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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…
Ed Reynolds, President of Quantum Sail Design Group and the managing director of the Quantum Racing Team has been around the TP52 MedCup Circuit since the beginning. Since they launched their own boat in 2008 – and won the Circuit title in that year – the TP52 Circuit has been very good for Quantum’s global…
After two great races in sparkling Garbi seabreeze conditions off Barcelona it is Niklas Zennström’s Rán team which leads the Trofeo de Vela Conde de Godo, but only on countback from the Audi Azzurra Sailing Team. After five races not only do the top two boats share the same 9pts aggregate, but the new Azzurra…
Barcelona is expected to turn on a day of great conditions for the second day of the 52 SUPER SERIES at Barcelona’s Trofeo de Vela Conde del Godo. According to morning predictions around the dock at the Real Club Nautico de Barcelona, the seabreeze should hit 20kts by mid to late afternoon. With three good…
