News in 2012
Five Azzurra Bullets In 7 Races!!
Seven years of effort since they started out in the TP52 class as the Matador sailing team and the Audi Azzurra Sailing Team are poised to reach the perfect conclusion as Alberto Roemmers’ crew set themselves up to lift the inaugural 52 Super Series trophy...
Signed Sealed Delivered
At the end Audi Azzurra Sailing Team glided serenely across the finish line of the one final race of the season in a gentle sea breeze and perfect September sunshine off Valencia to secure the overall 52 Super Series title. When they started Race 8 of the Audi...
Thriller Finish Ahead
After two more races in near perfect conditions on the America’s Cup waters off Valencia the two top contenders for the season-long 52 Super Series title returned to the Marina Real Juan Carlos this afternoon absolutely even, on equal points. The two contests...
VALENCIA SPELLS IT OUT
To Win Here You Got To Work For It... After three races off Valencia in brisk winds and an awkward chop. Audi Azzurra Sailing Team lead the Audi Valencia Cup, the final event of the season-long 52 Super Series. The team from the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda won both of...
Hooligan Come Out On Top At Hamilton
Author: Lisa RatcliffLocation: Australia Winners decided at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week.Marcus Blackmore’s Sydney-based TP52 Hooligan has been crowned Audi Hamilton Island Race Week Class A winner, the first time a boat has taken back-to-back wins in the grand prix...
Epic Win Copa del Rey AUDI ALL4ONE
Audi All4One claims victory in their debut Copa del Rey after a nail-biting final day’s racing at Palma, Mallorca on Saturday that resulted in a long awaited regatta win for their Olympic and America’s Cup champion tactician Jordi Calafat. Palma born Calafat, 44, said...
AZZURRA and ALL4ONE TIED Going Into Final Day
Audi Azzurra Sailing Team scored back-to-back wins on Friday to reclaim the overall lead on count-back and leave the Copa del Rey IRC 1 trophy resting on a knife edge with just one day’s racing remaining. The three-times Copa del Rey winning team are now tied at the...
AUDIs Fight For The Lead
The overall lead of the Copa del Rey IRC 1 division hangs in the hands of the International Jury on Thursday, after a collision between longstanding regatta leaders Audi Azzurra and provisional leaders Audi All4One resulted in counter protests. The pair was...
Coastal Race, Good Course, Good Conditions
Olympic and America’s Cup champion Jordi Calafat chartered a winning course in home-waters to secure victory for his Audi All4One team in the IRC 1 division of the Copa del Rey coastal race in Palma, Mallorca on Wednesday. It was the first line honours win in this...
AZZURRA Blitzes Into Lead Day 2 Copa Del Rey
Triple Copa del Rey champions Audi Azzurra Sailing Team have stamped their intentions early with back-to-back victories on Tuesday catapulting the team to the top spot in the IRC 1 division on day two of the premier sailing regatta. It was a return to winning form for...
IRC52s Dominate Day 1 Copa del Rey
Twin racers Hugues and Sebastien Destremau launched Paprec to victory in the opening day of the IRC 1 competition at the Copa del Rey in Palma, Mallorca on Monday, claiming the team’s first race win in this their second tilt for glory in themost important regatta in...