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A precious cargo of ten 52 SUPER SERIES representing seven different nations left Palma today (May, 05th 2024) heading across the Atlantic bound for the USA’s sailing epicentre, Newport, Rhode Island. After finishing a thrilling 52 SUPER SERIES PalmaVela Sailing Week on Thursday, technical teams have worked pretty much around the clock to make sure the…
Ergin Imre’s Provezza crew laid to rest some of their past bad memories of racing on the Bay of Palma when they clinched the first title of the 52 SUPER SERIES 2024 season at 52 SUPER SERIES PalmaVela Sailing thanks to a spectacular victory in the final race. With a new boat due to come…
A thrilling Thursday title tussle is on the cards after no racing was possible Wednesday at the 52 SUPER SERIES PalmaVela Sailing Week due to very strong winds on Mallorca’s world renowned Bay of Palma. But while only one point separates joint leaders GBR’s Alegre (Andy Soriano) and the USA’s Quantum Racing powered by American…
After three good races today on the Bay of Palma – each with a different winner – Andy Soriano’s brand new Alegre leads the 52 SUPER SERIES PalmaVela Sailing Week, but only on tie break ahead of Doug DeVos’s Quantum Racing powered by American Magic. With Aussie Olympic medallist Will Ryan and Brit Nic Ashercombining…
Tony Langley’s Gladiator team took the first race win of the 2024 52 SUPER SERIES season at 52 SUPER SERIES PalmaVela Sailing Week after profiting from a bold call on the first downwind leg allowed the British flagged team to move up from eighth at the first windward mark to lead by the leeward gate.…
Today’s two short practice races, the prelude to Sunday’s start of the 2024 52 SUPER SERIES season at the 52 SUPER SERIES PalmaVela Sailing Week, underlined how tricky and testing Mallorca’s Bay of Palma can be in early Spring and also how in the unsettled winds and sloppy, choppy seas, any one of the ten…
Provezza had a difficult end to the 2023 season. In effect a standing rigging failure at the last regatta of the season saw their handy season lead disappear. They finished second, tied on points, which is still Ergin Imre’s team’s best ever result at the end of a season, but it was a very bittersweet…
After thrilling end to the 2023 52 SUPER SERIES circuit which saw Germany’s Platoon, owned and steered by Harm Müller-Spreer, win the season title on tie-break, the five regatta 2024 circuit opens on Sunday, Mallorca’s Bay of Palma at the 52 SUPER SERIES Palma Vela Sailing Week. And if last year finished on a high,…
Throughout what proved to be an exciting, demanding and dynamic 2023 52 SUPER SERIES season the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit has continued to deliver on its fundamental sustainability policies whilst incorporating new ideas and initiatives and continuously working hard to expand the global reach and diversity of its messaging. The basic elements have…