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On the strength of a first place and a second on Tuesday at Quantum Key West 2013, Niklas Zennström’s Rán Racing team stepped clear of the 52 SUPER SERIES pack with a lead of two points over defending 2012 52 SUPER SERIES champions Azzurra. Ironically neither of the top two boats sailed an error free…

Just as it was forecast at the start of the regatta, so the winds at Quantum Key West 2013 have built day by day, and so Day 3 of the five scheduled racing days, looks set to be the windiest yet. For the 52 SUPER SERIES fleet, the N’ly winds of more than 20kts will…

On a 1-2 scoreline for today’s two races, Rán Racing has jumped to the top of the leaderboard in Day Two of the 52 SUPER SERIES. Conditions of the day were postcard-perfect, with 12-16 knots of breeze from the north providing flat water and just enough changes in shift and pressure to keep the racing…

Two more windward-leeward races are scheduled for the 52 SUPER SERIES today at Quantum Key West 2013 and the prospect is for more breeze than the light and streaky NW’ly which prevailed for the first day. Whilst it is Quantum Racing, with owner Doug DeVos on the helm, which leads the regatta standings for the…

Quantum Racing, with owner Doug DeVos on the helm, emerge from the first day of the new 52 SUPER SERIES season with the overall lead at Quantum Key West 2013 thanks to a well executed victory in the second of two windward-leeward races sailed for the six boat 52 class. They were never passed at…

The 52 SUPER SERIES dock at Key West’s Truman Annexe is a picture of activity, anticipation hangs heavy in the air this morning as the crews prepare for the first races of the season. Nerves are not exactly an issue for the calibre of sailor assembled here across the six 52’s, Azzurra, Quantum Racing, RÁN,…

The 2013 52 SUPER SERIES starts Monday with two scheduled races at Quantum Key West 2013 regatta and if early indicators from the informal training races which have taken place over recent days are a yardstick then the established form teams might not have it all their own way. With five days of windward-leeward racing…

Ed Reynolds, President of Quantum Sails, sponsors of Quantum Key West 2013 regatta week and the team manager of Quantum Racing is a huge fan of this regatta which kicks off the 52 SuperSeries in the USA for the very first time. Naturally, as a huge fan of North America’s showcase regatta and a very…

Quantum Racing did not finish last season the way that they wanted. For all that the early part of 2012 ran to script for the team which is lead by America’s Cup champion Ed Baird, towards the end their challenge for the inaugural 52 SUPER SERIES title was derailed by a combination of bad breaks…

In September last year Azzurra, the iconic sailing team which represents the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, clinched the first 52 SUPER SERIES title on the strength of talent, guile and ultimately a huge measure of sheer self-belief. The crew which sails the Roemmers family owned TP52 that is skippered and steered by Guillermo Parada (ARG)…