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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…
Lighter winds prevailed on Galicia’s beautiful Ria de Vigo as the third day of racing at the ABANCA 52 SUPER SERIES Baiona Sailing Week produced two different race winners and saw Quantum Racing step clear at the top of the leaderboard. While Tony Langley’s British flagged Gladiator team, with Paul Goodison on tactics, read the…
On the strength of their third and first today on the Ría de Vigo in shifty, streaky light breezes Doug DeVos’ Quantum Racing team take the overall lead of the ABANCA 52 SUPER SERIES Baiona Sailing Week. Phoenix, who led the event when they went on the water this afternoon, had a tough day with…
While Quantum Racing made the best of the great conditions on Galicia’s Ría de Vigo on the second day of the ABANCA 52 SUPER SERIES Baiona Sailin Week scoring a first and a second it is Phoenix which has stretched their overall regatta lead to four clear points. Quantum Racing won the first race of…
Phoenix won Race 4, the second race of the day, to extend their overall lead to four points at the ABANCA 52 SUPER SERIES Baiona Sailing Week in Galicia. With the NW’ly wind building to 23kts before the start Quantum Racing made the best start and led Alegre at the windward mark. Phoenix took the…
Racing in a great 15-17kts of NW’ly breeze and nice flat water on the Ría de Vigo, Doug DeVos and the Quantum Racing team won the third race of the ABANCA 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week whilst a great recovery on the second beat allowed Phoenix to finish third across the line and so actually…
