Now in their fourth season, the Extreme 40s and their adrenaline-fuelled international Series have given sailing a healthy dust-off. Bringing the action to the public, putting guests at the heart of the battle and dramatically increasing the pace on the water, the creators of the Extreme Sailing Series ...

An essential guide to following all the action on an Extreme 40 racecourse: The versatile nature of Extreme 40 boats allows for multiple race formats, which adds variety to the “core event” of full fleet racing. Let’s take a closer look at what happens on the course…

The Extreme 40 is sailed by four top-level, physically fit sailors who in the Extreme Sailing Series are accompanied by a VIP guest. While the Extreme 40 is not a complicated boat to sail it requires its crew to maintain seamless teamwork and good communication to ensure they remain at the top of the fleet.

The creators of the Extreme 40 took the biggest, fastest sailing boat in the Olympics — then made it twice as big and even faster. And no, brakes do not come as standard…

OC Events is part of the OC Group that began as Offshore Challenges over a decade ago.