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The Cascais Cup, the final event of the 52 SUPER SERIES 2015 gets under way today. The stormiest conditions blew through during the night but there are some big leftover seas and the winds are still 13-15kts straight out from the marina. Conditions today are likely to be the breeziest we’ll see before the weekend.…
Twelve TP52s from eight different nations will compete on the renowned Atlantic waters off Cascais, at the mouth of the Lisbon’s Tagus river, in next week’s finale to the 2015 52 SUPER SERIES. Although it will be the third time the world’s leading grand prix monohull class, the TP52s, have raced from Cascais, which has…
Quantum Racing executed a perfect final race to lead at every mark to clinch the 34th Copa del Rey MAPFRE title for the 52 SUPER SERIES. Azzurra, leaders this morning, picked the wrong side of a shifty, difficult first beat, to finish fifth across the line and so take second step on the podium. Platoon,…
Azzurra have the one point lead going into today’s two race finale for the 34th Copa del Rey MAPFRE title for the 52 SUPER SERIES. The regatta is wide open. To say that four boats are in the frame is true but in reality any one of the top six could win outright. Each of…
A dramatic second beat infringement by regatta leaders Platoon saw Harm Muller Spreer’s team losing five places and finally accede the regatt lead to Azzurra. The world champions will go into the final day one point up on Quantum Racing who sailed to an impeccable 1,2 today, to now be tied on points with Platoon.…
A win for Ergin Imre’s Provezza lifts the Turkish team off the bottom of the leaderboard spot, promoting themselves to seventh overall. But at the top of the standings fourth for Platoon with Azzurra sixth moves Harm Muller Spreer’s team two points clear. Provezza lead off the pin end in the lighter 7 to 9kts…
Platoon engineered a perfect score in perfect conditions on Palma Bay today at the 34th Copa del Rey MAPFRE, winning twice, to overhaul the Italian flagged Azzurra at the top of the table to lead on countback. Platoon score 6 3 3 1 1 to Azzurra’s 1 1 5 3 4 and so the Germans…
Harm Muller Spreer’s Platoon won the first of today’s two windward leeward races. With the sea breeze puffing up as expected to 18kts at times to provide some great, testing downwind sport and corners which put a bit more pressure on the teams. Platoon lead off the pin end of the line, shooting the buoy…
After the 30 miles coastal race yesterday the 52 SUPER SERIES at the 34th Copa del Rey MAPFRE returns to the upwind-downwind circuits. According to the PRO Ariane Mainmare conditions today should be the best we have seen yet this week with breeze to 16-18kts. It rather depends what forecast we believe and I ahve…
