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  • Gladiator’s perfect double bullet day but Platoon retain Royal Cup lead

    After a disappointing eighth and a ninth on the opening day of the Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup Wednesday, Tony Langley’s GBR-flagged Gladiator bounced back with two good, solid race wins today. Harm Müller-Spreer’s Platoon retain the overall regatta lead thanks to their second and fifth places today. The northeasterly breeze dropped through the…

  • Platoon back on top form in Menorca

    Winners in Menorca in 2019 and the last time the circuit visited in 2021, Harm Müller Spreer’s Platoon crew made the best start to the Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup today when they won the first race and took third in the second windward-leeward. They lead by two points ahead of Takashi Okura’s Sled…

  • Ready to race for the Royal Cup in Menorca

    The Club Náutico de Mahón hosted the official presentation of the Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup in beautiful sunshine this evening. Nine boats flying the flags of seven nationalities will comete at this third event of the 2023 season. It is this the fifth visit of the 52 SUPER SERIES in 11 years. The…

  • Ready to rumble in Mahon, Menorca

    To many observers it may seem like the 2023 52 SUPER SERIES season has only just started but in fact when the fleet convenes this coming weekend in the historic natural harbour of Mahon in Menorca, this third regatta of the year will take the very evenly matched, highly refined TP52 fleet past the season’s…

  • Provezza prevail in Scarlino

    Ergin Imré’s Provezza team won their second title in a row today in Tuscany when they overturned nine points deficit over two final races to clinch the 52 SUPER SERIES Scarlino Sailing Week regatta victory, adding to their success in Saint Tropez, France just three weeks ago. Led by helm John Cutler, tactician Hamish Pepper,…

  • Quantum Racing hold lead into final day as Vāyu push hard in second

    A three race day in a good nine to 11kts of breeze on Tuscany’s scenic Gulf of Follonica brought the 52 SUPER SERIES Scarlino Sailing Week back on schedule after missing one race Thursday due to the threat of thunderstorms. Quantum Racing powered by American Magic now lead into the final Saturday showdown with a…

  • Thunder stops play, Sled still on top

    Due to the threat of big thunderstorms only one race was sailed today at the 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week. Quantum Racing powered by American Magic bounced back from a disappointing second race Wednesday, when they stole the Race 5 winning gun from under the noses of the Whitcraft family’s Vayu. Vayu, with Don Whitcraft…

  • Sled step clear in Scarlino

    Takashi Okura’s Sled team were top scoring boat over a testing day of shifting, light breezes on the Gulf of Follonica at the 52 SUPER SERIES Scarlino Sailing Week today. The 2021 circuit champions sailed to a first and a fourth place, whilst their nearest title rivals so far this week, Quantum Racing powered by…

  • Only tiebreak separates Quantum Racing and Sled after two in Tuscany

    The Quantum Racing powered by American Magic team may have missed tactician John Kostecki – who had to step aside at the last second at the weekend with a medical issue – but they still managed to compose a solid opening day to the 52 SUPER SERIES Scarlino Sailing Week and lead on countback from…

  • Scarlino set to offer opportunities for all…

    After the one way, one sided gains of the track of Saint Tropez earlier in the month, the 52 SUPER SERIES teams seem set to be offered the very opposite type of sea-breeze conditions over the first few days of the 52 SUPER SERIES Scarlino Sailing Week which starts Tuesday on the Gulf of Follonica,…