Angry Port Phillip splits the TP52 Southern Cross Cup fleet Eight TP52 crews contesting the second round of their four-part Southern Cross Cup took on an angry Port Phillip today. Some prevailed and others finished casualties of the strong pre-frontal northerly, which...

Two bullets and a second capped off Team Beau Geste's Sydney City Marine TP52 Southern Cross Cup round three victory and series hat trick, with one stage remaining. Having experienced four seasons in three days, Sydney put its best foot forward for finals day; cool...

In a sparkling finish to the 2013 52 SUPER SERIES season, racing in a brisk leftover Mistral in bright September sunshine on the white flecked waters of their home Costa Smeralda waters, Azzurra fulfilled the dream storyline when they won the Audi Setttimana del...

From an intense three day of three races local favourites Azzurra roll into the final day of the 52 SUPER SERIES season with a slim three points lead over Quantum Racing in the standings for the Audi Settimana delle Boche, the last regatta of the season. The...

From the tightest and most exciting coastal race for many years, Quantum Racing sailed to a well earned win today to close the gap to just one point in the overall standings for Sardinia’s Audi Settimana del Bocche, the final regatta of the 2013 52 SUPER SERIES. The...

Azzurra made something close to the start they wanted at their home waters 52 SUPER SERIES regatta, the Audi Setteima del Boche, today. They returned to the dock at Sardinia’s Yacht Club Costa Smeralda just as the drizzling rain started, wearing big smiles after they...

Azzurra made something close to the start they wanted at their home waters 52 SUPER SERIES regatta, the Audi Setteima del Boche, today. They returned to the dock at Sardinia’s Yacht Club Costa Smeralda just as the drizzling rain started, wearing big smiles after they...

In Xaloc thermal winds of 12-17kts and magnificent sunshine the regatta leaders were not quite able to dominate like they had on previous days. First Rán Racing had pricked the regatta leaders form when they lead until the top of the second beat on the first race...

With two days of scheduled racing remaining for the 52 SUPER SERIES at Palma, Mallorca’s showcase 32nd Copa del Rey MAPFRE, Quantum Racing’s lead grew a little more thanks to back to back wins in typical Palma sea breeze conditions. As a crew Quantum Racing have never...

With two days of scheduled racing remaining for the 52 SUPER SERIES at Palma, Mallorca’s showcase 32nd Copa del Rey MAPFRE, Quantum Racing’s lead grew a little more thanks to back to back wins in typical Palma sea breeze conditions. As a crew Quantum Racing have never...

Niklas Zennström’s team had already completed one very impressive recovery – getting back from an OCS at the start of the second race to win in its last 100 metres after rounding the first top mark ninth and hold on to their winning sequence. But they were unable to...

The challenges came in different forms for some of the top 52’s on the first day of the 32nd Copa del Rey MAPFRE on the Bay of Palma, Mallorca, but it was Niklas Zennström’s crew on Rán Racing which won the one and only race for the Gaastra IRC 52 Class. The unusual...

FIRST OF THE FLYING 52’S FINISH TRANSPAC TODAY Honolulu, Hawaii – July 21, 2013 – A few years after the ULDB 70 Sled heydays of the 1980’s and 1990’s, the Transpacific YC commissioned a new class of fast offshore race boats to provide similar speeds but in smaller...

The 2014 52 SUPER SERIES will welcome a new owner and his brand new build TP52 to the fleet. Botin Partners, designers of the 52 SUPER SERIES champions Azzurra, have confirmed today they have been commissioned to design a new TP52 for renowned Brazilian owner Eduardo...

Tony Langley and the crew of Gladiator proved their staying power as well as their skills today when they won the 33 miles coastal race at the Royal Cup Marina Ibiza, holding off regatta leaders Quantum Racing all the way round the long upwind- downwind passage which...

Quantum Racing made it a second 52 SUPER SERIES regatta win in a row when they crossed the last finish line of the Royal Cup Marina Ibiza today in second place, completing a 1,2 final day to run out regatta winners by seven clear points ahead of Tony Langley’s...

The Stars & Stripes were flown with pride in the 52 fleet at the Royal Cup Marina Ibiza on American Independence Day, July 4th, but it was Quantum Racing who were the stars of Day 3 of the Ibiza regatta for the 52 SUPER SERIES as the American flagged team rolled...

After a long, hot and frustrating three hours delay waiting for enough breeze to build it was Tony Langley’s crew on Gladiator which won Race 3, the only contest of the day, at the Royal Cup Marina Ibiza for the 52 SUPER SERIES. The win takes Langley’s team to the top...

Austin and Gwen Fragomen’s American flagged 52 Interlodge leads the Royal Cup MarinaIbiza after two very light wind races at the 52 SUPER SERIES second regatta of the season. Victory in the second race paired with a fourth leaves them just one point ahead of a tight...

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...

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...

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...

