After an opening day to the Region of Sardinia Trophy regatta which was bruising both physically and mentally, the second day of racing for the 52 Series and the first races in Sardinia sees more modest wind conditions.
Audi Azzurra Sailing Team gained a fifth and a third place in the first day of competition in the Region of Sardinia Trophy.
As Matador, the Audi Azzurra Sailing Team finished their 2010 season on these Cagliari waters on a high note, winners of the Region of Sardinia Trophy ahead of Jochen Schuemann and Seb Col’s Audi A1 powered by ALL4ONE.
When they won today’s 52 Series Practice Race Niklas and Catherine Zennström and their Ràn team enjoyed a morale boosting reminder that they are just one […]
After two days of informal practice of Cagliari’s Gulf of Angels it is time for the 52 Series fleet to make their final tune up prior to Wednesday’s start to the Region of Sardinia Trophy. The official practice race for the Region of Sardinia Trophy starts at just after 1300hrs local time when it should become clearer if the changes that different crews have made will bear fruit.
The Region of Sardinia Trophy is set to start tomorrow and Azzurra, flying the burgee of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, and the Audi Azzurra Sailing Team welcome spectators and competitors.
Lymington-based Green Marine, one of the world’s leading custom racing and high-performance cruising and superyacht builder specialists, has built and delivered two new contenders for the Audi 2011 TP52 Med Cup Challenge – yachts Rán IV and Container. Both yachts were designed by the renowned Judel Vrolik design office.
The new sailing yacht Container, owned by Udo Schütz from Germany, will debut in the world’s leading monohull class, the TP52 Series on the Audi MedCup in 2011. She will compete with an experienced, professional crew led by Markus Wieser, a European Champion and World Championship runner-up in the Dragon Class. Wieser is also experienced match racer and has frequently sailed in the afterguard aboard TP52s.