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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…
Quantum Racing pair a third place in the second race of the day to their Race 1 victory to establish a clear lead at the top of the Scarlino Cup standings. A veritable logjam of four boats share the same seven points tally, Ran Racing, Alegre, Platoon and Sled. Takashi Okura’s Sled profited from a…
Quantum Racing took first blood of the 2016 52 SUPER SERIES season when they passed Andy Soriano’s Alegre on the final downwind of Race 1 of the Scarlino Cup in Tuscany, Italy. Quantum Racing led at the first windward mark but Alegre read the first run better and squeezed ahead in the light breeze by…
It’s Day 1 of the 52 SUPER SERIES and the time comes for the talking to end, the preparations and planning are behind us and the hours have come to perform and put points on the board. Winds are forecast to be light today, up to ten knots perhaps. The program is for two windward…
The 52 SUPER SERIES remains the world’s leading grand prix monohull first-past-the-post sailboat racing. The 2016 season comprises five regattas starting 25th May and ends in Cascais in mid-October. Now, entering its fifth season with the strongest fleet ever, the circuit organisers have massively improved the 24/7 access to the action and information. Top of…
