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25^th of May, 2022

Quantum Racing On The Prowl But Phoenix Go Four Points Clear in Galicia

While Quantum Racing made the best of the great conditions on Galicia’s Ría de Vigo on the second day of the ABANCA 52 SUPER SERIES Baiona Sailin Week scoring a… read more

24^th of May, 2022

Phoenix Lead But Dream 52 SUPER SERIES Start in Baiona For Amateur Vayu Team

If the Plattner family’s Phoenix team, with man of the moment Tom Slingsby calling tactics, issued a clear statement of intent when they unrolled a truly comprehensive victory in the… read more

23^rd of May, 2022

52 SUPER SERIES Green For Go in Galicia

The 52 SUPER SERIES fleet warmed up for Tuesday’s start of the 2022 season with three good practice races today on the beautiful ría de Vigo off Baiona where the… read more

20^th of May, 2022

52 SUPER SERIES TENTH ANNIVERSARY TITLE IS WIDE OPEN

There were just five points separating first place from fourth and only two points from championship winners Sled from third placed Platoon at the end of the 2021 52 SUPER… read more

13^th of May, 2022

Baiona and Galicia prepare to lift the curtain on the 10th anniversary 2022 52 SUPER SERIES

The 52 SUPER SERIES fleet arrived in Baiona this week and with it the countdown to the start of the ABANCA 52 SUPER SERIES Baiona Sailing Week starts to feel… read more

29^th of April, 2022

52 SUPER SERIES GO SMARTMARK in 2022

During the upcoming five regatta season the 52 SUPER SERIES will utilise autonomous remote controlled marks from the German company Smartmark. The buoys were comprehensively tested last season at the Rolex… read more

8^th of December, 2021

Baiona and Barcelona Bookend Historic 10th Year of the 52 SUPER SERIES in 2022.

The 52 SUPER SERIES, the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit, will mark its historic tenth year of continued success with an exciting five regatta season which will open in… read more

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

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52 SUPER SERIES Facts

2022 is the tenth anniversary year of the 52 SUPER SERIES which was founded in Barcelona, May 2012 when five boats raced.
When Sled won the 2021 title they became only the third team to win the overall series title along with Quantum Racing and Azzurra. 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 design studios, Botin Partners & Judel Vrolijk.
At the end of the 2021 season just three points separated the top three teams.
TP52 team owners are most often business owners leaders from a variety of backgrounds from engineering to tech to finance and sales.
The TP52 class really started out in the USA aorund 2000-1 for the Transpac Race from Los Angeles to Hawaii - hence TP52. The class came to Europe and the Med in 2005.
An average of nine or ten TP52 crews will take part during 2022, representing seven different nations: Italy, USA, Great Britain, Thailand, Turkey, South Africa, Germany. Russia remain banned in line with World Sailing’s policy.
It takes an average of 2-3 seconds to hoist a TP52 spinnaker to the top of the 22-metre mast.
Sailors from over 15 nations are represented onboard the 52 SUPER SERIES fleet in 2022.
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 and teams 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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