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  • 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…

  • Platoon win Race 7

    Platoon win Race 7

    Harm Muller Spreer’s Platoon won Race 7 ahead of Ran Racing while fifth place for Azzurra ensures the Italian team retain their 14pts margin in the lead of TP52 World Championship. The right paid best on the first beat and Marcus Wieser and Morgan Larson both called it best, Platoon leading Ran around with Alegre…

  • Unstoppable?

    Unstoppable?

    Two races are expected today, the penultimate day of racing at the TP52 World Championship on the Bay of Palma. Although Azzurra are stood clear ahead by 14 points they remain the only team which has not had a race back in the real basement of the fleet. They have delivered a couple of impressive…

  • Race 6 coastal on Azzurra

    With a win in Race 6, a 20 miles coastal race on the Bay of Palma which they add to a second in th Race 5 windward leeward Azzurra have stepped 14 points clear at the top of the TP52 World Championships standings. Azzurra took the lead on the second of three windward legs, passing…

  • Alegre win Race 5

    Alegre win Race 5

    While Andy Soriano steered Alegre to their first race win since Valencia in May, Azzurra took second and extended their overall lead at the top of the TP52 World Championship standings. Alegre lead around the first mark after a solid start and good first half of the beat where they were able to work the…