All about Paprec

18^th of May, 2015

New boat, new targets, same joie de vivre!

The French Paprec team of Jean-Luc Petithugenin made the best possible start to their campaign with their new boat, the former Rán, which they took delivery off at the back… read more

2^nd of June, 2014 | VIDEO

Behind the curtain – Team Paprec

A ‘New’ Paprec to lead TP52’s into 2015

2^nd of June, 2014

A ‘New’ Paprec to lead TP52’s into 2015

Capri, and the first BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES regatta of the season, marked the first sale of an existing TP52 to an enthusiastic, passionate owner who is looking to step… read more

20^th of May, 2014

À Donf Paprec

Managing differing expectations among a crew is never easy in the high octane world of the BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES fleet but the French team on Paprec Recyclage, one of… read more

3^rd of August, 2013 | VIDEO

Red Flag at the start !!!

2^nd of August, 2013 | VIDEO

A Morning Coffee with Jean-Luc Petithuguenin

1^st of August, 2013 | VIDEO

Aerial Shot of a protest situation between Azzurra and Paprec

27^th of June, 2013

French 52 makes eight for Royal Cup Marina Ibiza

Eight 52’s will race next week when the 52 SUPER SERIES is hosted for the first time on the Balearic Island of Ibiza. The second European regatta of the season,… read more

16^th of July, 2012

Paprec win in tight opening day

Thirteen teams and eight 52s lined up to compete in the IRC 1 division, but it was the 52s that dominated the podium places, with the French team leading on… read more

3^rd of July, 2012

Inviting optimised IRC52 footers to the 52 Super Series proves to be right

Across the range of wind conditions which were encountered the IRC 52 footers were always in the racing mix. The second event of the 52 SuperSeries in Costa Smeralda, Sardinia… 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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