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Two weeks of pent up frustration at their disappointing third place result in Capri’s first regatta of the BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES, not to mention two hours waiting this afternoon for a decent racing breeze to arrive on the beautiful blue waters off Porto Cervo, Sardinia, almost certainly contributed to the speed that Quantum Racing…
World Champions Rán Racing, Niklas Zennström’s, team proved they are tuned up and ready to defend the title they won in Miami in spring 2013 when they won a fluky, light winds practice race as the nine boat fleet warmed up today for the Audi TP52 World Championship off Porto Cervo, Sardinia. While the regatta…
The TP52 class may be making their fourth visit to Porto Cervo when they compete at the second BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES regatta of the season, racing for the AUDI TP52 World Championship title, but racing will have a very different flavour to the usual competition itinerary. Responding directly to the desire of the owners…
Capri, and the first BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES regatta of the season, marked the first sale of an existing TP52 to an enthusiastic, passionate owner who is looking to step up his team’s performance for the 2015 52 SUPER SERIES. Renowned French owner Jean Luc Petithuguenin agreed the purchase of the Vrolijk-designed current world champion…
On the BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES’ first visit to the island of Capri it was the Italian team on Azzurra which came away with top honours, clinching the first regatta title of the 2014 European TP52 season with an impressive second and a first place from the two difficult races on the final day. …
There was no further racing today for the BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES fleet in Capri due to the lack of a settled, suitable breeze. But on the strength of a promising outlook for Saturday, the scheduled final day, the race officers have moved the start time forward by one hour (to 1100hrs local warning) and…
The coastal race for the BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES at Rolex Capri Sailing Week had to be abandoned before the fleet had reached the first turning mark this afternoon when the light breeze shut down and left the crews all but becalmed. The leaders, Tony Langley’s Gladiator and Jim Swartz’s Vesper¸ were ghosting gently towards…
After two days of windward-leeward races off Capri, Italy the first BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES regatta of the season has fallen very much in line with predictions that this would be a very open event with no one boat able to dominate in the light winds. Four different winners from four starts endorse this view…
While the BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES newest owner, Brasil’s Eduardo de Souza Ramos may have been the owner-driver wearing the biggest smile around Capri’s Marina Grande this evening after he and his Phoenix team won their first ever race, Day 1 Race 1 of this year’s four regatta circuit, it is Quantum Racing which top…
Capri set to offer challenging conditions for BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES. Niklas Zennström’s Rán Racing won the official practice race for the BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES as the nine boat fleet completed their final warm up and preparations leading up to the very first races of the new season in Europe at Rolex Capri Sailing…
