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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…
It is official practice day for the Audi Sardinia Cup, the second event of the 52 Super Series. With six teams entered for this regatta which as such a storied history, one TP52 and one Soto 40 apiece, there is more at stake than just the 52 Super Series points. At the Yacht Club Costa…
After the outstanding success of Barcelona last month where three TP52’s went in to the final day of the Trofeo Conde de Godó with a good chance of winning and the overall winner was finally decided only on a tie-break, it is the famous waters Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda whiche next week will host the 52…
With no racing today Quantum Racing are crowned winners of the 52 SUPER SERIES first regatta, winning on countback from the Audi Azzurra Sailing Team. It was due to be a Sunday High Noon shootout for the Troefeo Vela Conde de Godo regatta honours in the fierce early summer sunshine off Barcelona, America’s world champions…
Sunday morning and there is a certain mood of anticipation around the race dock for the 52 SUPER SERIES fleet, and in the chill out area of the Real Club Nautico de Barcelona compound. Only one race is scheduled, a showdown decider which will reveal the winner of the class at this Trofeo Vela Conde…
Boris Herrmann is more used to the challenges of deep ocean racing. Still only 30 he has already two double-handed round the world races under his belt, winning three of the five legs of the Global Ocean Race in Class 40’s and more recently taking fifth in the Barcelona World Race. His ocean racing started…
Two race wins in a diminishing, complicated sea breeze elevate Quantum Racing to top the overall leaderboard at the Trofeo Vela Conde del Godo, the first regatta of the 52 SUPER SERIES. But the Audi MedCup Circuit champions go into Sunday’s one deciding race tied on aggregate points with the Italian flagged Audi Azzurra Sailing…
After great racing in classic conditions for the 52s yesterday, the sea breeze is expected to be just a little lighter, peaking at around 15kts for the two races which are scheduled for the 52 Super Series at the Trofeo de Vela Conde de Godo. Several crews, not just in the 52s, were slightly surprised…
