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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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

For the second event of the five regatta season the 2023 52 SUPER SERIES resumes competition next week in Tuscany as the beautiful, modern, purpose-built Marina di Scarlino hosts the 52 SUPER SERIES Scarlino Sailing Week. In September last year the Gulf of Follonica delivered some of the most spectacular action of the year with…

Ergin Imre’s Turkish flagged Provezza team kept their nerve and used their excellent light airs boat speed on the Gulf of Saint-Tropez today to lift the first title of the 2023 season as winners of the 52 SUPER SERIES Saint-Tropez Sailing Week. While six different teams of the 11 competing won races from the eight…

There was insufficent wind for racing today on the Gulf of Saint-Tropez at the 52 SUPER SERIES Saint-Tropez Sailing Week and so positions remain unchanged going into Sunday, the final day of the first regatta of the 2023 season. The fleet were afloat by 1300hrs and waited until after 1600hrs watching light easterly breezes of…