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  • Phoenix rise to win coastal race

    Eduardo de Souza Ramos’ Phoenix team won the Coastal Race for the ZENITH Royal Cup Marina Ibiza Regatta after they were best at negotiating a difficult transition zone between two opposing breezes after rounding Tagomago Island. Azzurra worked tirelessly and smartly to hold on to a valuable second place which moves them back ahead of…

  • Quantum Racing move clear

    Quantum Racing move clear

    Quantum Racing did their challenge for the second 52 SUPER SERIES title a power of good when they won the day’s second race today at the ZENITH Royal Cup Marina Ibiza but their points advantage at the top of the season standings is enhanced still further as Rán Racing finished fifth and Azzurra sixth. Quantum…

  • and another one …

    and another one …

    Azzurra became the fourth boat to win a race at the ZENITH Royal Cup Marina Ibiza regatta for the BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES when they lead to the favoured right side of the course. Regatta leaders Quantum Racing passed Sled on the final downwind to take second. With Rán Racing in fourth Quantum Racing’s lead…

  • Consistent Quantum Racing lead in Ibiza

    Marc Blees’ all star crew on Gaastra Pro won the third race in Ibiza becoming the third different TP52 to score a race win on the first day of the ZENITH Royal Cup MARINA IBIZA regatta, the final event of the BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES. With a 1,2,3 for the day Quantum Racing lead the…

  • Sled win Race 2

    Sled win Race 2

    Race winners twice in Miami earlier this year, Takashi Okura’s Sled team won Race 2 of the ZENITH Royal Cup MARINA IBIZA regatta after they took the lead on the first run. The breeze was slightly stronger and more right than for the previous race and it was Quantum Racing which lead around the top…

  • Quantum Racing win Race 1

    Quantum Racing win Race 1

    Although Rán Racing lead through the leeward gate and up the second beat, it was the Barclays 52 SUPER SERIES circuit leaders Quantum Racing which won the first race of the ZENITH Royal Cup Marina Ibiza regatta off Ibiza. In a light, shifty breeze it was Quantum Racing which made the best start off the…

  • Quantum Kings Again

    Quantum Kings Again

    Despatching rivals Ran Racing on the start line of the breezy final race Doug DeVos’ Quantum Racing team win the Copa del Rey for the BARCLAYS 52 Super Series for the second successive year. In the brisk 17 to 20kts conditions with steep choppy seas, Quantum Racing were able to squeeze a telling lee bow…

  • Game, Set and …

    Game, Set and …

    

As if to add to the pressure cooker atmosphere already prevailing as the top two boats as they set out for the final day of the Copa del Rey on the Bay of Palma, today’s temperatures are set to be the hottest of the summer so far in Mallorca. 
Battle tested Quantum Racing, 2013 52…

  • Set up for Saturday SUPER SERIES finale

    Rán Racing did it again, making a key gain at the finish line for the second race in a row to ensure that their two second places today at the Copa del Rey MAPFRE for the Barclays 52 SUPER SERIES means they reduce Quantum Racing’s regatta lead to just three points. Now within much closer…

  • … photo-finish

    … photo-finish

    From a photo finish to Race 7 between Ran Racing and Quantum Racing it was Niklas Zennstrom’s crew which got the verdict thanks to their excellent use of the pattern of gusts down the final run which they used to best effect, coming from 40 metres behind at the last top mark to pip the…