2010 Extreme Sailing Series
# 2010 Extreme Sailing Series

The 2010 Extreme Sailing Series is the fourth edition of the sailing series. This is the first year without iShares as a sponsor. The 2010 series started in Sète, France on 27 May 2010 and ended in Almeria, Spain on 12 October 2010 and took place in 5 cities.

## Acts

### Act 1: Sète, France

The first act of the series was held in Sète, France between 27 and 30 May 2010.

### Act 2: Cowes, UK

The second act of the series was held again in Cowes, UK again. The birthplace to the America's Cup, this act was held during Cowes Week between 31 July and 5 August 2010.

### Act 3: Kiel, Germany

Kiel, Germany was the host of the third act of the 2010 series, on the weekend of 26–29 August 2010.

### Act 4: Trapani, Italy

The fourth act of 2010 was in Trapani, Italy and was held on the weekend of 23–26 September 2010.

### Act 5: Almeria, Spain

Almeria, Spain was the fifth and final act for the series, and was held on 9–12 October 2010.

Team New Zealand entered a wildcard team into this regatta, finishing last. The crew was Dean Barker, Winston Macfarlane, Jeremy Lomas, James Dagg and Darren Bundock.

## Teams

| Team | Crew | Crew |
| - | - | - |
| Team | Position | Name |
| The Wave, Muscat | Skipper/Helmsman: Tactician: Trimmer/Bowman: Bowman: | Paul Campbell-James Alister Richardson Nick Hutton Khamis Al Bouri |
| Groupe Edmond de Rothschild | Skipper: Trimmer: Tactician/Trimmer: Bowman: | Yann Guichard Hervé Cunningham Pierre Pennec Nicolas Heintz |
| Ecover Sailing Team | Skipper/Trimmer: Helmsman: Tactician/Trimmer: Bowman: | Mike Golding Leigh McMillan Will Howden Jonathan Taylor |
| Oman Sail Masirah | Skipper: Tactician: Trimmer: Bowman: | Loïck Peyron Mark Bulkeley Pete Cumming David Carr |
| Groupama 40 | Skipper: Tactician: Trimmer: Trimmer: Bowman: | Franck Cammas Tanguy Cariou Devan Le Bihan Benoit Briand Christophe Espagnon |
| Red Bull Sailing Team | Skipper/Helmsman: Tactician: Trimmer: Bowman: | Roman Hagara Hans-Peter Steinacher Gabriele Olivo David Vera |
| The Ocean Racing Club | Skipper/Helmsman: Tactician: Trimmer: Bowman: | Mitch Booth Pim Neuwenhuis Sander Speet Ed Van Lierde |
| Team GAC Pindar | Skipper: Helmsman: Tactician: Bowman: | Nick Moloney Andrew Walsh Fraser Brown Olly Smith |

## Results

| Rank | Team | Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5 | Overall Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | The Wave, Muscat | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 36 |
| 2 | Groupe Edmond de Rothschild | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 34 |
| 3 | Ecover Sailing Team | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 * | 31 |
| 4 | Oman Sail Masirah | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 29 |
| 5 | Groupama 40 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Red Bull Sailing Team | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | The Ocean Racing Club | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 7 |
| 8 | Team GAC Pindar | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |

* Average points awarded
