Med Cup

Mark Turner On the Business of Yacht Racing Oct 31, 2008 12:15 PM

Mark Tuner, CEO of OC Group talks to David Fuller about the broader trends in the business of yacht racing. Professional yacht racing is a relativel...

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Mark Turner On the Business of Yacht Racing

Audi Med Cup: Matador takes the daym Quantum the title Sep 19, 2008 9:40 PM

The Quantum Racing crew came ashore today at the Marina of Portimao having secured the overall Audi MedCup Circuit 2008 title. And, finally pure si...

Audi Med Cup: Personal thoughts & opinions of Hugo Rocha, tactician on Bigamist Sep 19, 2008 3:07 PM

I was born in Faro, 50 kilometres from Portimao, and have always sailed in this area although I have been living in Barcelona for the last four years....

Audi Med Cup: One minute silence to pay crews respects to Enrique Puig Sep 19, 2008 1:50 PM

A grey light winds start to the day has given way to clearer skies and some sunshine over the Marina Portimao which must auger well for the forecast o...

Audi Med Cup: El Desafio leads the Portugal Trophy Sep 17, 2008 10:01 PM

Quantum Racing saw their Circuit lead eroded slightly while Matador won one race and finished second to take over third place on the overall Audi MedC...

Audi Med Cup: Personal thoughts & opinions from Joao Sacchetti of Lagos Premium Events Sep 17, 2008 4:43 PM

Lagos has been organising ‘Premium Events’ for over 35 years; looking for high-value communication opportunities at a top level, an import...

Audi Med Cup: Mutua Madrilena's Nacho Postigo believes there will be new boats next season Sep 17, 2008 4:39 PM

Light winds were holding the fleet ashore early on second racing day of the Portugal Trophy. The question is how much the cloud cover will roll back t...

Audi Med Cup: Paul Cayard reports TP 52 Desafio Portimao race Sep 17, 2008 9:56 AM

Three races were held yesterday in a very nice breeze of 14-18 knots from 315. This breeze comes offshore here on the South coast of Portugal so th...

Audi Med Cup: Quantum Racing & Audi Q8 joint regatta leaders Sep 16, 2008 9:50 PM

The American boat Quantum Racing moved 11 points closer to winning the Audi MedCup Circuit today as Audi Q8 and Synergy had their best set of races of...

Audi Med Cup: Personal thoughts and opinions from Harm Muller-Spreer, Owner and Strategist of Platoon Sep 16, 2008 5:33 PM

My connection to the world of sailing is family-related; my mother took me for my first sail when I was about five. I started with Optimist, continued...

Audi Med Cup: Bribon tactician and double Olympic medallist, Ross MacDonald, predicts an interesting week Sep 16, 2008 5:32 PM

Feedback from the most of the top five boats over the last few days seems to point to open racing, with no agendas being followed in the early part of...

Audi Med Cup: Paul Cayard happy with Desafio practice race performance Sep 16, 2008 10:49 AM

The TP 52 fleet has assembled in Portimao, Portugal for the final regatta of the 2008 Audi MedCup circuit. Portimao is a beautiful seaside resort on t...

Med Cup: Audi powered by Q8 look to Portimao for a top result Sep 13, 2008 7:59 PM

On his third year on the MedCup Circuit Riccardo Simoneschi knows what it takes to succeed, but they have yet to score an Audi MedCup Circuit regat...

Med Cup: Spanish America's Cup team Desafio on the way to TP52 success Sep 13, 2008 7:58 PM

Cartagena saw El Desafio's best finish yet this season, finishing third to lie seventh overall on the Audi MedCup Circuit 2008. El Desafio, t...

Med Cup: Quantum Racing fourth in Cartagena Aug 31, 2008 2:55 PM

Inside-out finishes denied the American TP52 Quantum Racing a place on the podium as the five-day Region of Murcia Trophy Regatta wrapped up here to...

Audi Med Cup: Bribon triumphant in Cartagena Aug 30, 2008 10:42 PM

Bribón took the final winning gun in Cartagena to win the Region of Murcia Trophy, their first regatta win this season. Quantum Racing head for Portu...

Audi Med Cup: Personal thoughts and opinions Javier Banderas, Owner, Navigator of TAU Ceramica-Andalucia Aug 30, 2008 10:40 PM

I’m originally from Malaga, a city that is next to the sea. There has always been a very close link to everything maritime related. When I was y...

