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With another day of strong breezes the teams left the dock early to maximise the number of races achieved. Start time is due to be around 1030hrs and the smart money suggests there will be just one race as the winds to rise over 25 to 30kts in the afternoon. The Quantum Racing team lead…
From the breeziest windward leeward race of the season yet, a thrilling victory for Quantum Racing takes the 52 SUPER SERIES clear at the top of the Settimana delle Bocche week standings. Gladiator lead around the top mark after making a big gain to the right of the first leg with Azzurra and Bronenosec giving…
Opportunities were small and subtle on the 18 miles second coastal race of the Week of the Straits regatta but both of the regatta leaders pounced when their key rivals made tiny mistakes, ensuring both Bronenosec and Quantum Racing still share the same top of the table aggregates. Azzurra and Bronenosec read the beat best…
Azzurra bounced back after a disappointing coastal race to win Race 4 ahead of Quantum Racing but with second place the 2014 52 SUPER SERIES champions take a clear lead at the top of the Week of the Straits regatta standings. In the 14-16kts of SE’ly breeze Bronenosec lead around the first windward turn after…
For the first time in recent memory the 52 SUPER SERIES is giving a windward-leeward course followed by short coastal course, all on the same day. Winds are progressively increasing this week and today we should see up to 20kts and the prediction for the coastal race is that it can be quite bouncy and…
From a long and physically testing 31 miles coastal race around Spargi and Spargiotta islands, Vladimir Liubomirov’s Bronenosec took a comfortable win ahead of Provezza to earn a share of the regatta lead with Quantum Racing. With the SE’ly breeze topping 16 to 18 kts at time but still quiet in the lee of the…
Love them or hate them, coastal races divide opinions in the 52 SUPER SERIES fleet. Indeed opinions differ within the crews themselves. And even at that opinions change from morning to night. Pre-race more sailors tend to love them. Post race? Well, it is usually the winners who are the grinners and those who were…
Vladimir Liubomirov’s crew on Bronenosec atoned for a disapponting 9th in the first race of the Week of the Straits regatta when they won Race 2 ahead of Takashi Okura’s Sled. Ironically both the top two in Race two improved from the lowest positions in Race 1. Gladiator lead around the first windward mark of…
Maintaining their record of leading every race since their boat was christened last month in Valencia, Azzurra won the first race of the Week of the Straits regatta on their home waters of the Costa Smeralda. In five to seven knots of NE’ly breeze the crew which won this regatta here in 2013 made the…
Light winds have offered an early postponement for the 52 SUPER SERIES fleet at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. The plan is to get a couple of windward-leeward races in today but so far the wind if following the forecast and proving slow to build. When it comes in, at 5-8kts predicted, it will be…
