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52 SUPER SERIES Saint-Tropez Cup Day 1 - Light winds prove insufficient to start racing

by 52 Super Series 30 Apr 17:22 BST 29 April - 4 May 2025
No wind on day 1 of the 52 SUPER SERIES Saint-Tropez Cup © Nico Martinez / 52 Super Series

Although the 11 boat fleet went afloat until mid-afternoon, crews filled with hope and anticipation, the wind refused to build enough for racing to take place on the first day of the new 52 SUPER SERIES season at the 52 SUPER SERIES Saint-Tropez Cup.

At most there was just under four knots on what would have been an otherwise idyllic, warm late Spring day to be on the water.

Unlike Tuesday's official practice racing day when the 8-9kts breeze exceeded the forecast, it was not to be today.

The forecast is better for Thursday.

And so American Magic Quantum Racing's Terry Hutchinson has to wait another day to make his return to the 52 SUPER SERIES fleet after two years away, "Today was mother nature. Today was always going to be like this and I think we have to give Maria (ed note Maria Torrijo, principal race officer) credit for taking us out and getting into the spot where the best breeze was and it would not have taken much. Yesterday's forecast was very similar and we got a little more. So Maria did the right thing."

Navigator for the team which won the last time the circuit was in Saint-Tropez, Provezza, Nacho Postigo agreed, "It was frustrating but pretty much what we expected, yesterday's forecast was pretty much the same with not a lot of hope but we had a fantastic day with eight to nine knots. So you have to keep your mind open a little bit in that models at this time of the year don't pick up perfectly the conditions and sometimes if they don't give much of a chance for breeze in the morning, you still should go ou and wait and see, some days like yesterday you'll get more than you expected, other days like today it is like this."

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