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Patience, concentration, risk management and perhaps a highly developed sixth sense of the subtle changes in the light breezes, were among the key assets shared by the crews which did best today, the second racing day of the GALICIA 52 SUPER SERIES ROYAL CUP off Baiona. Over Races 3 and 4 of the series, the…
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American Magic Quantum Racing’s top level consistency gives 2024 champions a strong start in Baiona
The 2024 overall circuit champions, Doug DeVos’ American Magic Quantum Racing, lead the GALICIA 52 SUPER SERIES ROYAL CUP after two good races on the beautiful but challenging race area off Baiona on the NW corner. With Terry Hutchinson calling tactics and Harry Melges steering, Sara Stone navigating and Victor Diaz de Leon strategist, American…
Second at the first regatta of the season in Saint-Tropez, France last month, Takashi Okura’s Sled team today laid down a marker on the beautiful waters off Baiona, NW Spain as the top performers over the two official practice races sailed today on the eve of the GALICIA 52 SUPER SERIES ROYAL CUP. Gusty northerly winds…
Today (Friday) Galicia’s prestigious Monte Real Club de Yates in Baiona(Galicia, Spain) hosted the official presentation of the GALICIA 52 SUPER SERIES ROYAL CUP, the second scoring event for the 2025 season of the 52 SUPER SERIES, which will be held in the waters of the Vigo estuary from 2 to 7 June. The Royal Cup is an historic perpetual sailing trophy which…
With the programme shortened to just four races by very light winds at the 52 SUPER SERIES Saint-Tropez Sailing Week earlier this month, owners and crews are hoping that the move out into the Atlantic for the GALICIA 52 SUPER SERIES ROYAL CUP, the second of 2025’s five regattas yields stronger winds and some adrenalin…
Following the successful shipping of most of the TP52s from Nice in the Mediterranean out into the Atlantic and to Vigo on rugged northwest of Spain, the race fleet is now mustering in Galicia ahead of the GALICIA 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup. Nine of the eleven boats representing nine nations which are set to…
Making what proved to be the decisive winning move on the final run of the second and final race today, Britain’s Tony Langley and his world champion crew, secured overall victory at the first regatta of the five event 2025 52 SUPER SERIES season, the 52 SUPER SERIES Saint Tropez Sailing Week. Light winds and…
Saint-Tropez in the South of France produced yet more frustration with next-to-no wind for the penultimate day of the 52 SUPER SERIES Saint-Tropez Trophy regatta. The forecast for Sunday is for breezes of around 10 knots which could allow up to three races to be contested. The possible start time has been advanced to 1130hrs…
The standings remain the same at the 52 SUPER SERIES Saint-Tropez Sailing Week after a day with insufficient wind to race. The 11 boat fleet of TP52s representing nine different nations waited on the water until 1700hrs before it clouded over and the light breeze which had shown some temporary promise dropped away again and…
Disappointed to miss out on winning the 2024 circuit title after coming into the last event of the season in Valencia with a solid points lead, Tony Langley’s world champions Gladiator crew started their assault on the 2025 title on the best possible footing as the 52 SUPER SERIES Saint-Tropez Sailing Week opened with two…
