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QUANTUM RACING WIN THEIR THIRD REGATTA OF THE 2018 52 SUPER SERIES SEASON 4. Phoenix, RSA, Hasso/Tina Plattner, 42. 5. Luna Rossa, ITA, Patrizio Bertelli, 49 6. Provezza, TUR, Ergin Imre, 52 7. Sled, USA, Takashi Okura, 53 8. Alegre, USA/GBR, Andy Soriano, 57 9. Onda, BRA, Eduardo de Souza Ramos, 64 10. Gladiator, GBR, Tony Langley, 69 2018 52 Super Series Overall Standings After Four Regattas:
www.52superseries.com 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 52 Super Series season, the Puerto Portals 52 Super Series Sailing Week. The challenges to the tacticians, helms and speed teams of the ten TP52s were more frustrating than the usual Palma one-sided strategy, even a little random
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at times. But Quantum Racing proved the most adept in every department, winning their third 52 Super Series regatta of the four contested so far this season, the first with owner-driver Doug DeVos on the helm. The season championship leaders not only won in Mallorca, but have extended their 52 SUPER SERIES circuit lead from 19 to 32 points over the nine races sailed. The circuit standings promise a great fight in Valencia next month
for second and third on the podium, Azzurra now in second are five points clear of Platoon and Sled, who are both tied on 168 points, with Luna Rossa in fifth now on 175 points. Puerto Portals 52 Super Series Sailing Week Final Standings: 1. Quantum Racing, USA, Doug DeVos, 35 points 2. Azzurra, ARG/ITA, Alberto/Pablo Roemmers, 38 3. Platoon, GER, Harm Muller-Spreer, 39
1. Quantum Racing, USA, Doug DeVos, 131 points 2. Azzurra, ARG/ITA, Alberto/Pablo Roemmers, 163 3. Platoon, GER, Harm Muller-Spreer, 168 4. Sled, USA, Takashi Okura, 168 5. Luna Rossa, ITA, Patrizio Bertelli, 175 6. Phoenix, RSA, Hasso/Tina Plattner, 189 7. Alegre, USA/GBR, Andy Soriano, 190 8. Provezza, TUR, Ergin Imre, 215 p. 9. Onda, BRA, Eduardo de Souza Ramos, 248 10. Gladiator, GBR, Tony Langley, 287