Press Release
The home straight of the 2014 BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES is in sight. The Zenith Royal Cup Marina Ibiza starts Wednesday 17th September and will see eight 52s from eight different nations competing at a less well known venue, one which promises to reveal tricky race tracks with a broad range of different racing conditions…
Gaastra Pro, one of the 52 SUPER SERIES most passionate long standing supporters and suppliers, will enter the final event of the 2014 BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES, the Zenith Royal Cup Marina Ibiza in their own right with a chartered 52 which will be skippered by Gaastra Pro’s director Marc Blees. Just as he did…
Eight newly built TP52s will compete on the 2015 52 SUPER SERIES circuit in fleet which is expected to comprise 12 to 14 boats, including three teams who will be new to the series in Europe, over a five regatta circuit at venues which are presently being finalised. The high number of new boats for…
There was to be no succession at the 2014 Copa del Rey Mapfre. Rán Racing may have gone into the final day of the Mediterranean’s showcase regatta with designs on the King’s Cup, just three points behind reigning champions Quantum Racing, but the defending champions squashed the challenge from Niklas Zennström’s team on the start…
Niklas Zennström’s Rán Racing team proved their never-say-die fighting spirit on the Bay of Palma today when they twice made key gains in the final minutes of successive races to bring themselves within only three points of regatta leaders Quantum Racing going into the final day of the Copa del Rey MAPFRE. If Rán’s 1,2…
They have done it before and will doubtless do it again before this Barclays 52 SUPER SERIES is out, but Quantum Racing today on the Bay of Palma produced a timely reminder of their champions’ hallmarks when they dug their way out from an early fifth place to rescue a valuable second around a windward-leeward…
Over a long, hot coastal race at the Copa del Rey Mapfre on the Bay of Palma, Rán Racing proved the value of their back-to-basics approach when they took the winning gun to return themselves to second place in the overall standings as the six day, 11 race regatta approaches its midpoint. A couple of…
Quantum Racing maintained their very polished consistency, scoring two second places to extend their overall lead in the Barclays 52 SUPER SERIES class at the 33rd Copa del Rey on the Bay of Palma. After four races the team which is skippered by Ed Baird have finished no worse than second, holding on to that…
As the Bay of Palma delivered typically glamorous sea breeze conditions to open the 33rd Copa del Rey, the third regatta of the Barclays 52 SUPER SERIES, Doug DeVos’ Quantum Racing proved best able to maintain the highest level of consistency on a race area which places such a high premium on winning and using…
The Copa del Rey MAPFRE may be the third regatta of the BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES but with only 11 races sailed so far over the Capri and Porto Cervo events and up to 11 races programmed for this annual showcase Mediterranean event, the six days of racing on the Bay of Palma might prove…
