Day 1 Highlights – Cascais 52 Super Series Sailing Week, Portugal

After a somewhat less than perfect regatta last month in Puerto Sherry and a seventh place overall, 2018 52 SUPER SERIES champions Quantum Racing restored their winning mojo today in Portugal when they sailed to a second and a first in classic Cascais conditions to lead the Cascais 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week. Second behind Provezza in the first race, which was contested in 17-22kts of NW’ly breeze, Quantum Racing executed a typical Cascais race winning strategy in the second windward-leeward, starting by the committee boat, tacking right early and leading all the way around the fast, bumpy Cascais track. And on the final downwind, as it to shrug off the pent up frustrations from Puerto Sherry, they more than doubled their lead, surfing away to win by 240 metres from Bronenosec. Quantum Racing’s three-point aggregate sees them three points clear of three boats – Provezza, Bronenosec and Azzurra – after the first day of racing at this renowned high-wind venue where last year they won the Rolex TP52 World Championship. Cascais 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week Regatta standings after Day 1 1. Quantum Racing (USA) (Doug DeVos) (2,1) 3 p. 2. Provezza (TUR) (Ergin Imre) (1,5) 6 p. 3. Bronenosec (RUS) (Vladimir Liubomirov) (4,2) 6 p. 4. Azzurra (ARG/ITA) (Alberto/Pablo Roemmers) (3,3) 6 p. 5. Platoon (GER) (Harm Müller-Spreer) (5,4) 9 p. 6. Phoenix 11 (RSA) (Hasso/Tina Plattner) (6,6) 12 p. 7. Alegre (USA/GBR) (Andrés Soriano) (7,7) 14 p. For full results, visit: http://bit.ly/2Y4DrR0