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  • Quantum Racing Home In On 2016 title and bid for Magnificent Seven

    (Friday 7th October, Cascais) – With a lead of more than 60 points as they start the final regatta of the 2016 52 SUPER SERIES – the EGNOS 52 SUPER SERIES Cascais Cup in Portugal – Quantum Racing seem set to have a straightforward task on their hands as they seek to reclaim the overall…

  • Quantum Racing Win 2016 World Title

    (Sunday 18th September, Menorca) – Quantum Racing closed out their fifth TP52 world title with a solid, workmanlike fifth in the last race of the 52 World Championship 2016, their nearest title rivals Azzurra well behind them. Their title victory was marked by an emotional roller coaster of a weekend during which they were pressed…

  • CONGRATULATIONS to Quantum Racing for winning the 52 World Championship

    CONGRATULATIONS to Quantum Racing for winning the 52 World Championship! Azzurra came close to knocking them off the top spot, closing the point gap progressively over the last few races, but were unable to execute fire the killer bullet they needed to take down the american-flagged team. Provezza take their first win of the season,…

  • 2016 52 World Championship – Race 9 Summary

    Pressure on! Azzurra Go Three in a Row. Azzurra won their third race in a row to keep the pressure on world championship leaders Quantum Racing going into the final race of the 52 World Championship in Menorca. Quantum Racing missed out on the first, key wind shift and finished fifth. The last race of…

  • Only Human

    Only Human

    (Saturday 17th September, Menorca) – While Quantum Racing were effectively excluded from Race 8 of the 52 World Championship for crossing the start line early while a black flag rule was in force, their nearest rivals for the 2016 world title completed a perfect day scoring two first places in very different conditions on the…

  • 2016 52 World Championship – Race 8 Summary

    Azzurra’s defence of their 2015 52 World Championship title was given a boost today when they scored back-to-back wins, adding a good Race 8 win to their triumph in the preceding heat. Regatta leaders Quantum Racing were judged to have been over the start under a black flag penalty on a previous attempt and so…

  • 2016 52 World Championship – Race 7 Summary

    Azzurra won Race 7 of the 52 World Championship Mahón 2016, earning themselves a big lead – over 250 metres – ahead of the fleet. Racing in changeable, puffy 8-12kts of SWW’ly breeze Azzurra were best off the start under a black flag. Phoenix fell foul of this and had to sit the race out.…

  • The Untouchables?

    The Untouchables?

    (Friday 16th September, Menorca) – As a team which is much more used to winning Quantum Racing had some tough moments in 2015 when they were overshadowed by Azzurra. But the TP52 class’s most successful team are back on song this season, more so than ever in Menorca, racing at their very, very best. As…

  • 2016 52 World Championship – Race 6 Summary

    Ergin Imre’s Provezza team won Race 6 of the 52 World Championship to earn second place overall on the standings as the regatta today passed its theoretical mid-point. They now lead third-placed Rán Racing on countback while third place in Race 6 for Quantum Racing leaves them with a lead of 17 points going into…

  • 2016 52 World Championship – Race 5 Summary

    Quantum Racing won Race 5 of the 52 World Championship on the beautiful waters off Mahón, Menorca to extend their lead to 18 points. The 2014 world champions led from midway up the first beat and led Rán Racing around the windward mark. The two leaders sailed clear of the chasing pack in the windward-leeward…