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Light winds persisted through the afternoon today at the Rolex TP52 World Championship in Barcelona meaning racing remained on hold until the race officer Maria Torrijo decided there was no option other than to display the AP over A flags and cancel for the day. With the prospect of a positive change in the weather…
Although the winds proved too light for competition on the first day of the Rolex TP52 World Championship which is based at the city’s Marina Vela, the prospects look set to improve over the coming days. With the 37th America’s Cup host city sweltering in high summer temperatures Principal Race Officer Maria Torrijo did all…
No official practice race was possible today at the Rolex TP52 World Championship as the light breezes off Barcelona proved insufficient to allow any meaningful sailing. Hopes are high that competition for the ten boat TP52 fleet will get under way on schedule on Tuesday. A weekend of unofficial practice has maybe highlighted Harm Müller…
Battle lines drawn for next week’s Rolex TP52 World Championship Barcelona 2023 When the Rolex TP52 World Championship Barcelona 2023 opens next week on the 37th America’s Cup waters off Barcelona, Spain next week there will be no clear favourite. And as Cup teams ramp up their training and testing off Barcelona, eyes will inevitably…
When they seek to defend their world title in Barcelona in two weeks time at the Rolex TP52 World Championship in Barcelona, Doug DeVos’ Quantum Racing powered by American Magic will have their five times 52 SUPER SERIES title winner Terry Hutchinson on board as tactician, substituting for John Kostecki who is still recovering from…
After three year spell confined to racing only in Europe, the 52 SUPER SERIES circuit expands its horizons once again for the 2024 season when it will return to race two key regattas in the USA. While owners and teams have previously loved opening the 52 SUPER SERIES seasons of 2013, 2014 and 2017 in…
Harm Müller-Spreer’s Platoon extended their record in Menorca to three victories when the German flagged team today lifted the Royal Cup as winners of the third regatta of the season, the Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup. Platoon also won her in 2019 and 2021. They were pushed to the final gun of the last…
Two race wins – the first being an opportunistic victory grasped when the breeze suddenly shut off at the finish line, and the second, a showcase gun-to-gun win from a perfectly timed start – see Harm Müller Spreer’s German-flagged Platoon lead into the final day of the Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup regatta by…
Menorca delivered the best racing day of the 2023 Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup so far with breezes to 14-15kts, some big windshifts and a moderate seaway which had the fleet of TP52s surfing occasionally on the downwind legs. In this white hot fleet today, again, it seemed all too easy to pair a…
After a disappointing eighth and a ninth on the opening day of the Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup Wednesday, Tony Langley’s GBR-flagged Gladiator bounced back with two good, solid race wins today. Harm Müller-Spreer’s Platoon retain the overall regatta lead thanks to their second and fifth places today. The northeasterly breeze dropped through the…
