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Perfection In Palma As Quantum Racing Win Twice

August 1st, 2013

August 1, 2013 – 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 won the prestigious Copa


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29er Worlds – Change of Leaders in the Finals

July 31st, 2013

Aarhus, Denmark (July 31, 2013) – With the fleet now split into Gold, Silver, Bronze and Emerald, competition at the 2013 29er World Championship heated up with every race on the line. Three races were held on the four courses simultaneously but with differing winds as they were spread across Kaløvig Bay. With a noon


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Canada’s largest keelboat regatta

July 31st, 2013

Competitors from across Canada and the Eastern Seaboard will descend on the picturesque village of Chester, Nova Scotia for Canada’s largest keelboat regatta – Chester Race Week. Hosted by Chester Yacht Club on August 14-17, a full schedule of events with boat tours, live music, great food, races and a racing seminar from J/Boat designer,


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Quantum Racing extend after Coastal Race win

July 31st, 2013

Palma de Mallorca, Spain (July 31, 2013) – Doug DeVos’ Quantum Racing team moved two more points ahead of Rán Racing at the top of the standings for the 52 SUPER SERIES regatta at the 32nd Copa del Rey Mapfre, their reward for winning a surprisingly challenging but nevertheless interesting 29 miles coastal race out


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The ‘other’ regatta in San Francisco

July 31st, 2013

St. Francis Yacht Club will once again welcome racers from around the globe to participate in the West Coast’s premier regatta, the Rolex Big Boat Series (RBBS), from September 26-29. The event, in its 49th edition, will host four days of racing for monohull and multihull classes and serve as the West Coast IRC Championship,


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420 Worlds – Final report

July 30th, 2013

Valencia, Spain (July 30, 2013) – A thrilling final day of racing at the 2013 420 World and Ladies World Championships  ended today with Spain’s Xavier Antich/Pedro Terrones winning the 420 World Championship title and Great Britain’s Annabel Cattermole/Bryony Bennett-Lloyd sealing victory in the 420 Ladies World Championship in Valencia, Spain. The day was intense


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29er Worlds – French Remain Atop Leader Board

July 30th, 2013

Aarhus, Denmark (July 30, 2013) – A challenging day for competitors and race committee alike at the 29er World Championship on Kaløvig Bay! A morning race was held in 8 knots for all courses with the Race Committee holding a watchful eye on the radar with an approaching thunderstorm. The impending storm cell hovered south


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Quantum Racing step clear despite Rán Racing run of wins

July 30th, 2013

Palma de Mallorca, Spain (July 30, 2013) – With a victory in the third and final race of the day for the 52 SUPER SERIES at the 32nd Copa del Rey on the Bay of Palma when Rán Racing’s unbeaten sequence was halted by a sixth place, Quantum Racing seize the overall regatta lead by a


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420 Worlds: Two more races to determine champions

July 29th, 2013

Valencia, Spain (July 29, 2013) – The second day of final races brought some up and down results for most of the top teams, testament to how tough racing has got in the gold fleet battle. Two more races today have positioned the leaderboard into some close points scenarios, with just two more races tomorrow



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