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  • With 13 boats racing the heat is on in Puerto Portals

    While two different teams – Hasso and Tina Plattner’s Phoenix and Andy Soriano’s Alegre – won the two short official practice races raced today ahead of Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES starts on the Bay of Palma Wednesday, these one lap heats also served as the last chance for the two new teams, the French…

  • Fair winds OLIVIER…

    Fair winds OLIVIER…

    PUERTO PORTALS 52 SUPER SERIES SAILING WEEK will be an extremely difficult regatta for the French team on Paprec after the sad loss of their well loved and respected kite trimmer Olivier Camebourg. He passed suddenly and unexpectedly on August 11th. The thoughts and condolences of the entire 52 SUPER SERIES family are with the…

  • Tough, tougher, toughest…

    Welcoming 13 teams from nine nations including two new teams, one new boat, Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week looks set to be the toughest regatta of the season so far. With Ergin Imre’s freshly launched, brand new Provezza 11 and two teams which are new to the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit…

  • Bienvenue…et bem-vindo! French and Brasilian teams join 52 SUPER SERIES in Puerto Portals

    Reflecting the continued appeal of the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit, two brand new teams will join the 52 SUPER SERIES at the upcoming 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week. The circuit’s team owners and crews look forward to welcoming Brasil’s Crioula Team and from France Teasing Machine.Along with the debut of Ergin…

  • Gladiator win 2024 Rolex TP52 World Championship title

    Tony Langley’s Gladiator became the first British flagged team to lift the Rolex TP52 World Championship title when they emerged from a testing three race finale today off Newport, Rhode Island with a six points margin over the 2021 world champions Sled and eight on the 2023 champions Platoon Aviation. With Guillermo Parada steering, backed…

  • Gladiator lead into final world championship showdown

    Takashi Okura’s Sled, the 2021 world champions representing the hosts, the New York Yacht Club, scored best today at the Rolex TP52 World Championship in Newport, RI. Their first and second places sees them going into Saturday’s finale just one single point behind championship leaders Tony Langley’s British flagged Gladiator. With up to three races…

  • Platoon Aviation fly high with race win, Gladiator hold strong at Rolex TP52 World Championship

    Harm Müller-Spreer’s 2023 defending champions Platoon Aviation won the only race sailed at the Rolex TP52 World Championship off Newport, RI today. But while their first race victory of the event elevates them to fourth at the theoretical midpoint of the 10 race series, Tony Langley’s Gladiator team sit firm at the top of the…

  • Perfect pair from Gladiator sees them top Rolex TP52 World Championship leaderboard

    Winning both races today at the 2024 Rolex TP52 World Championship in Newport RI, Tony Langley’s Gladiator team have now scored three back-to-back victories and top the worlds leaderboard with a four points lead after four races. They have won all three races from the left side of the first windward leg and in each…

  • Sled’s unmatched consistency sees them lead Rolex TP52 World Championship

    Takashi Okura’s 2021 Sled, the 2021 world champions, made the best start to the 2024 Rolex TP52 World Championship Newport today as they posted two second places from the first challenging races which were contested on a Newport, Rhode Island race track which changed subtly through the day, offering the afterguards options for gains and…

  • Newport’s open race course, offering multiple options is set to produce a deserving Rolex TP52 World Champion

    Over two short, sharp one-lap practice races, the final dress rehearsal ahead of tomorrow’s start to the Rolex TP52 World Championship Newport RI, Tony Langley’s British flagged Gladiator were the most consistent performers, taking a second and first in a fleet of 10 teams representing seven different nations. Today’s ideal racing conditions – 12-14 knots…