In breezes which built from 10 knots for Race 1 to a sparkling 16-18 knots for the third heat, it was a day marked by tit-for-tat racing between the two rivals with the current 52 SUPER SERIES champions laying down the early marker by winning Race 1 comfortably....

Tight knit at the top after day one of the TP52 Southern Cross Cup Three races, three different courses and three different winners demonstrates how tight knit the TP52s contesting their Southern Cross Cup series on Port Phillip are, bringing to fruition the vision...

ANZACs on Thursday, TP52 challengers on Friday A tough contingent of Australians will meet a brilliant but lone majority New Zealand crew for the ANZAC long weekend running of stage two of the TP52 Southern Cross Cup at Sandringham Yacht Club, April 26-28. Australian...

Niklas Zennström and the Rán Racing team secured the Gaastra 52 World Championship title on the final run of the last race of the series after a thrilling showdown off Miami’s South Beach up against 52 SUPER SERIES champions and former world champions Azzurra....

Rounding off a long day on the sun drenched waters off Miami’s South Beach with their fourth race win from seven starts, Niklas Zennström’s Rán Racing lead the Gaastra 52 World Championships by four clear points going in to Saturday, the final racing day. Competition...

Racing at the Gaastra 52 World Championships off South Beach Miami had to be abandoned today, Thursday, when the light, fickle breezes proved too little to complete a fair race. Race 5 of the series was started and ran in very light, streaky and shifty conditions....

Niklas Zennström’s Rán Racing are the new leaders of the Gaastra 52 World Championship after they won both of today’s races in great sailing conditions off Miami’s Key Biscayne. Rán Racing excelled in the stronger breezes, blowing from an offshore direction which...

After triumphing with a consistent display in Key West in January, Azzurra seemed to have continued in their winning ways today when they made the strongest opening to the Gaastra 52 World Championships in light and very challenging conditions off Miami Beach....

Tony Langley and the crew of the British flagged Gladiator proved that even though they have made technical changes to improve the all-round performance of their boat in stronger winds they still have the pace to win in very light winds when they ghosted to victory in...

In the bag for Beau Geste. Karl Kwok's team claims round one of the TP52 Southern Cross Cup. The Karl Kwok owned and Gavin Brady helmed TP52 Beau Geste has comfortably out-sailed the Australian fleet contesting round one of the inaugural TP52 Southern Cross Cup on...

The Gavin Brady master class in match racing continued on Port Phillip today, but hot on Team Beau Geste’s stern and chalking up their first bullet in race five was Marcus Blackmore’s Hooligan. The Hong Kong registered Team Beau Geste is still leading the...

Australian sport is in turmoil with the drug scandal story that has broken this week. Meanwhile off Sandringham Yacht Club there was plenty of good clean fun being had by the eight boats and 100 sailors who jumpstarted their TP52 Southern Cross Cup today. With sunny...

“I say who, I say when, I say who,” is a memorable Julia Roberts’ quote from the 1990s movie hit Pretty Woman. Being at the first bout of the inaugural TP52 Southern Cross Regatta it’s very clear the owners here have set their own agenda and created a concept that is...

Sailing’s new Formula 1 circuit begins on the bay tomorrow Sailing’s new Formula 1 circuit will begin on Port Phillip tomorrow when Sandringham Yacht Club hosts the first round of the inaugural Australian TP52 Southern Cross Cup. Mistakes will be costly as seven TP52s...

The Audi IRC Australian Class A Champion for 2013 has been decided with local entry, Rob Hanna’s Shogun V hitting the jackpot in a cliff hanger countback finish to the nine-race series. Like the last time the championship was run at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week in...

Given that the final day of Quantum Key West 2103 started with the two top teams Azzurra and Rán Racing tied on points it is appropriate the overall winner emerged after the most dramatic and closest day of racing. Whilst errors and bad luck afflicted several key...

After two more great races for the 52 SUPER SERIES at Quantum Key West 2013 the top two boats Azzurra and Rán Racing still remain tied on the same points aggregate. Alberto Roemmers’ Azzurra team which flies the colours of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda still just hold...

Top scoring boat across a great two race day for the 52 SUPER SERIES at Quantum Key West Azzurra have edged to the top of the leader board. But just as Quantum Racing and Rán Racing have done before them, their overall lead is only by virtue of tie break. Azzurra’s...

On the strength of a first place and a second on Tuesday at Quantum Key West 2013, Niklas Zennström’s Rán Racing team stepped clear of the 52 SUPER SERIES pack with a lead of two points over defending 2012 52 SUPER SERIES champions Azzurra. Ironically neither of the...

Quantum Racing, with owner Doug DeVos on the helm, emerge from the first day of the new 52 SUPER SERIES season with the overall lead at Quantum Key West 2013 thanks to a well executed victory in the second of two windward-leeward races sailed for the six boat 52...

The 2013 "52 SUPER SERIES" starts today with two scheduled races at Quantum Key West Race Week and if early indicators from the informal training races which have taken place over recent days are a yardstick then the established form teams might not have it all their...