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Past world champions and leaders of the 52 SUPER SERIES Azzurra will stick by the same fundamental principles which served them well last month when they won Quantum Key West 2013 as they bid to land the 52 World Championship crown in Miami, Florida 5-9th March. The team which is skippered by Guillermo Parada (ARG)…
Eight 52’s representing five different countries will challenge for the Gaastra 52 World Championships off Miami’s famous South Beach from March 4th to 9th. The championships, which return to the Miami for the first time since 2006, are being supported by headline sponsors Gaastra who also enter their own Dutch All-Stars team lead by Gaastra’s…
Given that the final day of Quantum Key West 2103 started with the two top teams Azzurra and Rán Racing tied on points it is appropriate the overall winner emerged after the most dramatic and closest day of racing. Whilst errors and bad luck afflicted several key teams in the brisk breezes delivering a great…
Azzurra, the reigning 52 SUPER SERIES champions of 2012, have started the 2013 season in great form, winning 4 of 10 races sailed here, overcoming their early adversities on Day One to take and hold the lead in the final phase of this first 52 SUPER SERIES event at Quantum Key West. Azzurra’s victory in…
Azzurra won what proved to be the most dramatic race yet of the 52 SUPER SERIES at Quantum Key West as both of their main rivals Ran Racing and Quantum Racing suffered their own significant problems which cost them dearly. Quantum Rscing’s jib split three metres from the head early on the first beat which…
Jamie Haines is the only female crew working forward of the helm in the 52 SUPER SERIES, but this is no matter. This 33-year old native to Newport, USA comes from a long heritage of offshore sailors, and so has salt water in her veins. Her grandfather Jim Kilroy was an American racing legend, having…
In reality there are probably four boats with a good chance of winning the first 52 SUPER SERIES regatta, Quantum Key West 2013. Tied on points are Azzurra and Rán Racing. Three out of four days so far have ended up with the top two teams on the same points, so it would not be…
After two more great races for the 52 SUPER SERIES at Quantum Key West 2013 the top two boats Azzurra and Rán Racing still remain tied on the same points aggregate. Alberto Roemmers’ Azzurra team which flies the colours of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda still just hold the edge overall but on the strength…
Warm temperatures, perfect breezes, sunny skies and clear azure waters today drew out all the photographers and spectators to see what makes Quantum Key West such an iconic attraction for mid-winter sailing. The other draw of course is the competition, which today did not disappoint for Day Races 7 and 8 of the 52 SUPER…
An impressive win in Race 7 of the 52 SUPER SERIES at Quantum Key West for the defending 2012 champion Azzurra promotes the team led by Guillermo Parada to a clear one point lesd ahead of Ran Racing. Azzurra’s well timed start near the middle of the line was key to their slender lead at…
