The 2012 Extreme Sailing Series was the sixth year of the series and the second year of it being a fully global event. The series started in

Muscat, Oman Muscat ( ar, مَسْقَط, ) is the Capital (political), capital and most populated city in Oman. It is the seat of the Muscat (governorate), Governorate of Muscat. According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the t ...

on 28 February and ended in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

on 29 November and was scheduled to take place in 8 cities and 3 continents.

Acts

Act 1: Muscat, Oman

The starting act of the 2012 series was held in

on the weekend of 28 February and 2 March 2012 and was won by Oman Air.

Act 2: Qingdao, China

The second act of the series, which was held in

Qingdao Qingdao (, also spelled Tsingtao; , Mandarin: ) is a major city in eastern Shandong Province. The city's name in Chinese characters literally means " azure island". Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, it is a major nodal city of the One Belt ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

was held between 19–22 April 2012 and was won by The Wave, Muscat. China entered a local 'wild card' entry into this act.

Act 3: Istanbul, Turkey

The third act of 2012 was held in

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

on the weekend of 7–10 June 2012 and was won by The Wave, Muscat.

Act 4: Porto, Portugal

The fourth act, held between 5–8 July 2012, took place in

Porto Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

and was won by The Wave, Muscat.

Act 5: Cardiff, UK

The fifth act of 2012 was in

Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...

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, the first of a three-year deal to host the event there. The event, originally scheduled to be held over the August bank holiday, actually took place the weekend after, between 31 August and 2 September 2012. This act was won by Oman Air. Cardiff entered a local 'wildcard' team into this act.

Act 6: Trapani, Italy

Act 6, which was scheduled to take place between 13 and 16 September, did not take place as the

Province of Trapani Trapani ( it, Provincia di Trapani, scn, Pruvincia di Tràpani; officially ''Libero consorzio comunale di Trapani'') is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily, southern Italy. Following the suppression of the Sicilian provinces, it ...

and the regional government of

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failed to execute their obligations necessary for hosting the event.

Act 7: Nice, France

The seventh act took place in

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between 18–21 October 2012 and was won by Groupe Edmond de Rothschild.

Act 8: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Act 8, which took place in

between 29 November and 2 December 2012. As the final act of the series, a lot was in the balance as the whole series had been closely contested. The Wave, Muscat won the Brazilian act by 0.2 points, and also took the overall trophy. Brazil entered a local 'wildcard' team into this act.

Teams

Core Teams

Alinghi

Alinghi Alinghi, or Alinghi Red Bull Racing because of the sports marketing branding by Red Bull, is the syndicate set up by Ernesto Bertarelli, racing under the colors of the Société Nautique de Genève, to challenge for the America's Cup, as well as ...

is a professional sports team that was created in 2000 by

Ernesto Bertarelli Ernesto Silvio Maurizio Bertarelli (born 22 September 1965) is an Italian-born Swiss billionaire businessman and philanthropist. The 2017 edition of the Sunday Times Rich List estimated the family's wealth at £11.5 billion, an increase of £1 ...

in order to compete in the 31st

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 ...

Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po ...

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

. Their team consisted of

( Skipper/

Helm Helm may refer to: Common meanings * a ship's steering mechanism; see tiller and ship's wheel * another term for helmsman * an archaic term for a helmet, used as armor Arts and entertainment * Matt Helm, a character created by Donald Hamilton * ...

), Jean-Christophe Mourniac (

Tactician A tactic is a conceptual action or short series of actions with the aim of achieving a short-term goal. This action can be implemented as one or more specific tasks. The term is commonly used in business, protest and military contexts, as well a ...

Pierre-Yves Jorand Pierre-Yves Jorand (born 20 May 1963) is a Swiss speed skier and sailor who has competed at multiple America's Cups. Jorand joined North Sails Switzerland in 1984. Jorand was also a speed skier and was European champion. In 1984, he was the first ...

(

Mainsail A mainsail is a sail rigged on the main mast of a sailing vessel. * On a square rigged vessel, it is the lowest and largest sail on the main mast. * On a fore-and-aft rigged vessel, it is the sail rigged aft of the main mast. The sail's foot ...

Trim),

Nils Frei Nils Frei (born 19 January 1973) is a Swiss sailor who has sailed for Alinghi in the America's Cup and Extreme Sailing Series. A six-time Swiss champion in the dinghy class, Frei finished third in the 1995 world championships in the H-boat class. ...

(

Headsail A sail plan is a description of the specific ways that a sailing craft is rigged. Also, the term "sail plan" is a graphic depiction of the arrangement of the sails for a given sailing craft.> In the English language, ships were usually describe ...

Trim) and Yves Detry ( Bowman).

GAC Pindar

GAC Pindar GAC Pindar is a professional sailing team that competes in a variety of sailing competitions including the Extreme Sailing Series, M32's and the World Match Racing Tour. GAC Pindar was established in 2011 and is headquartered in Southampton ...

, in its second year sailing Extreme 40's, is a long-time sailing team competing in the World Match Racing Tour and supporting numerous sailors across all levels of the sport. Their team consisted of Ian Williams/

Andrew Walsh Andrew Hugh Walsh Order of Australia, AM is an Australian festival director. He has directed numerous ceremonies and public events. He was educated at Caulfield Grammar School in Melbourne. Among his career highlights, Walsh was Executive Produc ...

(Skipper/Helm),

Anna Tunnicliffe Anna Tunnicliffe Tobias (born October 17, 1982) is an American sailor and CrossFit competitor. In 2008 she won an Olympic gold medal in the Laser Radial single handed sailing class. In 2009 and 2011, she won the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Laser ...

(Tactician), Mark Bulkeley (Mainsail Trim), Adam Piggott (Headsail Trim) and Rick Peacock (Bowman).

