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Race 5 of the Royal Cup Marina Ibiza sees a first win at the regatta for Azzurra. With aa big right hand shift on the second beat Ran Racing were able to rise to second while Quantum Racing took fourth and Gladiator fifth. That leaves three boats tied for the overall lead on 15pts, Gladiator,…
Quantum Racing won Race 4 of the Royal Cup Marina Ibiza but a last gasp improvement by Tony Langley’s Gladiator from fourth to third on the final run, keeps the British flagged 52 ahead on American Independence Day by one single point. Quantum Racing made a solid start near the left end of the start…
After a long, hot slow Wednesday with very light winds, Thursday at the Royal Cup Marina Ibiza looks to be slightly better. The coastal race has been postponed meantime and the intention is to run up to three races today. Gladiator go on the water with a three points lead, but owner-helm Tony Langley is…
After a long, hot and frustrating three hours delay waiting for enough breeze to build it was Tony Langley’s crew on Gladiator which won Race 3, the only contest of the day, at the Royal Cup Marina Ibiza for the 52 SUPER SERIES. The win takes Langley’s team to the top of the Ibiza event…
Tony Langley’s Gladiator won a very light wind Race 3 of the Royal Cup Marina Ibiza to seize the overall regatta lead. After a three hours wait for a breeze to build, the contest started in just 6kts of wind from the SE, Langley’s team picked the strongest breeze and were especially quick at the…
We have to be lucky today, in light of the forecast for very gentle breezes. 52 SUPER SERIES race officer Maria Torrijo Winds are not expected to be much more than five or six knots at the most, and for some of the afternoon it will be closer to three or four knots. Nevertheless the…
Austin and Gwen Fragomen’s American flagged 52 Interlodge leads the Royal Cup MarinaIbiza after two very light wind races at the 52 SUPER SERIES second regatta of the season. Victory in the second race paired with a fourth leaves them just one point ahead of a tight trio of teams all resident on six points:…
Austin and Gwen Fragomen’s Interlodge won Race 2 of the Royal Cup Marina Ibiza to lead the regatta overall. With John Cutler on tactics Interlodge opened with a good first beat in the very light conditions, starting from the left end of the start but staying with the strongest band of pressure upwind to round…
Quantum Racing, winners of last month’s Conde de Godo trophy made the best possible start to the Royal Trophy Marina Ibiza when they lead Race 1 from the windward mark to the finish line. They made a clean, fast start mid line in the 8-9kts of E’ly breeze and were clear ahead of the three…
A light start to the Royal Cup is expected today for the eight boat 52 SUPER SERIES fleet as they race on Ibiza waters for the first time. Race officer Maria Torrijo is hoping to run three races but the forecasts are predicting winds less than nine knots with a variation in strength and direction.…
