Above: among TP52 spin-offs is the small fleet of Pac52s racing on the US west coast. All new Pac52s are TP52 designs beefed up for offshore racing with freeboards also increased for the same reason; however, the Pac52 Interlodge here is an original 2015 Botín TP52 later reinforced for her second life in California. Pac52s finished 1st and 2nd overall in the 2017 Transpac while in Europe TP52s continue to smash it in IRC and ORC racing. Opposite: they came, they saw, they conquered, no other way to describe the two years that Team New Zealand spent racing the former TP52 MedCup – overall winners in both 2009 and 2010
And if they are and they come together for fleet racing this soon results in too much focus on the fairness of its rating system. Once that discussion is on stage the end is nigh.
The level of TP52 class competition is high and the competition is intense. No excuse to lose and little rest between events. Lots of adrenaline, lots of pain for occasional glory. Possibly truer glory than can be achieved by handicap racing, certainly in the eyes of owners and sailors addicted to the combination of equipment optimisation and boat-for-boat racing.
The great thing is that all 100 boats from TP52 moulds are still racing and are the regular stars of their local show, wherever that may be. ORC or IRC podiums are not infrequently populated mainly by TP52 boats, even at the highest level. At the 2019 D-Marin ORC Worlds in Šibenik we saw Marco Serafini’s Xio at top spot and Roberto Monti’s Air is Blue finishing in third – in a fleet of 13 Class A boats only three were TP52s so a nice ratio of success. At the 2019 IRC Europeans in San Remo of a total of six boats in IRC 0 five were from TP52 moulds – no surprise to see three on the podium. Compliments to the IRC European Champion Jean Jacques Chaubard, owner of Team Vision Future. I told him not that long ago he should see joining 52 Super Series as going to school, the quickest way to get to know his new boat, the former 2015 Sled. I like to think the result proved me right. In the USA there is a long history of TP52s finishing in the top spots of whatever rating system is thrown at them. This year the NYYC’s 165th Annual Regatta saw Karl Kwok’s Beau Geste (ex-Onda) topping two other TP52s, Foxand Gladiator. Only to repeat the same full-house podium at Block Island Week soon afterwards. The Australian fleet of potentially nine or 10 TP52s was high- lighted in the July Seahorse – there is a good fleet of six or seven in New Zealand. Similarly in the Far East and in Europe, we should be able to drum up at least 10 besides the Super Series boats, albeit spread out from the Baltic to Greece.
In 2020 52 Super Series aims to invite non-Super Series TP52s and IRC52s to combine for one of its events to jointly celebrate the 20th anniversary of the TP52. We aim to score them using IRC corrected time and for the occasion will dual-score the TP52 scores on corrected time as well.
Possibly we jointly start a coastal race and do the practice racing also with joint starts, to enable once more the opportunity to have a photo of your bow popping out in a start of well over 15 TP52s… as well as to exchange stories, expectations and memories at what hopefully will be a memorable week with good sailing and parties. Interested owners and teams, please do not hesitate to contact me. How to get from idea to reality we should work out together in the months to come.
Rob Weiland, TP52 and Maxi72 class manager SEAHORSE 33
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