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An unsettled, breezy start to the Cascais Cup, the finale of the 2015 52 SUPER SERIES seems to be on the cards. There was something of a foretaste today when the fleet warmed up in sizeable waves and a moderately fresh wind for the official practice race. Strong winds are forecast to pass over the…
Two brand new venues feature on the 2016 calendar for the 52 SUPER SERIES and the world’s leading performance monohull circuit enters a successful fifth year. In May the 52 SUPER SERIES will open in Scarlino, Tuscany, Italy and in September the circuit’s penultimate event will be raced from Mahon, Menorca. The planned schedule for…
Quantum Racing may have won the premier class at the 34th Copa del Rey MAPFRE, TP52s for the third time in a row when they won the final race but tactician Terry Hutchinson considers today’s victory in the fourth regatta of the 52 SUPER SERIES their hardest won and by far their most satisfying. Victory…
After a dramatic Friday which saw Quantum Racing as boat of the day posting a second and first, with owner-driver Doug DeVos on the helm, getting their Copa del Rey MAPFRE title defence back on track, Harm Müller-Spreer’s German Platoon falter after a costly penalty in the second race contributed to a weighty eighth place,…
A golden day at the 34th Copa del Rey MAPFRE for Germany’s Harm Müller-Spreer, two back to back wins on the Bay of Palma during which no boat crossed the bows of the distinictive ‘armour clad’ Vrolijk designed TP52, takes them to the top of the regatta standings but only on countback against 52 SUPER…
While Vladimir Liubomirov’s Bronenosec ran away with the 30 miles coastal race today, extending their polished record on the coastal tracks of the 2015 52 SUPER SERIES to three wins and a second place, fifth place for Azzurra to Quantum Racing’s second sees the overall lead of the Azzurra team cut to two points. Some…
Azzurra made the best possible start to their 34th Copa del Rey Mapfre with two staright wins on the Bay of Palma capitalising on two strong starts to lead at each and every mark today. The crew which won the world championships last month on the same waters earn themselves a lead of two points…
When the 52 SUPER SERIES fleet of 11 TP52s gather for next week’s Mediterranean summer showcase regatta, the 34th Copa del Rey MAPFRE, series leaders Azzurra will be bidding to win their third regatta in a row and the fleet will welcome new American owners to compete on the world’s leading grand prix multihull circuit…
Azzurra won the 2015 TP52 World Championship with a race to spare, finishing 14 points clear of second placed Platoon while only one point separated third from fifth, Provezza taking third step on the podium only by virtue of a tie break with both Alegre and Rán Racing As the final points table confirms racing…
Carrying a 14 points lead going into the final day of the TP52 World Championships, Azzurra need only two solid results Saturday to be sure of collecting the title. But so intense and closely matched is the 12 boats fleet racing in these sea breeze conditions on the Bay of Palma, Mallorca, the outcome is…
