Regattas

High-speed flyers, carbon missiles and offshore racers: this year’s fleet simply defines va-va-voom. The past two days’ racing, with its close battles and gutsy tactical maneuvers, is a true testament to this year’s solid line-up. And so it figures that today saw concentrated faces at the Captains Breakfast Briefing as …

Renowned as one of the toughest yachtswomen of her generation, British skipper Tracy Edwards was surprisingly emotional at a media day during Cowes Week recently as she watched archive footage of herself and an all-female crew aboard a 58-foot yacht called Maiden setting off from Southampton, UK on the 1989-90 …

(Thursday 30th August) – At the Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week, recently held in Mallorca, the prominent hydration station from Bluewater – a world leader in water purification technology and solutions – served up a record-breaking total of 5000 litres of purified drinking water to competitors, staff and passers-by; representing …

Quantum Racing Master Unsually Tricky Palma Bay to Win Their Third Regatta of the 2018 52 SUPER SERIES Season (Saturday 25th August, Puerto Portals) – The Bay of Palma served up a week of mostly atypical, unsettled and changeable summer sea breeze conditions for the fourth regatta of the 2018 …

(Friday 24th August, Puerto Portals) – 
The 2017 regatta on the Bay of Palma enjoyed the closest of finishes, this 2018 edition is shaping up for a repeat performance. Though they had their worst day of the regatta so far, returning a sixth and an eighth, Quantum Racing go into …

Quantum Racing and Phoenix Mastering Unusual Palma Seabreeze Conditions (Thursday 23rd August, Puerto Portals) – 

It may have looked like a relatively straightforward summer sea breeze on the Bay of Palma, but today’s two races contested by the ten TP52s at the Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week proved …

(Wednesday 22nd August, Puerto Portals) – After a breezy, spectacular Rolex TP52 World Championship in Cascais last month, the Bay of Palma served up a typical Pandora’s Box of sea breeze delights for the first three races of the Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week. Although the general trend …

(Monday 20th August, Puerto Portals) – After winning the Official Practice Race, today Quantum Racing proved they are probably the form team to beat on the Bay of Palma when the Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES starts Tuesday. 
 With owner driver Doug DeVos back on the helm at his …

Moonbeam of Fife (1903) in the Big Boats class, Linnet (1905) in the Vintage Class, Il Moro di Venezia (1976) in the Classic yachts and Tabasco V (1981) in the Spirit of Tradition were the lucky recipients of Panerai watches at the 19th outing of the Argentario Sailing Week at …

The Musto skiff euro cup this year saw 12 boats entered and was sailed in perfect conditions with our typical sunshine and sea breeze (local embat) of 10-14 knots. This competitive fleet continues to grow and improve as all members can be seen out in Palma bay training on a …