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  • Super Sunday in prospect

    Two race wins in a diminishing, complicated sea breeze elevate Quantum Racing to top the overall leaderboard at the Trofeo Vela Conde del Godo, the first regatta of the 52 SUPER SERIES. But the Audi MedCup Circuit champions go into Sunday’s one deciding race tied on aggregate points with the Italian flagged Audi Azzurra Sailing…

  • Audi ALL4ONE in the mix from a standing start, Ran’s programme counts

    After great racing in classic conditions for the 52s yesterday, the sea breeze is expected to be just a little lighter, peaking at around 15kts for the two races which are scheduled for the 52 Super Series at the Trofeo de Vela Conde de Godo. Several crews, not just in the 52s, were slightly surprised…

  • Closer yet… Quantum’s Ed Reynolds on the 52 SUPER SERIES

    Ed Reynolds, President of Quantum Sail Design Group and the managing director of the Quantum Racing Team has been around the TP52 MedCup Circuit since the beginning. Since they launched their own boat in 2008 – and won the Circuit title in that year – the TP52 Circuit has been very good for Quantum’s global…

  • Tied at the top

    After two great races in sparkling Garbi seabreeze conditions off Barcelona it is Niklas Zennström’s Rán team which leads the Trofeo de Vela Conde de Godo, but only on countback from the Audi Azzurra Sailing Team. After five races not only do the top two boats share the same 9pts aggregate, but the new Azzurra…

  • ‘A spanking good day?’

    Barcelona is expected to turn on a day of great conditions for the second day of the 52 SUPER SERIES at Barcelona’s Trofeo de Vela Conde del Godo. According to morning predictions around the dock at the Real Club Nautico de Barcelona, the seabreeze should hit 20kts by mid to late afternoon. With three good…

  • Super starters Audi Azzurra lead the 52 SUPER SERIES

    With two wins and a second from today’s three starts, sailing their freshly christened new boat, the Audi Azzurra Sailing Team, opened their 2012 campaign to win the new 52 Super Series on a near perfect footing off Barcelona at the 39th Trofeo de Vela Conde de Godo regatta. Niklas Zennström’s Rán won the third…

  • All4One to join the racing tomorrow

    Due to technical problems, Audi Sailing Team powered by ALL4ONE will resume racing in the Trofeo Conde de Godo in Barcelona from tomorrow (Friday morning). It is very sad news that we can’t sail today, but we discovered a breakage the day after the delivery and we had to make sure the boat was well…

  • Day 1: Preview

    The 52 Super Series will get under way today with two planned races off Barcelona which should start around 1230hrs to 1300hrs after an initial delay waiting for the wind to settle. Maria Torrijo, who has been the principal race officer for several years on the Audi MedCup Circuit is retained as race officer for…

  • A new dawn for the TP52 fleet in Europe was signalled in the beautiful sunshine of Barcelona this morning with the official christening of the Audi Azzurra Sailing Team’s new boat which is expected to be one of the key performers on the new 52 Super Series which starts tomorrow (Thursday) at the 39th Trofeo…

  • A new dawn for the TP52 fleet in Europe was signalled in the beautiful sunshine of Barcelona this morning with the official christening of the Audi Azzurra Sailing Team’s new boat which is expected to be one of the key performers on the new 52 Super Series which starts tomorrow (Thursday) at the 39th Trofeo…