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  • Bronenosec win coastal

    Bronenosec win coastal

    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…

  • Copa del Coastal Race

    Copa del Coastal Race

    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 at the double

    Azzurra at the double

    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…

  • Azzurra win R1

    Azzurra win R1

    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…

  • The Palma Podium is Open

    The Palma Podium is Open

    Two races today are scheduled to kick off the 34th Copa del Rey MAPFRE for the 52 SUPER SERIES fleet with sea breeze conditions expected starting around 10kts and building to 12-15kts. But it will be a slow build and only come in later in the day. It is particularly humid early this morning with…

  • Warning Signal – Quantum Racing are at their best?

    When they won the Official Practice Race on the Bay of Palma today Quantum Racing confirmed that they have their machine – boat and crew – in full winning order as they prepare to start their defence of the Copa del Rey title Tuesday. Theirs was a conclusive win today in 10-14kts of Palma sea…

  • Bravo Azzurra, Podium Shuffled on Last Leg of Last Race!

    Azzurra will be crowned TP52 world champions this evening winning the 2015 title. Remarkably Provezza win third step on countback tied on 56pts with Alegre and Ran Racing. The battle for the podium places went to the wire as Platoon snatched second place with a gun to gun final race victory and Provezza take third…

  • Azzurra win the world championship with a race to spare

    The Roemmers’ family’s Azzurra clinched the 2015 TP52 World Championship title with a race to spare when they finished Race 9 on the Bay of Palma with a fifth place and Quantum Racing in sixth. Azzurra lead by 15pts going into the final race. Provezza lead at the top mark, Azzurra making their key move…

  • Blue Day?

    Blue Day?

    For Azzurra, looking to close out their first world title together as a crew representing the iconic Yacht Club Costa Smeralda colours, it should be a realtively straightforwards task today. Convert a 14 points lead in a fleet of 12 boats to a world title. Two good races…job done! Of course if they can hold…

  • Rán Racing win Race 8

    Rán Racing win Race 8

    Adding to their second place in Race 7 Niklas Zennstrom’s Ran Racing completed their best day yet at the TP52 World Championship when they won Race 8 ahead of Quantum Racing. Azzurra finished third to maintaint their overall lead going in to Saturday, the final day of the championship. Ran read the first beat well…