Thailand 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing WeekNews
Still racing in light, shifty offshore breezes Ergin Imre’s Provezza and Harm Müller Spreer’s Platoon now share the lead at the top of the 13 boat fleet at the Puerto Calero Lanzarote 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup. Two races were sailed today. Winners of the last Lanzarote regatta last month, the French team on Paprec…
After two races contested in a light, streaky offshore breeze which peaked at 12 knots, the Thai flagged Vayu of the Whitcraft family are the early leaders of the Puerto Calero Lanzarote 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup. With Don Whitcraft steering and Mallorca’s Manu Weiller calling tactics Vayu came from behind in both races, more…
Conditions for this week’s Puerto Calero Lanzarote 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup look set to be much more manageable than last month’s high winds, edge of control, regatta which was contested about 20kms west on Lanzarote’s south coast. Practice racing today saw moderate to fresh winds but strong winds are forecast for Friday and Saturday…
Next week’s Puerto Calero Lanzarote 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup is the fourth regatta of the five events which form the 2026 season and the second back-to-back regatta in breezy Lanzarote after last month’s Marina Rubicon Lanzarote 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week. With 13 teams competing the season is now very much into its second…
Jean-Luc Petithuguenin’s French team on Paprec secured their first ever regatta win on the 52 SUPER SERIES when they held their nerve across two difficult, breezy final races, making no significant errors when their main title rivals both faltered, to win the Marina Rubicón Lanzarote 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week, the third event of the…
Winds proved strong for racing to take place today on the island of Lanzarote at the Marina Rubicón Lanzarote 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week. The 12 boat fleet went afloat for a proposed 1215hrs start to Race 6 but with gusts at 30 knots and more the TP52s were sent back to the marina to…
The race committee led by PRO Maria Torrijo got the timing just right to complete one race at the Marina Rubicon Lanzarote 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week, making best use of a weather window which opened between gusts of 30 knots. As the Swedish team of Joakim Sundberg, Trinity Racing, streaked ahead after the first…
The French Paprec team remain the most consistent performers from a fleet of 13 at a very breezy Marina Rubicón Lanzarote 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week and now lead the regatta by two clear points after four races. In winds which again topped 25 knots at times and which saw big shifts in direction at…
Jean-Luc Petithuguenin’s Paprec team, a crew which has built something of a reputation as strong winds specialists, lead the Marina Rubicón Lanzarote 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week after the first two windy races of the circuit’s third regatta of the 2026 season. The French team, which has welcomed Vendée Globe runner up Yoann Richomme on…
The strong winds and choppy waves off Lanzarote’s Playa Papagayo gave the 13 strong 52 SUPER SERIES fleet a solid insight into what lies ahead at the Marina Rubicón Lanzarote 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week as the official practice races proved and exciting, high speed test of boat handling and control. The fleet have put the light…
