The 2016 Extreme Sailing Series was the tenth edition of the sailing series and the sixth year of it being a fully global event. 2016 saw the series move away from the

Extreme 40 The Extreme 40 is a class of sailing catamaran created by TornadoSport and designed by Yves Loday. The boats are 40 feet long and are constructed out of carbon fibre. They have a top speed of about and can sail at about in 20–25 knots of wind ...

catamaran A Formula 16 beachable catamaran Powered catamaran passenger ferry at Salem, Massachusetts, United States A catamaran () (informally, a "cat") is a multi-hulled watercraft featuring two parallel hulls of equal size. It is a geometry-stab ...

, and into the

GC32 The GC32 is a class of hydrofoiling catamaran, 32 feet in length (9.75 meters) and constructed of carbon fibre, with a top speed of about . They are sailed in the GC32 Racing Tour, and have replaced the Extreme 40, Extreme 40's in the Extreme Sail ...

foiling catamaran.

Acts

Act 1: Muscat, Oman

The first act of the series was held 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 the weekend of 16–19 February 2016.

Act 2: Qingdao, China

Qingdao, China 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 ...

was the host of the second act of the 2016 series, on the weekend of 27 April–1 May 2016.

Act 3: Cardiff, UK

For the fifth time,

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 ...

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

was again a host city, it was held on the weekend of 24–26 June 2016.

Act 4: Hamburg, Germany

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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, for the second time, a venue for the series, held on 14–17 July 2016.

Act 5: St. Petersburg, Russia

The fifth act was held in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

, the second time as a venue in the Extreme Sailing Series. It was held on the weekend of 25–28 August 2016.

Act 6: Madeira Islands, Portugal

The sixth act was held in

Funchal Funchal () is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Madeira, Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, making it the sixth largest city in Portugal. Because of ...

Madeira Island Madeira is a Portuguese island, and is the largest and most populous of the Madeira Archipelago. It has an area of , including Ilhéu de Agostinho, Ilhéu de São Lourenço, Ilhéu Mole (northwest). As of 2011, Madeira had a total population of ...

, for the first time, on the weekend of 22–25 October 2016.

Act 7: Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon hosted the Series on the weekend of 6–9 October 2016. (Previously, it was scheduled to be 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 ...

Act 8: Sydney, Australia

Act 8 was held on the weekend of 8–11 December 2016 in

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

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. This was the third year that Sydney hosted the series.

Teams

The crews included:

Alinghi

Co-Skipper/Helm:

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 ...

(SUI) Co-Skipper/Mainsail Trimmer: Arnaud Psarofaghis (SUI) Tactician:

Nicolas Charbonnier Nicolas Charbonnier (born 4 August 1981) is a French sailor who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. He is 4 time World Champion, 3 time European Champion and "alinghi Alinghi, or Alinghi Red Bull Racing because ...

(FRA) Headsail Trimmer:

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. ...

(SUI) Bowman:

Yves Detrey Yves may refer to: * Yves, Charente-Maritime, a commune of the Charente-Maritime department in France * Yves (given name), including a list of people with the name * ''Yves'' (single album), a single album by Loona * ''Yves'' (film), a 2019 Fren ...

(SUI)

Land Rover BAR Academy

Skipper: Bleddyn Môn (GBR) Helm:

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 ...

(GBR) Crew: Ed Powys (GBR) Academy trialists: Adam Kay (GBR)/ Oli Greber (GBR)/ James Peters (GBR)/ Neil Hunter (GBR)

Oman Air

Skipper/Helm: Morgan Larson (USA) Mainsail Trimmer: Pete Greenhalgh (GBR) Headsail Trimmer: Ed Smyth (NZL/AUS) Bowmen:

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 ...

(OMA)/ James Wierzbowski (AUS)

Red Bull Sailing Team

Skipper/Helm:

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 ...

(AUT) Tactician:

Hans-Peter Steinacher Hans-Peter Steinacher (born 9 September 1968 in Zell am See) is an Austrian sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the '' Tornado class'' with Roman Hagara at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. They won the gold medal again at the ...

(AUT) Mainsail Trimmer: Stewart Dodson (NZL) Headsail Trimmer: Adam Piggott (GBR) Bowman: Brad Farrand (NZL)

Sail Portugal

Skipper/Helm: Diogo Cayolla (POR) Tactician:

Bernardo Freitas Bernardo Freitas (born 18 February 1990, Cascais) is a Portuguese sailor. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi ...

(POR) Mainsail Trimmer: Javier de la Plaza (ESP) Headsail Trimmer: Luís Brito (POR) Bowman: Winston Macfarlane (NZL)

SAP Extreme Sailing Team

Co-Skipper/Helm:

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 ...

(DEN) Co-Skipper/Tactician: Rasmus Køstner (DEN) Mainsail Trimmer: Mads Emil Stephensen (DEN) Headsail Trimmer: Pierluigi De Felice (ITA) Bowman: Renato Conde (POR)

Team Turx

Co-Skipper/Floater: Edhem Dirvana (TUR) Co-Skipper/Helm:

Stevie Morrison Stephen James "Stevie" Morrison (born 25 November 1978, in Eastbourne) is a successful British yachtsman who has enjoyed success in a classes from the International Cadet to the 49er. He is the son of Phil Morrison, the British yacht design ...

(GBR) Mainsail Trimmer: Cem Gözen (TUR) Headsail Trimmer: Alister Richardson (GBR) Bowman: Anil Berk Baki (TUR)

Results

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References

External links

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