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While Quantum Racing returned a second and a sixth to finish the day with a two points lead at the top of the Rolex TP52 World Championship on the waters off Cascais, Portugal one of the most impressive displays today was that of the Whitcraft family’s Vayu team which now lies second only two points…
Maintaining a superior level of consistency Quantum Racing lead the Rolex TP52 World Championship by four points after another two challenging light winds races on the waters off Cascais, Portugal. And while double world champions Platoon are pressing their US flagged rivals hard, pairing a fourth to a comprehensive race win in the second contest…
Racing in winds which were much lighter than Cascais has built its reputation for, Doug DeVos US flagged Quantum Racing has the early lead of the Rolex TP52 World Championship after opening with two second places. Defending champions Sled were penalised in Race 1, the resulting turns costing them three places and with that the…
The ROLEX TP52 World Championship Cascais 2022 regatta starts Tuesday on the Atlantic waters off Cascais where Takashi Okura’s Sled team will seek to defend the 2021 title they won in Palma in November. But while the nine boat fleet has largely come to Portugal in search of Cascais’ usual diet of big winds and…
The ROLEX TP52 World Championships return to Cascais, Portugal next week, to a popular venue which almost all the nine teams which are set to compete are hoping will deliver on its worldwide reputation for big winds and Atlantic waves. While three of the crews have experience of winning the highly coveted title at least…
American owner-driver Doug DeVos steered Quantum Racing to overall victory at the ABANCA 52 SUPER SERIES Baiona Sailing Week lifting the first regatta title of the five which comprise the tenth anniversary season of the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit. Four times overall champions since the circuit started in Barcelona in May 2012 Quantum…
Quantum Racing win the ABANCA 52 SUPER SERIES Baiona Sailing Week by a margin of seven points when the final race of the series had to be abandoned because of a big wind shift. The American flagged team of Doug De Vos looked like they had given themselves an uphill battle, despite carrying a seven…
While Alegre won their first race of the ABANCA 52 SUPER SERIES in brisk 13-18kts sea breeze on the Ría de Vigo a second place with Phoenix third and nearest rivals Platoon in fifth gives four times 52 SUPER SERIES champions Quantum Racing a seven points lead going into the final race. Alegre led narrowly…
Quantum Racing took another step closer to their first 52 SUPER SERIES regatta win since July 2019 when they won the only race sailed today at the ABANCA 52 SUPER SERIES Baiona Sailing Week. Key to their success today was a pre-race evaluation of the breeze variations on the challenging race track. Working with training…
Quantum Racing won Race 7 of the ABANCA 52 SUPER SERIES Baiona Sailing Week which was contested in a light 7-9kts of breeze from the NW. With Phoenix stealing second from Platoon on the second downwind leg the South African team claw back a point on the German double world champions who crossed third. That…
