The third event in the Circuit is part of the famous Copa del Rey, which has become the largest and most important cruiser regatta in the Mediterranean and a first-class event in the world calendar. After a start to their 2007 Breitling MedCup Circuit season which has been quite disappointing so far, Vasco Vascotto and the crew of Mutua Madrilena showed a marked improvement in the first day when they posted a first and a second to lead the 22 boat TP52 fleet after the first two races of the prestigious 26th Copa del Rey Camper Audi on the Bay of Palma. Mutua Madrilena made the best of a reshuffle in the bay of Puerto Portals as the TP52 fleet beat to their final windward mark to win the second section of the 27 miles costal race. While a consistent day, posting a third and a fifth, was enough to return Alberto Roemmers' Siemens to the overall regatta lead again, a standout pair of victories by Stuart Robinson's Stay Calm elevated them to third overall. In the second race the British boat was chasing Jose Cusi's Bribon hard on the approach to the final leeward gate. But the Bribon crew had misheard or misread the course instruction and did not realise that it was a five leg windward leeward, and one final beat to the upwind finish remained.
Alberto Roemmers' Argentinian owned, Spanish sponsored Siemens clinched the overall title in the 22 strong grand prix TP52 class at the 26th Copa del Rey Camper Audi on the Bay of Palma. Peter de Ridder and the Valle Romano Mean Machine scored what has become something of a 2007 trademark, a final race victory when they bolted from the pin end of the line and were first into the left side advantage.
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