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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…
It was not exactly a coastal classic, but Vladimir Liubomirov and his crew won the Copa del Rey’s 30 miles race for the 52 SUPER SERIES on Palma Bay, Quantum Racing took second with Platoon third. Steve Benjamin on Spookie made the best start off the pin and led around the top mark ahead of…
The Copa del Rey MAPFRE coastal race for the 52 SUPER SERIES is billed to be about 30 miles long. The round the bay race should start with a short windward-leeward, a longer beat and then a reach to the north for a windward-leeward loop between the Illetas mark – just off the Royal family’s…
Azzurra put together two wins today to establish a clear lead in the 52 SUPER SERIES regatta at the 34th Copa del Rey MAPFRE. Key to their second race win was their port tack layline call which allowed them to close the door on Quantum Racing and round the mark clear ahead of Alegre. In…
World champions Azzurra won a complicated first race of the 34th COPA del REY MAPFRE, staying ahead of the pack from the first mark rounding. Azzurra won the prime spot on the pin end of the line and were able to hook into the first key shift and build a good early lead. The battle…
