All about Ford Vignale Valencia Sailing Week

27^th of May, 2015 | VIDEO

Ford Vignale Valencia Sailing Week | Wrap up

24^th of May, 2015 | VIDEO

Highlights of the final day | Ford Vignale Valencia Sailing Week

23^rd of May, 2015

Rán Reign in Valencia, Winners of Ford Vignale Valencia Sailing Week

From the biggest and most competitive fleet yet, Niklas Zennström and the Rán Racing team won the first regatta title of the 2015 SUPER SERIES when they kept their focus… read more

23^rd of May, 2015

Ran win Ford Vignale Valencia Sailing Week

Niklas Zennstrom’s Ran Racing team did what they had to, sticking close to nearest title challengers Alegre to protect their points cushion during the 11th, final race to win the… read more

23^rd of May, 2015

Win for Azzurra … but will a 5 point lead do the trick for Rán?

While Azzurra won race ten after a great start off the pin end of the start line, a close finish between fifth placed Alegre and Ran Racing in sixth ensures… read more

23^rd of May, 2015

Pressure on Rán

Six points separate first and second, Rán Racing from Alegre. And from third placed Sled to Alegre there are just three points. Sled are under pressure from Bronenosec who are… read more

23^rd of May, 2015 | VIDEO

Highlights of the fourth day | Ford Vignale Valencia Sailing Week

22^nd of May, 2015

Good Day/Bad Day… Rán Have Valencia Title Within Reach

Between yesterday and today see sawing fortunes of the top title contenders at the Ford Vignale Valencia Sailing Week may have been tough to deal with on board the two… read more

22^nd of May, 2015

Rán Restore Their Regatta Lead

Ran Racing bounced back from a disappointing day Thursday to score second best of the 52 SUPER SERIES fleet today. A fourth and first against Alegre’s 8,9 turns the tables… read more

22^nd of May, 2015

Good start for Sled in Race 8

Takashi Okura and his crew won Race 8 to take over third place on the Ford Vignale Valencia Sailing Week. It is Sled’s second win of the regatta. Quantum Racing… read more

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52 SUPER SERIES Facts

2023 is the 11th season of the 52 SUPER SERIES which was founded in Barcelona, May 2012 when five boats raced. We start this season with 11 teams racing including one new boat from Hong Kong.
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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