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Takashi Okura’s Sled won the only race of the day at the Scarlino Cup but a great recovery from last to second in the shifting breeze gives Harm Müller Spreer’s Platoon a clear second overall going into the final day of racing Sunday. A long delay saw Race 6 of the series start in a…
There is a delay to racing this morning as the breeze builds to allow racing at the Scarlino Cup. And so the mood around the dock is quite relaxed as we return to windward-leeward racing for the two final days of the regatta. Quantum Racing are inching further ahead each day and so it will…
Vladimir Liubomirov’s Bronenosec crew enhanced their reputation as the 52 SUPER SERIES’ kings of the coastal race discipline when they won the 28-mile uphill downhill passage at the Scarlino Cup on the Golfo di Follonica. Since their debut on the circuit one year ago in Valencia – the team have won four of the six…
Bronenosec took the lead at the top end of the long first windward led, rounding of Sparviero Island, and never looked back to take their first gun of the 2016 season. After a tense battle for second place, Alegre managed to overtake Azzurra and fend them off for the second slot. After the Sparviero Island…
It’s coastal race day for the 52 SUPER SERIES Scarlino Cup and the conditions look good. The course is due to be around 28 miles long and will give the teams a range of challenges across the Golfo di Follonica. There are a number of small rocky islands such as Sparviero off Punta Ala in…
(Thursday 26th May, Scarlino) – Broad smiles around the Marina di Scarlino told the story of Races 3 and 4 for the 52 SUPER SERIES’ Scarlino Cup and without doubt the most contented crew were that of Ergin Imre’s Provezza. Not only did the Turkish flagged team win both races but they led at every…
Ergin Imre’s Provezza won Race 4, making it two back to back victories in succession to promote themselves to second overall at the Scarlino Cup. Provezza again won the pin end of the line in 13kts of breeze. They led at every mark of the course. Quantum Racing’s third allows them to extend their overall…
Provezza won Race 3 of the Scarlino Cup in a brisker 11 to 12kts breeze, leading at every mark. Ergin Imre’s crew won the prime position at the pin end of the start line, held the favoured left side of the course and extended slightly on the second round. Bronenosec took second but with Platoon…
The fleet docked out from the Marina di Scarlino in a light but building breeze. The mood this morning was so much lighter than yesterday. Day 1’s nerves and heightened expectations are behind us and it is back to the daily business that the teams know so well. Quantum Racing delivered on Day 1…
(Wednesday 25th May – Scarlino, Tuscany) – There were few surprises on the long awaited first day of the new 2016 52 SUPER SERIES season. Along the race dock of Tuscan’s showcase Marina di Scarlino the nervous tension bubbled from early morning right through until dockout time. But the two light winds races adhered to…
