Quantum Racing crowned 2013 52 Super Series Champions, Photo by: 52 Super Series / Xaume Olleros
After five challenging days off Porto Cervo at season’s final 52 Super Series event, the Audi Week of the Straits 2013 (Audi Settimana del Boche), American Quantum Racing Team has been crowned overall winners of the 2013 52 SUPER SERIES at the famous Yacht Club Costa Smeralda last saturday. Med Cup champions in 2008 and 2011, Doug DeVos’ Quantum Racing skippered by Ed Baird with Terry Hutchinson as tactician, ran out clear winners thanks to their hat trick of trophy regatta wins in Barcelona, Ibiza and Palma. Italian Azzurra Sailing Team, 2012 champions of the inaugural racing circuit, denied Quantum Racing the clean sweep of all four European regattas as they won the Audi Week of the Straits regatta on home waters with Francesco Bruni as strategist. “We lost the battle but we did win the war”, smiled the new champions Quantum Racing’s tactician Terry Hutchinson.
The Costa Smeralda regatta was a fitting finale, including an epic 31 miles coastal race in winds to 30 knots which saw the top two protagonists head to head all the way around the ‘Bomb Alley’ course. To secure the overall win at the yacht club that they represent was especially satisfying for tactician Vasco Vascotto: “It is 30 years since the old Azzurra raced at the America’s Cup and so to win today is a great present to our whole family at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda to us to end the season like this is great.” Niklas and Catherine Zennstrom’s Rán Racing, which won the Gaastra 52 World Championship Miami in March on the last race, take third overall with Tony Langley’s Gladiator in fourth. The battle for fifth, sixth and seventh on the overall standings was just as intense. Ergin Imre’s Turkish flagged Provezza finished this regatta in fifth, only losing fourth to Gladiator in the final ten metres to the finish but their strong, consistent performance earned them fifth overall, ahead of Manouch Moshayedi’s Rio and Austin and Gwen Fragomen’s Interlodge. View all 2013 Results here and all upcoming 2014 52 Super Series Events here. Gear up for your own adventures and get your Gaastra Pro Gear sailing clothing Quantum Racing Champions are equipped with or discover the exclusive TP52 Event Collection for pure fashionable performance!
2013 52 Super Series, Quantum Racing Team equipped in Gaastra Pro Gear, Photo by: 52 Super Series / Xaume Olleros
Audi Week of the Straits, 2013 52 Super Series, Photo by: 52 Super Series / Xaume Olleros