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The 52 SUPER SERIES fleet pressed hard to the line for Race 2 of the 2017 Quantum Key West Race Week, and some paid a steep price. Fours boats were called OCS—Gladiator, Quantum Racing, Interlodge and Bronenosec, and were 200 metres or more behind by the time they cleared themselves. Among those getting away cleanly,…
Harm Müller-Spreer’s Platoon scored the first win of the nascent 2017 52 SUPER SERIES season with a patient race off on the aquamarine waters off Key West. Led by tactician John Kostecki and a team of veteran professional sailors, Platoon rebounded from a first leg that didn’t quite go as planned and grabbed the lead…
(Sunday 15th January, Key West) – As the 52 SUPER SERIES returns to Florida for the first time since 2014, the eleven-boat fleet looks set to enjoy a sparkling curtain raiser to a demanding six-regatta season. It may be the third time the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit has raced at the popular Quantum…
(Wednesday 11th January, Key West) – Austin and Gwen Fragomen’s brand new, recently launched TP52 Interlodge will make its racing debut when 11 highly competitive boats line up to start the 2017 52 SUPER SERIES at Quantum Key West Race Week, next week. The pressure is on to hit the start line in optimum shape.…
Laid back, free-spirited, artistic, quirky, and scenic – Key West is one of the most unique places in the United States. Known for its live-and-let-live attitude, tropical climate, and seemingly continuous (very) happy hour, this tiny Florida Keys island has been welcoming visitors seeking a vacation from the normal for two centuries. Since its earliest…
(Monday 19th December) – The 52 SUPER SERIES, the world’s leading grand prix monohull sailboat racing circuit, today announced that XS will be the Official Energy Drink and Sports Nutrition Product Partner of the series. “We are so pleased to welcome XS as a main partner. It is fantastic to attract the support of a…
Teams preparing to compete on the six event 2017 52 SUPER SERIES have just 12 weeks to ensure their boats and crew are in optimum shape for the start of the first races of the new season Quantum Key West Race Week which starts 16th January 2017. The 2016 52 SUPER SERIES season only finished…
After the five regattas and 45 non-discardable races that comprise this season’s, 2016 52 SUPER SERIES, Quantum Racing lifted the overall title with a comprehensive margin of 59 points over second placed Azzurra. On the last day of the season, Niklas Zennström’s Rán Racing won a very close four-cornered battle for third place and was…
(Saturday 15th October 2016, Cascais) – Winners of four of the five regattas this season, Quantum Racing were crowned 2016 52 SUPER SERIES champions in Cascais, Portugal on Saturday evening. The American-flagged team – who has also won the circuit in 2013 and 2014 – secured their third 52 SUPER SERIES title on Thursday with…
CONGRATULATIONS to Azzurra for winning the EGNOS 52 SUPER SERIES Cascais Cup with a killer bullet in the final race of the season. Azzurra win the final race of the EGNOS 52 SUPER SERIES Cascais Cup to secure the final regatta title of the season from a thrilling, nail-biting finale. Sled finished second and so…
