Annapolis sailor Greg Gendell (and the brother of our founding editor, David) raced onboard Quantum Racing's TP52 in the 52 Super Series, a series that replaced the TP52 Med Cup a few years back. The boat placed second in the 15-boat series, just behind Azzurra. However, Quantum Racing managed to win the Cascais Cup.
From the press release:
Second overall for the season Quantum Racing have profited from integrating owners Doug and Dalton DeVos into their sailing programme, the father-son duo sharing the helm across three of the five regattas, culminating in their win at Copa del Rey in August. But the 2014 champions drew level with Azzurra today in terms of regatta wins when they added the Cascais Cup title, thanks to a great last two days. They finished with a consistent string of 1,3,2,3 from the final four races of the season to sign off their 2015 with an important morale boosting finale, leaving the new 2015 champions trailing in their wake eight points behind. In effect Azzurra had their highest scoring day of the year as they dropped over the championship winning finishing line Saturday just as Quantum Racing raised their game on cue to win in Cascais.
The boat is owned by Doug DeVos of Amway, hence the Amway spinnaker. DeVos and his 22-year old son Dalton are on the helm, with tactician Ed Baird. "Their team is the most successful in the history of the TP52 class, containing many America's Cup winners. In their current form, as Quantum Racing, their programme dates back to 2008 when they won the first of their two MedCup titles under skipper Terry Hutchinson." Racing took place is Cascais, on the coast in Portugal.
