Harm Müller-Spreer’s German flagged Platoon Aviation ran away with the Puerto Calero Lanzarote 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup to lift the Royal Cup for the fourth time.
For Platoon Aviation, steered by the owner, it is their first regatta win since September 2024 in Valencia, Spain
Eduardo and Renato Plass and their tightly knit Crioula team from Brazil’s Valeros do Sul YC in Porto Alegre secured a dream second place and Ergin Imre’s Turkish flagged Provezza scored a bittersweet third place, slipping from second overall on the last race.
Though they won that 2024 event with what was then their new boat, Platoon have struggled for speed at times, have often compromised otherwise good regattas with too many penalties, and technical breakdowns, this is a welcome return to form for Platoon Aviation.
Puerto Calero Lanzarote 52 SUPER SERIES
Final Leaders Royal Cup Results 14 entries
1. Platoon Aviation (GER), Harm Müller-Spreer, 34 pts
2. Crioula (BRA), Eduardo & Renato Plass, 59 pts
3. Provezza (TUR), Ergin Imre, 60 pts
4. Trinity Racing (SWE), Joakim Sundberg, 61 pts
5. Sled, Takashi Okura, 62 pts
6. Vayu (THA), Whitcraft Family, 66 pts
2026 52 SUPER SERIES
Standings after four of five regattas
1. Platoon Aviation (GER), Harm Müller-Spreer, 171 pts
2. Sled, Takashi Okura, 182 pts
3. Alkedo Cetilar (ITA), Andrea Lacorte, 217 pts
4. Paprec (FRA), Jean-Luc Petithuguenin, 228 pts
5. Trinity Racing (SWE), Joakim Sundberg, 229 pts
6. No Way Back (NED), Pieter Heerema, 234 pts
7. Alpha + (HKG), Shawn & Tina Kang, 240 pts
8. Provezza (TUR), Ergin Imre, 249 pts
9. Crioula (BRA), Eduardo & Renato Plass, 260 pts
10. Vayu (THA), Whitcraft Family, 280 pts
11. Alegre (GBR), Andy Soriano, 288 pts
12. Gladiator (GBR), Tony Langley, 312 pts
13. Teasing Machine (FRA), Eric de Turckheim, 373 pts
14. Caballo Loco (BRA), Mauro Dottori & Fabio Cotrim, 440 pts
15. Vudu (ITA), Mauro Gestri, 499 pts