25 January 2014

Quantum Racing Win At Key West Regatta



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Published on Jan 21, 2014

Quantum Racing Win At Key West Regatta « CBS Miami"Amway President Doug DeVos and his Quantam Racing crew have won the 52 class at the Key West 2014 sailing regatta off the Florida Keys. Although DeVos could only muster a third-place finish during Friday’s 10th and final race, it was good enough to beat series runnerup Ran, skippered by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom, racing under a Swedish flag. Last year’s winner, Italian-flagged Azzurra, co-owned by Argentinean pharmaceutical mogul Pablo Roemmers, won Friday, but finished third in the five-day competition...."
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Key West, FL (January 24, 2014) – There was plenty of final day drama at Quantum Key West 2014 as the winners of several classes were determined during the last race. And conditions could not have been better for those winner-take-all scenarios with ...

Quantum Racing Win At Key West Regatta
WBFS
Quantum Racing, skippered by Amway president Doug DeVos sails in the final race of the Quantum Key West 2014 regatta Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in Key West, Fla. Although DeVos and his crew placed third in Friday's race, they won the 52 class at the end of ...

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