Press Release
The 2016 52 SUPER SERIES starts in Scarlino, Italy in one week. The 2016 52 SUPER SERIES has enjoyed a longer and more active pre-season build up than throughout its five years of history and so there is a considerable air of anticipation among the racing teams which are assembling now in Scarlino, Tuscany as…
(Monday 16th May) – Gaastra PalamVela, the warm up regatta for the Mediterranean season that took place last weekend on the Bay of Palma, proved the perfect dress-rehearsal for the 2016 52 SUPER SERIES, which starts in just over one week’s time in Scarlino, Italy. Quantum Racing laid down a marker for the now imminent…
(Sunday 8th May, Palma de Mallorca) – Quantum Racing made a faltering start to their 2015 season, but winning Gaastra Palma Vela on Sunday proves they are better prepared to regain the 52 SUPER SERIES title. They may have had their ups and downs at the warm-up Gaastra PalmaVela which finished on Sunday, but after…
A record entry of nine TP52s will compete over the coming days at Gaastra Palma Vela regatta as the fleet prepare for the start of the 52 SUPER SERIES later this month. There was a time when this Mediterranean curtain raiser was considered purely a training regatta, an opportunity to check in against the opposition,…
There are still 15 weeks until the first start gun is fired off the Tuscan coast to open the 2016 52 SUPER SERIES but many of the top teams are ramping up their preparations imminently to ensure they are ready to unleash their optimum performance from Day 1, Race 1. Two 52 SUPER SERIES teams…
Azzurra are crowned 2015 52 SUPER SERIES CHAMPIONS Quantum Racing win the Cascais Cup Cascais, Portugal is set to be painted a particular shade of blue tonight after Azzurra are crowned the 52 SUPER SERIES champions of 2015. The team which wears the iconic colours of Sardinia’s Yacht Club Costa Smeralda eclipsed Quantum Racing over…
Azzurra clinched the 2015 52 SUPER SERIES title today at the Cascais Cup, reaching their mathematical finish line with a day to spare. Their points margin over 2014 champions Quantum Racing rendered them unbeatable. It is the second time that the crew which wear the emblematic colours of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda have won…
Two beautifully composed, accomplished race wins in strong breezes and big waves today off Cascais highlighted once again why Azzurra are 2015’s champions elect for the 52 SUPER SERIES title. Their double bullet, dream day, as they count down to their season’s title winning line, also gives them an overall lead of five points over…
Quantum Racing lead in Cascais Twice in a row today Quantum Racing stuck to and executed their game plan perfectly. Consequently they won both races today at the Cascais Cup to take the overall regatta lead, three points ahead of Azzurra. The champions elect composed two excellent second places to keep their 2015 title chase…
As the 52 SUPER SERIES moved to the Atlantic, the regatta standings at the Cascais Cup after the first two races reflect a certain American flavour. Jim Swartz’s Vesper crew instantly made their long odyssey from the USA for their one and only 52 SUPER SERIES of the season worthwhile when they won the first…