Groupe Edmond de Rothschild

A team from the

Rothschild family The Rothschild family ( , ) is a wealthy Ashkenazi Jewish family originally from Frankfurt that rose to prominence with Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744–1812), a court factor to the German Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel in the Free City of F ...

, the Gitana Team started in 1876, and entered the Extreme Sailing Series for the first time in 2009. Their team consisted of Pierre Pennec (Skipper/Helm), Arnaud Psarofaghis (Tactician),

Hervé Cunningham Hervé is a French language, French masculine given name of Breton language, Breton origin, from the name of the 6th-century Breton Saint Hervé. The common latinization of the name is Herveus (also ''Haerveus''), an early (8th-century) latinizati ...

(Mainsail Trim), Romain Petit (Headsail Trim) and Bernard Labro/ Bernard Labro (Bowman).

Oman Air

This Oman Sail entry is sponsored by the national airline

Oman Air Oman Air ( ar, الطيران العماني) is the national airline of the Sultanate of Oman. Based at Muscat International Airport in Seeb, Muscat, it operates domestic and international passenger services, as well as regional air taxi and ch ...

. Their team consisted of Morgan Larson (Skipper/Helm), Will Howden (Tactician), Charlie Ogletree (Mainsail Trim),

Andy Maloney Andrew Maloney (born 2 June 1990) is a New Zealand professional sailor born on 2 June 1990. Sailing career From the Murrays Bay Sailing Club, he finished third in both the 2005 and 2006 World Championships in the Splash class. He finished 13 ...

/ Max Bulger (Headsail Trim) and

Nasser Al Mashari Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein, . (15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970) was an Egyptian politician who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the Egyptian revolution of 1952 and introduced far-re ...

(Bowman).

Red Bull Sailing Team

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, who have been in the series since 2009, finished 6th in the 2011 series. The crew consisted of

Roman Hagara Roman Hagara (born 30 April 1966) is an Austrian sailor who has won the gold medal in the Tornado class at two consecutive Olympic Games. Hagara, and his colleague Hans-Peter Steinacher won the gold medal in the Tornado class at the 2000 Summer ...

(Skipper/Helm), Hans Peter Steinacher (Tactician), Matthew Adams (Mainsail Trim), Pierre Le Clainche (Headsail Trim) and Graeme Spenceras (Bowman).

SAP Extreme Sailing Team

A new entry to the 2012 series, SAP Extreme Sailing Team is also an event partner and is the only team to have co-skippers in 2012. The crew consisted of

Jes Gram-Hansen Jes or JES may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Jes (musician), American singer and songwriter * Jes Bertelsen, Danish spiritual teacher and author * Jes Bundsen (1766–1829), Danish painter and etcher * Jes Gordon (born 1969), American event produce ...

(Co-skipper/Helm), Rasmus Kostner (Co-skipper/Tactician), Pete Cumming (Mainsail Trim), Mikkel Rossberg (Headsail Trim) and Jonas Hviid (Bowman).

The Wave, Muscat

This is the second team sponsored by Oman Sail. They won the 2010 series. The crew consisted of

Leigh McMillan Leigh McMillan (born 24 October 1980) is a British sailor who competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. McMillan has skippered ''The Wave, Muscat'' since the 2011 Extreme Sailing Series The Extreme Sailing Series (ESS) (formerly ...

(Skipper/Helm), Ed Smyth (Tactician), Pete Greenhalgh/ Rachel Williamson (Mainsail Trim), Bleddyn Mon (Headsail Trim), and Hashim Al Rashdi (Bowman).

Zoulou

Zoulou, a private entry to the 2012 series is skippered and helmed by a previous 2009 crew. The team consisted of Erik Maris/ Fred Le Peutrec/ Loick Peyron (Skipper/Helm), Philippe Mourniac (Tactician), Jean-Sebastien Ponce (Mainsail Trim), Patrick Aucour (Headsail Trim) and Bruno Jeanjean (Bowman).

Wildcard entries

China Team

The Chinese 'wildcard' entry was crewed by

Phil Robertson Phil Alexander Robertson (born April 24, 1946) is an American professional hunter, businessman (Duck Commander company), and reality television star on the popular television series ''Duck Dynasty''. He is also featured on the television show ' ...

(Skipper/Helm), Garth Ellingham (Mainsail Trim), Kit Cheng (Headsail Trim), Nick Catley (Bowman) and Xiaqun Song.

Team Wales

Team Wales consisted of Dave Evans (Skipper/Tactician), Tudur Owen (Co-Skipper/Trimmer), Torvar Mirsky (Helm), Ed Powys (Bowman) and

Hannah Mills Hannah Louise Mills, (born 29 February 1988) is a British competitive sailor and two-time world champion in the Women's 470 class, having won in 2012 and 2019. Mills won a silver medal for Team GB with her crew Saskia Clark in the 2012 Olymp ...

(Strategist) with Kate MacGregor as reserve crew.

Team Brasil

Team Brasil was the local 'wildcard' entry, crewed by

Torben Grael Torben is a Danish variant of the given name Torbjörn. People named Torben include: *Torben Betts (born 1968), English playwright and screenwriter *Torben Boye (born 1966), Danish former footballer *Torben Frank (born 1968), Danish former footbal ...

(Skipper/Tactician), Alex Welter (Helm), Diogo Cayolla (Mainsail Trim), André Mirsky (Headsail Trim) and

Marco Grael Marco Soffiatti Grael (born June 9, 1989) is a Brazilian sailor. He competes in the 49er class alongside Gabriel Borges, finishing 11th at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 16th in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Both also won the gold at the 2019 Pan Amer ...

(Bowman).

Results

References

External links

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Official gallery
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