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  • D-Day for Azzurra

    D-Day for Azzurra

    And so the penultimate day of the season arrives bathed in beautiful sunshine with a light westerly wind which should build in the afternoon to 10-12kts. It is a day which has been a long time coming for Azzurra. They should reach the finish tape today, winning the 2015 52 SUPER SERIES when their points…

  • Azzurra go double top

    Azzurra go double top

    Two wins for Azzurra today sees the team which are on course to win the 2015 SUPER SERIES title also now take a clear five points lead for the Cascais Cup, the final regatta of the season. Azzurra took the lead over Provezza on the first upwind of Race 6 which was again contested in…

  • Azzurra win R5

    Azzurra win R5

    Azzurra won their first race of the Cascais Cup, scything across the finish line of Race 5 in more than 22kts of wind and big seas, to take a share of the overall regatta standings alongside Quantum Racing which finished fourth after starting early. Azzurra hit the front on the first downwind, passing early leader…

  • Poised in Portugal

    Poised in Portugal

    After yesterday’s one coastal race exertion it is back to windward-leeward races today for the 52 SUPER SERIES fleet at the Cascais Cup. The breezes this morning were strong and from the NE but since the boats started to dock out it has started to clock around to a more usual NW. The local forecasts…

  • Quantum Racing step clear at the top with two wins.

    With two wins today, adding victory in a short coastal Race 4 to a comfortable win in Race 3, Quantum Racing have moved three points clear at the top of the Cascais Cup standings. Azzurra keep their 2015 title firmly on track with two second finishes today. The start was key to Quantum Racing’s coastal…

  • Quantum takes the lead on Race 3

    Quantum Racing won Race 3 of the Cascais Cup to take the regatta lead overall. With Ed Baird steering and Ado Stead calling tactics they recognised the early advantage on the right side of the course, inshore on the first upwind and lead around the top mark. Azzurra came into their own on the final…

  • Cascais delivers a return to the Med today?

    Lighter winds seem to be expected for the second day of the Cascais Cup and the 52 SUPER SERIES race fleet have left the dock in glorious sunshine and a gentle NW breeze. Spookie lead the regatta standings after their 2,1 yesterday with Quantum Racing not too far behind courtesy of their 3,3 on the…

  • Victories and some facts in 2015 52 SUPER SERIES

    38 races until september 16 (38 of 41 regattas fullfilled 92% efectivity) (VLC 11, PCervo 7, WC Portals 10, Copa del Rey 8, Cascáis 2) Azzurra 9 wins Bronenosec 6 Platoon 5 Provezza 4 Ran 3 Alegre 3 Quantum 3 Sled 3 Vesper 1 Spookie 1 Azzurra is the only one team that had won…

  • Race 2

    Race 2

    Steve Benjamin’s Spookie team won the second race of the Cascais Cup to establish their early overall lead. The US team add to their second place in the first race. After a delay waiting for the breeze to settle once a front had gone through, there were 13 to 15kts off the start line but…

  • Race 1

    Race 1

    Jim Swartz American flagged Vesper lead a US 1-2-3 at the finish of the first race of the Cascais Cup. Vesper started well off the pin ned of the start line in the moderate 10 kts W’ly breeze, staying offshore to lead around the top mark first time up. Vesper extended slightly on the first…