Final Day 5 Highlights - Sibenik 52 Super Series Sailing Week, Croatia

Doug DeVos’s Quantum Racing team exorcised memories of a disappointing third overall in the 2017 season when they clinched top honours at the first event of the highly anticipated 2018 52 SUPER SERIES, the Šibenik 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week contested on Croatia’s beautiful Dalmatian Coast. Lead by Terry Hutchinson with Dean Barker on the helm, Quantum Racing closed out the regatta title with a seventh in an eventful final light wind race to win by five points over Platoon, the team which were second overall last year. The first visit ever to Croatia for the TP52 class has proven immensely popular. The gentle sea breezes have been challenging but have kept the very evenly-matched fleet extremely close and compact. There have been no easy gains, pin sharp starting has been key to success. Five different TP52 teams have won races, Platoon (2), Quantum Racing (3), Sled, Paprec, and Provezza. Final Standings Šibenik 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week: 1. Quantum Racing (USA) (Doug DeVos) (4,1,8,1,4,1,3,7) 29 p. 2. Platoon (GER) (Harm Müller-Spreer) (1,4,3,5,7,3,10,1) 34 p. 3. Sled (USA) (Takashi Okura) (12,3,1,8,3,2,2,10) 41 p. 4. Azzurra (ARG/ITA) (Alberto Roemmers) (3,10,10,4,2,7,4,6) 46 p. 5. Onda (BRA) (Eduardo de Souza Ramos) (2,7,5,3,10,6,8,5) 46 p. 6. Luna Rossa (ITA) (Patrizio Bertelli) (7,5,9,9,5,4,7,3) 49 p. 7. Alegre (USA/GBR) (Andrés Soriano) (9,8,6,2,8,8,6,4) 51 p. 8. Phoenix (RSA) (Hasso/Tina Plattner) (8,6,11,6,6,11,5,2) 55 p. 9. Provezza (TUR) (Ergin Imre) (5,9,4,7,12,9,1,9) 56 p. 10. Paprec Recyclage (FRA) (Jean Luc Petithuguenin) (6,12,2,12,1,10,9,12) 64 p. 11. Gladiator (GBR) (Tony Langley) (10(+2 PEN),2,7,11,9,5,12,8) 66 p. 12. XIO Hurakan (ITA) (Marco Serafini) (11,11,12,10,11,12,11,11) 89 p. For full results, visit: http://bit.ly/2IGhEE1 To watch the race again, visit http://bit.ly/2e6o3tR. Please visit the links below to find out more. YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/52SuperSeries Facebook: www.facebook.com/52SuperSeries Twitter: www.twitter.com/52SuperSeries Now available to watch and share online.