreme Sailing Series". sailworld.com. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Era over for Extreme Sailing Series". 13 June 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "About the Extreme Sailing Series (including past results)". Extreme Sailing Series. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
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