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Platoon engineered a perfect score in perfect conditions on Palma Bay today at the 34th Copa del Rey MAPFRE, winning twice, to overhaul the Italian flagged Azzurra at the top of the table to lead on countback. Platoon score 6 3 3 1 1 to Azzurra’s 1 1 5 3 4 and so the Germans…

Harm Muller Spreer’s Platoon won the first of today’s two windward leeward races. With the sea breeze puffing up as expected to 18kts at times to provide some great, testing downwind sport and corners which put a bit more pressure on the teams. Platoon lead off the pin end of the line, shooting the buoy…

After the 30 miles coastal race yesterday the 52 SUPER SERIES at the 34th Copa del Rey MAPFRE returns to the upwind-downwind circuits. According to the PRO Ariane Mainmare conditions today should be the best we have seen yet this week with breeze to 16-18kts. It rather depends what forecast we believe and I ahve…

It was not exactly a coastal classic, but Vladimir Liubomirov and his crew won the Copa del Rey’s 30 miles race for the 52 SUPER SERIES on Palma Bay, Quantum Racing took second with Platoon third. Steve Benjamin on Spookie made the best start off the pin and led around the top mark ahead of…

The Copa del Rey MAPFRE coastal race for the 52 SUPER SERIES is billed to be about 30 miles long. The round the bay race should start with a short windward-leeward, a longer beat and then a reach to the north for a windward-leeward loop between the Illetas mark – just off the Royal family’s…

Azzurra put together two wins today to establish a clear lead in the 52 SUPER SERIES regatta at the 34th Copa del Rey MAPFRE. Key to their second race win was their port tack layline call which allowed them to close the door on Quantum Racing and round the mark clear ahead of Alegre. In…

World champions Azzurra won a complicated first race of the 34th COPA del REY MAPFRE, staying ahead of the pack from the first mark rounding. Azzurra won the prime spot on the pin end of the line and were able to hook into the first key shift and build a good early lead. The battle…

Two races today are scheduled to kick off the 34th Copa del Rey MAPFRE for the 52 SUPER SERIES fleet with sea breeze conditions expected starting around 10kts and building to 12-15kts. But it will be a slow build and only come in later in the day. It is particularly humid early this morning with…

When they won the Official Practice Race on the Bay of Palma today Quantum Racing confirmed that they have their machine – boat and crew – in full winning order as they prepare to start their defence of the Copa del Rey title Tuesday. Theirs was a conclusive win today in 10-14kts of Palma sea…

Azzurra will be crowned TP52 world champions this evening winning the 2015 title. Remarkably Provezza win third step on countback tied on 56pts with Alegre and Ran Racing. The battle for the podium places went to the wire as Platoon snatched second place with a gun to gun final race victory and Provezza take third…