Audi TP 52 Med Cup: Update from Paul Cayard in Cartagena Aug 30, 2008 12:08 AM

Three races were completed today in Cartagena. That is a lot of laps. I can't remember it all. I know we had three very good starts. The first rac...

Audi Med Cup: Matador's fighting spirit and speed prevail in Cartagena Aug 29, 2008 11:47 PM

Fighting to the end of each and every race and good downwind speed see Matador lead the Region of Murcia Trophy regatta into the final day, but they h...

Audi Med Cup: Status quo prevails with the TP52 class continuing to use IMS based measurement Aug 29, 2008 4:12 PM

Changes to the TP52 box rule were proposed in Puerto Portals but the decision was taken to stick to the same rule to maintain the momentum the class h...

Audi Med Cup: Personal thoughts and opinions fromTom Burnham, Pitman of Quantum Aug 29, 2008 4:01 PM

I’m from Conneticut, on the east coast of the States, and grew up sailing with my family. I did a junior sailing programme before getting involv...

Audi Med Cup: TP 52 Desafio update from Paul Cayard in Cartagena Aug 28, 2008 10:30 PM

Not a great day for us on El Desafio today. It started out with someone forgetting one of the important sails for the coastal race, ashore... the A3 g...

Audi Med Cup: Mutua Madrilena leads after epic sea battle off Cartagena Aug 28, 2008 9:58 PM

Action, excitement, thrills, spills and tension right to the finish line, Mutua Madrileña"s two solid scored sees them top the leader board at the Re...

Audi Med Cup: Coastal Challenge to test all points of sail Aug 28, 2008 2:53 PM

It's the penultimate planned coastal race of the season and the race committee has set a course for the prevailing conditions to ensure all points...

Audi Med Cup: Personal thoughts and opinions from Juan Pablo Cadario, Pit on Matador Aug 28, 2008 2:47 PM

My father always sailed and had a real passion for boats. He was the first person to take me sailing. I started in optimist and the smaller dinghies b...

Med Cup: Desafio won the day today with a 3 &1 Aug 27, 2008 9:38 PM

We onboard El Desafio won the day today with a 3, 1. Mutua Madrilena had a 2, 2 for equal points and now leads the Series. El Desafio moves up to thir...

Med Cup: Two seconds puts Mutua Madrilena in the lead Aug 27, 2008 9:10 PM

A pair of second places for Vasco Vascotto and the crew of Mutua Madrileña sees the Chilean flagged boat take the lead in the Region of Murcia Trophy...

Audi Med Cup: Attack is the best form of defence for Bribon Aug 27, 2008 3:25 PM

Bribón has a two points lead to build on after the first day of the Region of Murcia Trophy. The TP52 crews are enjoying the challenges of a new venu...

Audi Med Cup: Bribon leads Region of Murcia Trophy Regatta in Cartagena Aug 26, 2008 9:31 PM

First and third place finishes from two challenging races sees Bribón leading the Region of Murcia Trophy Regatta off Cartagena. Bribón made their b...

Audi Med Cup: Personal thoughts and opinions from Gabriel de Llano, grinder on Bribon Aug 26, 2008 1:34 PM

I have been living in Cartagena for a while now; my wife and I made the decision to come here since it is actually her birth town and, when the Americ...

Audi Med Cup: Extra time on the water could be the key for Artemis Aug 24, 2008 5:40 PM

With Vince Brun as tactician Artemis have been making the most of extra time on the water to perfect their game, looking to improve their starting and...

Audi Med Cup: Jochen Schuemann still driving Platoon forward and looks to improve Aug 22, 2008 4:51 PM

Platoon powered by Team Germany have no shortage of talent on board. Skipper-helm Jochen Schuemann is the most medalled Olympic sailor in the Audi Med...

Audi Med Cup Round 4 Aug 8, 2008 10:46 AM

Without a doubt the best sailing on the planet at the moment is in the Audi MedCup TP52 class. Here is some video of the latest round in Palma, Spain.

Audi Med Cup: Peter de Ridder ends Mean Machine TP52 campaign Aug 3, 2008 10:21 AM

The Mean Machine Team have decided to officially announce their decision to cease all activity in the TP52 class. Owner and Skipper of the Mean Machin...

Med Cup: Double coastal race win for Quantum Racing; dark day for Mean Machine Jul 25, 2008 8:21 AM

A perfect day for Quantum Racing and a black day for Mean Machine sees the Audi MedCup Circuit leaders take over the lead of the 14th Breitling Regatt...

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