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  • All Locked Up After Day 2 At The Rolex TP52 World Championships. Ties At The Top Of Regatta And The Season Standings.

    Takashi Okura’s Sled crew with six times America’s Cup winner Murray Jones on the helm and Italian ace Francesco Bruni calling tactics won themselves a share of the overall lead of the Rolex TP52 World Championships on the Bay of Palma today after two of the most challenging but exciting races of recent years.  In…

  • Pressure On Now…..The Rolex TP52 World Championships Start Tuesday

    Nine of the highest calibre grand prix sailing tacticians in world sailing took to the stage at the Real Club Nautical de Palma in Mallorca this evening to officially launch the Rolex TP52 World Championships which start tomorrow Tuesday and which will also decide the winners of the 2021 52 SUPER SERIES. Also on stage…

  • No Racing, Platoon Lead Into Final Day in Menorca

    With no racing possible due to a lack of wind off Mahon today Harm Müller-Spreer’s Platoon team go into the final day of the Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week with a lead of two points. Nacho Postigo, navigator of Provezza reported, “There was no wind because of the cloud and storm activity around but…

  • Platoon Pile On The Pressure

    Winners of the regatta when it was last held in 2019, Harm Müller Spreer’s Platoon crew took the lead at the Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week after a fourth place and a race win allowed them to overhaul Andy Soriano’s Alegre who faltered with a seventh and tenth which halted their opening run of…

  • 52 SUPER SERIES Fleet Set to Line Up in Menorca

    Knock on effects of travel restrictions mean that 52 SUPER SERIES leaders and winners of the Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week, Takasghi Okura’s Sled team will have a number of crew line-up changes to contend with when they seek to win their second regatta in a row at next week’s Menorca 52 SUPER…

  • Sled Triumph In Puerto Portals at first TP52 SUPER SERIES regatta of 2021, Beau Geste Win TP52 20th Anniversary Invitational regatta

    Takashi Okura’s Sled team were crowned winners of the first regatta of the 2021 season, the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week, after conflicting breezes on the Bay of Palma meant no racing could be held on the final day. Sled triumph by just one single point at an event which saw five different…

  • Quantum Racing Victorious On 20th Anniversary Day But Classic Conditions Bless Big Fleet Races

    The 20th anniversary celebrations to highlight the continued popularity and success of the TP52 class were blessed with an appropriate measure of champagne sailing on the Bay of Palma as competition for the 52 SUPER SERIES paused for the day and enjoyed a fantastic day of racing. The 16 boat fleet which has gathered in…

  • Sled Leading

    Sled Leading

    Three good races on the Bay of Palma yielded three different winners in the 52 SUPER SERIES fleet at the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week and 20th Anniversary Invitational regatta with Takashi Okura’s Sled team emerging with the one point lead over Doug DeVos’ Quantum Racing. In the six boat Invitational regatta Karl…

  • Sled’s Race Win Moves Them To Second Behind Leaders Quantum Racing

    With the wind blowing offshore for the one race which was sailed at the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week & 20th Anniversary Invitational tacticians and strategists had a more challenging day than might be usually expected on the Bay of Palma. In the 52 SUPER SERIES fleet it was Adam Beashel supported by…

  • Quantum Racing Show Early Form in Puerto Portals

    After the first day of racing on the 2021 52 SUPER SERIES Quantum Racing, steered by Doug DeVos, are on top of the nine boat eader board after sailing a strong pair of opening races – a second and first – on the Bay of Palma at the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week…