Gaastra 52 World Championship 2013

Miami, FL (March 9, 2013) Niklas Zennström and the Ran 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. Quantum Racing won the tenth and final race of the regatta, in so doing narrowing their points deficit in third place to finish only one point behind Azzurra and two off new world champions Rán Racing. As was forecast at the beginning of the five day regatta, Miami dealt up a great range of different wind conditions. – Full report