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You are back on Gladiator and now have long years of experience with the TP52 Class, what are your feelings here in Capri? “ The season seems to be off to a good start with nine boats racing herem a record since MedCup days so the best fleet in recent years. If we look back…
Victory in Race 2 in Capri at the BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES gives Quantum Racing a small overall lead. The defending champions added their win to a fourth place in Race 1 to lead Azzurra which post two third places from the light airs contests. Quantum Racing made a peach of a start, pushing forwards…
Eduardo De Souza Ramos brand new Botin designed Phoenix won the first race of the season for the BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES in light breezes at Rolex Capri Sailing week. Though Phoenix showed no shortage of speed in the 7 to 8 kts of W’ly breeze it was the smart starting and excellent first beat…
Patience and focus will be required attributes for the BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES crews at this first regatta of the European season, Rolex Capri Sailing Week. Already this morning there has been a delay, racing postponed with the nine teams held ashore as the breezes are very light. They are forecast to be so for…
Managing differing expectations among a crew is never easy in the high octane world of the BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES fleet but the French team on Paprec Recyclage, one of the oldest boats in the fleet, appear able keep an upbeat approach even when they are struggling to hold pace with the quicker, newer 52s.…
American Tony Rey is one of the top, most popular, successful ‘go to’ project managers in the 52 SUPER SERIES fleet, drawing on his many years in the class. His philosophy is simple, creating happy successful teams around owners who seem to enjoy themselves, getting what they want out of their sport and their investment.…
The brand new TP52 of Brazilian owner Eduardo de Souza Ramos was launched and christened in her home port of Valencia at the weekend. Preliminary sailing trials and training start the crew’s preparation for their participation in the Barclays 52 SUPER SERIES, starting 20-25th May in Capri, Italy. The boat, Phoenix, built at King Marine…
Winning both Quantum Key West in January and the US 52 Championship which finished last weekend in Miami, Quantum Racing now head back to Europe for May’s start to the Barclay’s 52 SUPER SERIES as overall US 52 SUPER SERIES champions. The American team which is skippered by Ed Baird (USA) won the two regatta…
Doug DeVos’ Quantum Racing completed a double title ‘slam dunk’ in the sweltering Miami heat and light winds as they collected the US 52 Championship title with a solid final day and also clinched the US 52 SUPER SERIES title, adding the Miami regatta win to their event victory in Key West in January. While…
A vigorous match race pre-start between Azzurra and Quantum did not give either an advantage off the start of Race 9, and it was on the strength of hooking the beginnings of a strong right shift on the first beat that SLED vaulted out ahead of the pack. The wind shifted even more dramatically right,…
