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The 2018
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 ...
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events staged during 2018. The series began in March in
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, and the final event took place in
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in late November and early December. The 2018 season was also the last season before the collapse of the Extreme Sailing Series.


Events

The 2018 series consisted of seven acts across three continents, and included the inaugural G32 World Championship in
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See also

2018 Sailing World Cup


References


External links


Official website
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