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2013 Extreme Sailing Series

2013 Extreme Sailing Series
Edition 7th
Dates 5 March–17 November 2013
Yachts Extreme 40
Results
1st, gold medalist(s) Gold Oman The Wave, Muscat
2nd, silver medalist(s) Silver Switzerland Alinghi
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Austria Red Bull Sailing Team
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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. 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.

The starting act of the 2013 series was held in Muscat, Oman on the weekend of 5–8 March 2013.

The second act of the series was back in Singapore this year, and took place between 11–14 April 2013.

The third act of 2013 was held in Qingdao, China on the weekend of 2–5 May 2013.

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 was held in Porto, Portugal on the weekend of 25–28 July 2013.

The fifth act of 2013 was in Cardiff, Wales, the second of a three-year deal to host the event there. The event was scheduled to be held over the August bank holiday, 23–26 August 2013.

The seventh act took place in Nice, France between 3–6 October 2013.

Act 8, took place in Florianópolis, Brazil between 14–17 November 2013

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/Ben Lezin (Tactician), Pierre-Yves Jorand (Mainsail Trim), Nils Frei (Headsail Trim) and Yves Detry (Bowman).


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