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After a short delay to wait for the sea breeze to build Tony Langley and his crew stole victory on the final downwind, snatching their first race win of this Audi Sardinia Cup from under the noses of Audi Azzurra Sailing Team who had lead through the race. Audi Azzurra Sailing Team sailed smartly off…
While Doug De Vos’ team have a lead of three points over the duo which are locked on 5pts apiece, Audi Azzurra Sailing Team and Gladiator, RÁN did not have such a good opening day with their two fourth places: Juan Vila, navigator aboard Quantum Racing reminds us that the science of forecasts and monitoring…
Cunningham, who lives in the Cayman Islands and has done most of his sailing in the USA, decided just over a year ago that the TP52 was the challenge he wanted and set about creating a programme which races hard, but which likes to enjoy themselves together. Their secret weapon, Cunningham reveals, is the on…
In light breezes it was a difficult day for the 52 Super Series’ tacticians, seeking to avoid the worst of the potholes – holes in the wind – and to try to take account of key changes in pressure and direction. While the American flagged Quantum Racing built their back to back wins on a…
After sliding down inside Quantum, Azzurra just did not have the accelertion and runway to hold. Quantum. Paprec, the French team lead by Stephan Neve, read the gentle sea breeze well and chased Quantum around the WW1 mark in second with Azzurra third. The French lead through the leeward gate but a downspeed tack when…
Ed Baird had the champions start sweetly compared with their rivals. Audi Azzurra Sailing Team carrying home hopes were second behind Quantum at the first mark but fell to Gladiator on the first downwind. Tony Langley’s team sailed an assured race to take second. Rán Racing were slow off the start line and finished fourth…
The early wind is the remaining Mistral direction but a transition to sea breeze conditions is expected after midday, with the wind expected to rise to maybe 12 kts during the afternoon. The Mistral will stay until around midday then the transition should last an hour or a couple of hours, you will see easterly…
The 52 Series fleet and Soto 40’s representing six international teams stayed tied to the dock at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda throughout the day while winds on the race area gusted to over 30kts for most of the day. With no racing possible, race officer Maria Torrijo confirms that the objective is to race…
The yacht club itself is a jewel in Porto Cervo’s crown. The yacht club building was renovated completely in 2003 by the New York architect Peter Marino. The mood and feel through the club is very much that of being aboard a luxury ship, with long, linear multilevel decks. The pool terrace with its stunning…
Six TP52 teams, partners to six Soto 40’s, are lined up at the dock, fully prepared for whatever Sardinia’s famous Costa Smeralda waters might deliver them for the Audi Sardinia Cup, the international team regatta which starts Wednesday. A buffeting Mistral put paid to Tuesday’s official practice race, the race officers deciding that too much…
