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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.…
Challenges or opportunities? Ibiza, as a new venue to the 52 SUPER SERIES, is set to present both over the course of the next five days of racing for the Royal Cup and it will be the team which stays cool in the summer heat and makes the most of the unfamiliar race arena which…
Challenges or opportunities? Ibiza, as a new venue to the 52 SUPER SERIES, is set to present both over the course of the next five days of racing for the Royal Cup and it will be the team which stays cool in the summer heat and makes the most of the unfamiliar race arena which…
Eight 52’s will race next week when the 52 SUPER SERIES is hosted for the first time on the Balearic Island of Ibiza. The second European regatta of the season, the Royal Cup, reflects the initiative of the owners to choose venues which are a mix of established, key regattas and standalone regattas at desirable,…
Winning the final race in Barcelona Quantum Racing, skippered by Ed Baird with Terry Hutchinson as tactician, contributed all that they could to lifting the Conde de Godo Trophy regatta for the second year in a row, but with long time event leaders Azzurra slumping to a dramatic seventh place at the same time, the…
Victory in a dramatic final race in which their rivals, long time regatta leaders Azzurra finished seventh ensures Quantum Racing win the 52 SUPER SERIES’ first regatta of the European season, the Conde de Godo Trophy in Barcelona. While Quantum started well and were quickly into a favourable wind pattern on the early left of…
When most of the 52 SUPER SERIES fleet are looking for a Super Sunday finish, a two races showdown to complete the regatta, it seems like the Barcelona weather is not going to play ball. The morning so far has seen a few spots of rain, there are dark clouds overhead and the wind around…
