The 2010

Extreme Sailing Series 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 ...

is the fourth edition of the sailing series. This is the first year without

iShares iShares is a collection of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) managed by BlackRock, which acquired the brand and business from Barclays in 2009. The first iShares ETFs were known as World Equity Benchmark Shares (WEBS) but have since been rebranded ...

as a sponsor. The 2010 series started in

Sète Sète (; oc, Seta, ), also historically spelt ''Cette'' (official until 1928) and ''Sette'', is a commune in the Hérault department, in the region of Occitania, southern France. Its inhabitants are called ''Sétois'' (male) and ''Sétoises' ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

on 27 May 2010 and ended in Almeria,

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

on 12 October 2010 and took place in 5 cities.

Acts

Act 1: Sète, France

The first act of the series was held in

between 27 and 30 May 2010.

Act 2: Cowes, UK

The second act of the series was held again in

Cowes Cowes () is an English seaport town and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. Cowes is located on the west bank of the estuary of the River Medina, facing the smaller town of East Cowes on the east bank. The two towns are linked by the Cowes Floa ...

, UK again. The birthplace to the

America's Cup The America's Cup, informally known as the Auld Mug, is a trophy awarded in the sport of sailing. It is the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one f ...

, this act was held during

Cowes Week Cowes Week ( ) is one of the longest-running regular regattas in the world. With 40 daily sailing races, up to 1,000 boats, and 8,000 competitors ranging from Olympic and world-class professionals to weekend sailors, it is the largest sailin ...

between 31 July and 5 August 2010.

Act 3: Kiel, Germany

Kiel Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021). Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the J ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

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 Trapani ( , ; scn, Tràpani ; lat, Drepanum; grc, Δρέπανον) is a city and municipality (''comune'') on the west coast of Sicily, in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an impor ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

and was held on the weekend of 23–26 September 2010.

Act 5: Almeria, Spain

Almeria,

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

Team New Zealand Team New Zealand or TNZ is a sailing team based in Auckland, New Zealand representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. Team New Zealand became a household name in their home country following their consecutive wins in the America's Cup in ...

entered a wildcard team into this regatta, finishing last. The crew was Dean Barker, Winston Macfarlane,

Jeremy Lomas Jeremy Lomas is a New Zealand sailor who has been involved in multiple America's Cups. Lomas sailed on ''Merit Cup'' during the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race. He joined Team New Zealand before their 2000 America's Cup defence and w ...

James Dagg James Dagg is a New Zealand sailor who has competed in multiple America's Cups. Dagg joined Team New Zealand in 1996 as a trimmer. He was part of their 2000 America's Cup defence. He sailed in their 2003 America's Cup loss and remained with th ...

and

Darren Bundock Darren Bundock (born 21 March 1971) is an Australian sailor from Gosford, New South Wales. He won a silver medal in the Tornado class at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Bundock and current crewmate Glenn Ashby are the 2007 world champions i ...

Teams

Results

References

External links

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Official gallery
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