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The rain is forecast to clear before midday but the winds will be pretty light through this second day of racing at the Audi Valencia Cup. Forecast suggest around 7-9kts from the SE but first thing the AP flag has been up and there is a postponement ashore. Intentions, as ever, will be to get…
The team from the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda won both of the first two races and lead the third. But when a big gust and wind shift struck just in the final metres of the day’s final race, the kite of Audi Azurra Sailing Team touched the committee boat’s antenna. Having to drop their gennaker…
Niklas Zennstrom and crew of Ran won the third race of the Audi Valencia Cup seizing the win from another very close finish. Audi Azzurra lead throughout the race until the final run when a big shift and a strong gust blew its way down the course. Audi Azzurra lost out to Quantum Racing on…
Starting the first race of the Audi Valencia Cup with a six points deficit on Quantum Racing in the overall 52 Super Series standings, Audi Azzurra Sailing Team made the best possible inroad into that deficit when they won the first race with Quantum Racing finishing fifth. Racing in 12 to 14 kts of NE’ly…
Today was the practice race day for the season finale of the 52 Super Series and the Soto 40 class. Teams woke to hot and hazy conditions in Valencia this morning but finally by late afternoon a light sea breeze broke through to allow one short practice race. Quantum Racing won the opening salvo from…
High-level sailing is back in Valencia. The city will host the Audi Valencia Cup, the season finale of the 52 Super Series and the Soto 40 class. In total there will be 12 race boats competing. The Audi Valencia Cup is the trophy that closes the 2012 season of the 52 Super Series, and will…
Calafat completed the last day’s racing of the nine-month ocean marathon at Galway, Ireland with Spain’s Team Telefónica on July 7. Just two days later he was in Palma, Mallorca training with Audi Sailing Team pow ered by All4One. He was not only competing, but winning; claiming third in the team’s debut regatta the Royal…
I was looking at my hand and my finger thinking ‘I’ve lost my work’. You lose your hands, you’re done, that’s was the hardest thing. Jones The Australian born sailor was evacuated from the yacht mid-race, onto the team’s rib and transferred to an awaiting ambulance. It was touch and go if he would lose…
Audi All4One claimed victory in their debut Copa del Rey after a nail-biting final day’s racing at Palma, Mallorca on Saturday that resulted in a long awaited regatta win for their Olympic and America’s Cup champion tactician Jordi Calafat. Palma born Calafat, 44, said winning the Copa del Rey, the largest regatta in the Mediterranean,…
Palma born Calafat, 44, said winning the Copa del Rey, the largest regatta in the Mediterranean, had been an ambition of his since he first competed about a quarter of a century ago in a one tonner. We always like to win regattas no matter what, but I’ve been trying to win this for more…
