| Year: | 2010 Extreme Sailing Series |
| Edition: | 4th |
| Dates: | 27 May–12 October 2010 |
| Yachts: | Extreme 40 |
| Winner: | The Wave, Muscat |
| Prev: | 2009 |
| Next: | 2011 |
The 2010 Extreme Sailing Series is the fourth edition of the sailing series. This is the first year without iShares as a sponsor.[1] 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.
The first act of the series was held in Sète, France between 27 and 30 May 2010.[2]
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.[3]
Kiel, Germany was the host of the third act of the 2010 series, on the weekend of 26–29 August 2010.
The fourth act of 2010 was in Trapani, Italy and was held on the weekend of 23–26 September 2010.
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.[4]
| Team[5] | Crew | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Rank | width=230 | Team | width=50 | Act 1 | width=50 | Act 2 | width=50 | Act 3 | width=50 | Act 4 | width=50 | Act 5 | Overall Points[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |