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Extreme Sailing Series

First held	2007 (2007)
Organizer	OC Sport
Classes	Extreme 40 (2007–2015) GC32 (2016–2018)
Champions	Alinghi (2018)
Most titles	Alinghi (4) The Wave, Muscat (4)
Website	extremesailingseries.com

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 course inside a stadium environment for the ease of spectators' viewing.

Many of the sailors taking part in the series were around-the-world yachtsmen, Olympic medallists, America's Cup sailors, World and European champions and even world record holders.

The series was terminated in 2019 after the event became financially nonviable and OC Sport were unable to secure a management buy-out.

Results

Year	Venues	Entries	Winning team	Winning skipper
2007	6	9	Basilica	Rob Greenhalgh
2008	5	9	Alinghi	Ed Baird
2009	6	9	Oman Sail Masirah	Pete Cumming
2010	5	8	The Wave, Muscat	Paul Campbell-James
2011	9	11	Luna Rossa	Max Sirena
2012	7	8	The Wave, Muscat	Leigh McMillan
2013	8	8	The Wave, Muscat	Leigh McMillan
2014	8	11	Alinghi	Morgan Larson
2015	8	8	The Wave, Muscat	Leigh McMillan
2016	7	8	Alinghi	Arnaud Psarofaghis
2017	8	6	SAP Extreme Sailing Team	Jes Gram-Hansen & Rasmus Køstner
2018	8	6	Alinghi	Arnaud Psarofaghis

Based on results from 2007 to 2018, Pete Greenhalgh (GBR) is the most successful sailor from the series, consistently finishing on the podium, including 1st place in 2007 on Basilica, alongside his younger brother, Robert Greenhalgh.

References

1. "Inside the series". www.extremesailingseries.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015.
2. "All Star Cast lined up for 2012 Extreme Sailing Series". mysailinr.com.au. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
3. Laven, Kate (28 September 2011). "Ben Ainslie faces challenge in Extreme Sailing Series". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
4. Extreme Sailing Series (13 June 2019). "OC Sport confirms the closure of the Extreme Sailing Series". sailworld.com. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
5. "Era over for Extreme Sailing Series". 13 June 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
6. "About the Extreme Sailing Series (including past results)". Extreme Sailing Series. Retrieved 7 February 2013.

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