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Despatching rivals Ran Racing on the start line of the breezy final race Doug DeVos’ Quantum Racing team win the Copa del Rey for the BARCLAYS 52 Super Series for the second successive year. In the brisk 17 to 20kts conditions with steep choppy seas, Quantum Racing were able to squeeze a telling lee bow…



As if to add to the pressure cooker atmosphere already prevailing as the top two boats as they set out for the final day of the Copa del Rey on the Bay of Palma, today’s temperatures are set to be the hottest of the summer so far in Mallorca. 
Battle tested Quantum Racing, 2013 52…

Rán Racing did it again, making a key gain at the finish line for the second race in a row to ensure that their two second places today at the Copa del Rey MAPFRE for the Barclays 52 SUPER SERIES means they reduce Quantum Racing’s regatta lead to just three points. Now within much closer…

From a photo finish to Race 7 between Ran Racing and Quantum Racing it was Niklas Zennstrom’s crew which got the verdict thanks to their excellent use of the pattern of gusts down the final run which they used to best effect, coming from 40 metres behind at the last top mark to pip the…


The hottest day of the Copa del Rey MAPFRE and also potentially the breeziest. That is the forecast for this penultimate day of the regatta. Day 5 is one to make sure that the performances don’t slip as fatigue perhaps becomes an issue. Rán Racing are trying to reel Quantum Racing back in, seeking to…

While Ran Racing won the second race of the day, Quantum Racing recovered from fifth to second to ensure their overall regatta lead is six points. Niklas Zennstrom’s team won the pin end of the start and were quickly ahead, leading Phoenix around the first mark. Recognising extra wind pressure on the right when the…

Quantum Racing resumed normal service after a disappointing, frustrating coastal race sixth place when they won Race 6 of the Copa del Rey MAPFRE to extend their lead at the top of the regatta standings. In a modest 9 to 12kts of typical Palma sea breeze Quantum Racing made the best start and lead at…

Day four of the 33rd Copa del Rey MAPFRE and the Barclays 52 SUPER SERIES fleet return to windward-leeward racing over on the Charlie course area, that is the arena furthest to the east, closest to the Cabo Blanco cliffs. We are in a very high pressure regime at the moment on the Bay of…

It is coastal race day for the Barclays 52 SUPER SERIES fleet at the 33rd Copa del Rey on the Bay of Palma and with it comes a new set of opportunities compared with the itinerary of windward-leeward races which have been sailed so far. 
It should be a fairly usual Palma day with the…

Although Azzurra added to the trend by becoming the fourth boat to win a race at the 33rd Copa del Rey MAPFRE when they crossed the finish line of Race 4 to score victory ahead of Quantum Racing it is the American flagged team which extended their overall lead by virtue of two second places…