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  • 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…

  • Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

    Today, the third day of racing at the TP52 World Championships, the programme is for one windward-leeward and one short coastal race of about 18 miles. The challenge is being able to change the mindset from windward leeward to coastal racing, to set up the boat and change the sail inventory and to be able…

  • Race 4 Turkish Delight at second win

    Ergin Imre’s Provezza followed up their Race 3 win with a solid victory in Race 4 while Azzurra’ third place added to their Race 3 second place extends their lead at the top of the leaderboard for the TP52 World Championships. Platoon looked to have done enough to lead around the windward mark but their…

  • Race 3 win for Provezza

    Race 3 win for Provezza

    Provezza won their first race of the 52 SUPER SERIES when they started well off the pin end of the start line of Race 3 and took the advantage on the left side of the first upwind. The gain was not so clear cut. Ran Racing, Azzurra and Bronenosec went more right in the 11-13kts…

  • Hotter, Lighter?

    Hotter, Lighter?

    The forecast is for lighter winds and even hotter daytime temperatures for the second day of the TP52 World Championships Puerto Portals. After two races Platoon leads by a single point from Sled with three boats two points behind. Quantum Racing, defending world champions, lie in seventh place and need a couple of good, counting…

  • Sled win, Platoon lead world championships

    Takashi Okura’s Sled won the second race of the TP52 world championships contested in a shifty, light 6 to 8kts sea breeze but it is Harm Muller Spreer’s Platoon which leads the championship with a 1,5 for the day. Platoon fought back after being locked out at the pin end of the start line rescuing…

  • Race 1 won by Platoon

    Race 1 won by Platoon

    Harm Muller Spreer’s German team on Platoon scored their first ever win on their new boat when they lead the TP52 World Championship fleet all the way around the two lap first windward leeward race of the regatta. Racing in a gentle 6 to 8kts Bay of Palma sea breeze Platoon broke the trap fast…