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2014 Extreme Sailing Series

2014 Extreme Sailing Series
Edition 8th
Dates 20 February–14 December 2014
Yachts Extreme 40
Results
1st, gold medalist(s) Gold Switzerland Alinghi
2nd, silver medalist(s) Silver Oman The Wave, Muscat
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Switzerland Realteam by Realstone
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The 2014 Extreme Sailing Series was the eighth edition of the sailing series and the fourth year of it being a fully global event. 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.

For the first time, the first act of the 2014 series was held in Singapore between 20–23 February 2014.

The second act of the series was held in Muscat, Oman, usually the first act, on the weekend of 19–22 March 2014.

Qingdao, China was the host of the third act of the 2014 series, on the weekend of 1–4 May 2014.

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.

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.

The fourth act took place in Istanbul, Turkey on the weekend of 11–14 September 2014.

The seventh act took place in Nice, France between 2–5 October 2014.

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.

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 Yves Detry (Bowman).


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