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6^th of November, 2021

Point Break, New Double 2021 Champions Sled Join The 52 SUPER SERIES Super Elite

Winning by the slimmest of margins Takashi Okura’s TP52 Sled team were crowned 2021’s 52 SUPER SERIES champions and Rolex TP52 World Champions Saturday in Palma, Mallorca. They join Azzurra… read more

3^rd of November, 2021

All Locked Up After Day 2 At The Rolex TP52 World Championships. Ties At The Top Of Regatta And The Season Standings.

Takashi Okura’s Sled crew with six times America’s Cup winner Murray Jones on the helm and Italian ace Francesco Bruni calling tactics won themselves a share of the overall lead… read more

1^st of November, 2021

Pressure On Now…..The Rolex TP52 World Championships Start Tuesday

Nine of the highest calibre grand prix sailing tacticians in world sailing took to the stage at the Real Club Nautical de Palma in Mallorca this evening to officially launch… read more

1^st of October, 2021 | VIDEO

Highlights Day 4 – Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week 2021

1^st of October, 2021

No Racing, Platoon Lead Into Final Day in Menorca

With no racing possible due to a lack of wind off Mahon today Harm Müller-Spreer’s Platoon team go into the final day of the Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week… read more

30^th of September, 2021

Platoon Pile On The Pressure

Winners of the regatta when it was last held in 2019, Harm Müller Spreer’s Platoon crew took the lead at the Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week after a fourth… read more

23^rd of September, 2021

52 SUPER SERIES Fleet Set to Line Up in Menorca

Knock on effects of travel restrictions mean that 52 SUPER SERIES leaders and winners of the Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week, Takasghi Okura’s Sled team will have a… read more

22^nd of September, 2021 | VIDEO

Teaser: Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week

28^th of August, 2021

Sled Triumph In Puerto Portals at first TP52 SUPER SERIES regatta of 2021, Beau Geste Win TP52 20th Anniversary Invitational regatta

Takashi Okura’s Sled team were crowned winners of the first regatta of the 2021 season, the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week, after conflicting breezes on the Bay of… read more

27^th of August, 2021

Quantum Racing Victorious On 20th Anniversary Day But Classic Conditions Bless Big Fleet Races

The 20th anniversary celebrations to highlight the continued popularity and success of the TP52 class were blessed with an appropriate measure of champagne sailing on the Bay of Palma as… read more

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52 SUPER SERIES Facts

Quantum Racing & Azzurra are the only two teams to have won a 52 SUPER SERIES championship. Quantum won in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2018, and Azzurra were winners in 2012, 2015, 2017 and 2019.
Nine new boats were built for the 2018 52 SUPER SERIES by two designers, Botin Partners & Judel Vrolijk.
After 50 races, there were only 11pts separating first and third place in 2017.
TP52 boat owners are captains of industry in a range of business activities
Twelve TP52 crews will take part in 2020, representing eight different nations: Italy, USA, Great Britain, France, Turkey, South Africa, Germany and Russia.
It takes an average of 2-3 seconds to hoist a TP52 spinnaker to the top of the 22-metre mast
Sailors from over 20 nations are represented onboard the 52 SUPER SERIES fleet in 2020.
TP52s are boats built under a box rule, meaning that each boat must fit within a set of measurement parameters defined by the class rule.
Downwind in a strong breeze TP52’s can sail at well over 20 knots, which is why the owners just have so much fun racing them!
Over 8 million tons of plastic are dumped into the ocean every year. We’re working hard to minimise our impact on the environment.

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