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Thunderstorms, heavy rain and a consequent lack of wind on the Bay of Palma meant the first races of the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week, the Grand Finale of the 2023 season, had to be postponed. Under grey, cloudy skies the 11 boat fleet of TP52s from eight different nations left the dock…
Puerto Portals and Bay of Palma ready for 52 SUPER SERIES title decider The final, showdown regatta of the season, the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week, starts points racing Tuesday with Ergin Imré’s Turkish flagged Provezza carrying an 18 points lead over Harm Müller-Spreer’s Platoon on the standings for the season. Today’s last…
Next week the Bay of Palma will be the scene for one of the most exciting title showdowns in the history of the 52 SUPER SERIES, the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit. Ergin Imré’s Turkish flagged Provezza head into the fifth and final event of the 2023 season, the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals…
Harm Müller Spreer’s German flagged Platoon team clinched the 2023 Rolex TP52 World Championship title with a thrilling comeback in the final minutes of the final race off Barcelona. From fourth at the last windward mark of the championship, they passed two boats in the closing moments of the downwind, one of them being outgoing…
The leaders of the 2023 52 SUPER SERIES circuit, Ergin Imré’s Provezza, carry a slender three points lead into the final day of the Rolex TP52 World Championship, Saturday. After two back-to-back wins between the last race yesterday and first race today, Provezza took a fourth and fifth while the double world champions, Harm Müller…
Winners of two of the season’s three regattas so far, 2023’s circuit leaders Ergin Imré’s Turkish flagged Provezza made the strongest start to the Rolex TP52 World Championship today in Barcelona where three races were sailed in a light to moderate SSW’ly breeze. After missing two days because of insufficient breezes as the worlds finally…
Light winds persisted through the afternoon today at the Rolex TP52 World Championship in Barcelona meaning racing remained on hold until the race officer Maria Torrijo decided there was no option other than to display the AP over A flags and cancel for the day. With the prospect of a positive change in the weather…
Although the winds proved too light for competition on the first day of the Rolex TP52 World Championship which is based at the city’s Marina Vela, the prospects look set to improve over the coming days. With the 37th America’s Cup host city sweltering in high summer temperatures Principal Race Officer Maria Torrijo did all…
No official practice race was possible today at the Rolex TP52 World Championship as the light breezes off Barcelona proved insufficient to allow any meaningful sailing. Hopes are high that competition for the ten boat TP52 fleet will get under way on schedule on Tuesday. A weekend of unofficial practice has maybe highlighted Harm Müller…
Battle lines drawn for next week’s Rolex TP52 World Championship Barcelona 2023 When the Rolex TP52 World Championship Barcelona 2023 opens next week on the 37th America’s Cup waters off Barcelona, Spain next week there will be no clear favourite. And as Cup teams ramp up their training and testing off Barcelona, eyes will inevitably…
