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Pedro had a long and distinguished sailing career following in the footsteps of his father, the Portuguese Olympic sailor Ernesto Mendonça. At the age of 18 he sailed dinghies like the Snipe and Sharpie 12 and later on after moving to Lisbon the 470 and Laser. Pedro would also sail on board his father’s yacht…

Of the nine new TP52s which will join the 52 SUPER SERIES this season, five are from the Botin Partners studio, the Spanish design office which has designed the season title winners for the last seven consecutive season. The latest generation of TP52s step up the performance to an unprecedented level and all eyes are…

Quantum Racing will be crowned champions this evening, winning three from four regattas this season, securing the ZENITH Royal Cup Marina Ibiza by three points over Azzurra. Rán Racing put a full stop to the 2014 Barclays 52 SUPER SERIES season with a win in a very light airs race. With Sled finishing sixth Niklas…

Making the best start of the fleet and picking the favoured left side of the first beat again proved the winning combination for Quantum Racing which scored their third bullet of the ZENITH Royal Cup Marina Ibiza. They move seven points clear of second placed Azzurra which finished fourth. Quantum Racing clinch the overall Barclays…

Eduardo de Souza Ramos’ Phoenix team won the Coastal Race for the ZENITH Royal Cup Marina Ibiza Regatta after they were best at negotiating a difficult transition zone between two opposing breezes after rounding Tagomago Island. Azzurra worked tirelessly and smartly to hold on to a valuable second place which moves them back ahead of…

Quantum Racing did their challenge for the second 52 SUPER SERIES title a power of good when they won the day’s second race today at the ZENITH Royal Cup Marina Ibiza but their points advantage at the top of the season standings is enhanced still further as Rán Racing finished fifth and Azzurra sixth. Quantum…

Azzurra became the fourth boat to win a race at the ZENITH Royal Cup Marina Ibiza regatta for the BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES when they lead to the favoured right side of the course. Regatta leaders Quantum Racing passed Sled on the final downwind to take second. With Rán Racing in fourth Quantum Racing’s lead…

Marc Blees’ all star crew on Gaastra Pro won the third race in Ibiza becoming the third different TP52 to score a race win on the first day of the ZENITH Royal Cup MARINA IBIZA regatta, the final event of the BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES. With a 1,2,3 for the day Quantum Racing lead the…

Race winners twice in Miami earlier this year, Takashi Okura’s Sled team won Race 2 of the ZENITH Royal Cup MARINA IBIZA regatta after they took the lead on the first run. The breeze was slightly stronger and more right than for the previous race and it was Quantum Racing which lead around the top…

Although Rán Racing lead through the leeward gate and up the second beat, it was the Barclays 52 SUPER SERIES circuit leaders Quantum Racing which won the first race of the ZENITH Royal Cup Marina Ibiza regatta off Ibiza. In a light, shifty breeze it was Quantum Racing which made the best start off the…