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Eight 52’s will race next week when the 52 SUPER SERIES is hosted for the first time on the Balearic Island of Ibiza. The second European regatta of the season, the Royal Cup, reflects the initiative of the owners to choose venues which are a mix of established, key regattas and standalone regattas at desirable,…
Winning the final race in Barcelona Quantum Racing, skippered by Ed Baird with Terry Hutchinson as tactician, contributed all that they could to lifting the Conde de Godo Trophy regatta for the second year in a row, but with long time event leaders Azzurra slumping to a dramatic seventh place at the same time, the…
Victory in a dramatic final race in which their rivals, long time regatta leaders Azzurra finished seventh ensures Quantum Racing win the 52 SUPER SERIES’ first regatta of the European season, the Conde de Godo Trophy in Barcelona. While Quantum started well and were quickly into a favourable wind pattern on the early left of…
When most of the 52 SUPER SERIES fleet are looking for a Super Sunday finish, a two races showdown to complete the regatta, it seems like the Barcelona weather is not going to play ball. The morning so far has seen a few spots of rain, there are dark clouds overhead and the wind around…
Although Azzurra lead into the final day of the Conde de Godo Trophy regatta after two fast, challenging races in fresh SE’ly winds Saturday, the defending 52 SUPER SERIES champions remain under consistently high pressure from Quantum Racing. Indeed the American team got the better of Azzurra on the final run today, inflicting a small…
After a thrilling final high speed duel down the last run of the day which saw Quantum Racing just get the better of Azzurra, once more the Italian team’s lead is cut to two points. With the wind still peaking over 20kts and short, steep seas and an awkward swell, although Quantum Racing started well…
A big win for Azzurra with Interlodge surpirsing everyone in 2nd, Quantum Racing in third and Ran fifth increases the Italian team’s margin at the top of the Conde de Godo Trophy leaderboard to three points. Azzurra were impressive in the brisk 18 to 20kts winds as they lead off the start line on the…
There has already been a one hour delay to the planned start of racing for Day 3 of the four day Conde de Godo regatta for the 52 SUPER SERIES as there is little wind on the race area off Barcelona. In fact after the testing, physical conditions of yesterday, the extra time ashore to…
While it was Tony Langley’s Gladiator and Niklas Zennström’s Rán Racing which ran out as best scoring teams from an exciting second day of racing at Barcelona’s Conde de Godo Trophy for the 2013 52 SUPER SERIES, both landing a first and third apiece, Azzurra still returned to the Réal Club Nautico Barcelona with their…
Azzurra hold on to their overall lead by just one point after a windy, fast Race 5 of the Conde de Godo Trophy which won by Tony Langley’s Gladiator. With the SSEly breeze peaking at 24kts and an unruly, steep sea Gladiator won the start and lead all the way around the course. Quantum Racing…