Alegre

Andy Soriano and his international Alegre crew joined the 52 SUPER SERIES way back in 2015 and have long since proven themselves as one of the best resourced and most talented teams on the circuit. Passionate owner-driver Soriano has massive experience of grand-prix yacht racing, tasting success in the maxi class before moving to the TP52.

Even so consistency over the course of a full season continues to prove a slightly elusive, but Alegre are nearly always in the fight at the front or near the front of the fleet during each regatta.

They had a good 2023 season, once again some ups and downs but finished sixth for the year and always showed potential to win regattas. Just missing the final few percent, Soriano was – once again – the first to commit to building a new generation of boats and so in early 2024 launched a latest Botin design which was built at King Marine in Valencia.

The core team have been together for many years. At the back of the boat the partnership changed in 2022 when Australian gold medallist Will Ryan came on board as strategist to partner Nic Asher. Also in 2022 Italian Francesco Mongelli joined the team as navigator. Last year Asher’s 470 world champion crew mate Elliot Willis moved out of the coach boat to become main trimmer.  

Andy Hemmings and Pierluigi de Felice are on downwind and upwind trim. Returning this season is  Spain’s 2020 Olympian and past world champion Silvia Mas, ensuring the high complement of 470 alumni across Olympic generations 1992 to 2020 is maintained, following the sad and untimely passing of popular bowman Matteo Auguadro Argentinian Mamu Caputo is on the bow.