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18^th of January, 2017

Platoon Battle in the Trenches, But Hold Out For Key West Lead

(Tuesday 17th January, Key West) – Even among some of the top teams in the 52 SUPER SERIES, the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit, nerves and elements of self-doubt… read more

17^th of January, 2017

Race 3 – Gladiator’s first win of 2017

Tony Langley’s Gladiator crew won Race 3 for the 52 SUPER SERIES at Quantum Key West Race Week leading from the first leeward gate. Their victory is the first race… read more

21^st of October, 2016

A World in Perpetual Motion

Teams preparing to compete on the six event 2017 52 SUPER SERIES have just 12 weeks to ensure their boats and crew are in optimum shape for the start of… read more

14^th of September, 2016

2016 52 World Championship – Race 1 Summary

Azzurra made the best possible start to their world championship defence when they won the opening race of the 52 World Championship in 12-17kt SW breezes and lumpy seas off… read more

25^th of July, 2016

2016 Puerto Portals Sailing Week – Race 2 Summary

Quantum Racing won Race 2 of Puerto Portals Sailing Week with a solid display in the afternoon seabreeze, earning a decent margin over second placed Sled. Quantum Racing made a… read more

3^rd of July, 2016 | VIDEO

HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO: Porto Cervo Day 5

2^nd of July, 2016

Quantum Racing Triumphant in Fizzing Porto Cervo Finale

(Saturday 2nd July, Sardinia) – Quantum Racing won the Audi Settimana delle Bocche Regatta, the second event of the 2016 52 SUPER SERIES, outsailing Niklas Zennström’s Rán Racing on a… read more

2^nd of July, 2016

2016 Audi Settimana delle Bocche – Race 8 Update

Gladiator won their first race of the season, leading all the way around the course of Race 8. Provezza finished second but with Quantum Racing in third they extend their… read more

24^th of March, 2016

Five on TP52 Training Mission In Valencia

A successful, productive training week on the waters off Valencia’s Malvarrosa beach saw five TP52s preparing for the upcoming 2016 52 SUPER SERIES raise their game to the point that… read more

13^th of June, 2015

Advantage Azzurra

Azzurra swept to a fantastic Race 7 victory with rivals Quantum Racing in sixth place to take a three points overall lead with just one race of the Settimana delle… 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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