GENNAKERS, CODES ZERO, ASYMMETRIC SPINNAKERS & S AYT YSAILS
Left: Harm Müller Spreer successfully defended his owner-driver title with his latest Vrolijk design Platoon. Spreerʼs crewmates included 470 gold medallist Jordi Calafat plus Americaʼs Cup and Volvo winners Ross Halcrow and Dirk de Ridder. Tactician John Kosteckiʼs task as owner-whisperer is eased by Müller being a three-time Dragon Gold Cup winner – TP52 skippers are rarely under-achievers. In six months Luna Rossa (top) are more likely to be sorting out disobedient AC75 foils. Quantumʼs Terry Hutchinson (above) had to work harder than ever before to secure his latest title… another skipper with an AC75 on the way
quality and in third the economics of it all. Over the years a fourth condition has surfaced: the wish to avoid as much as possible sailing in the summer months of July and August. All in all this presents a puzzle that is impossible to resolve if limiting activity to the traditional racing period of May-September for five events in the Med. Even with April and October added, at quite some risks to number 1, ‘sailing conditions’, it makes for dif- ficult planning once we restrict ourselves to the Mediterranean. This tighter geography is in contrast with the Maxi72 owners, who seem to live on a smaller planet, as they transport their boats substantially more and further. Their three criteria can best be described as location, location, location. Possibly also because the draft of their boats (5.4m) limits their choices more than in the case of the TP52 (3.5m) they generally need less discussion to nail down their favourite locations and races.
Sol I look forward to 2019 as if 40 years younger and asked to do the bow on a TP52. No finer mix of conditions for 52 Super Series racing than can be expected from Mahón, Puerto Sherry, Cascais, Puerto Portals and Porto Cervo.
For the Rolex TP52 Worlds in Puerto Portals, the only event with light to medium sea breeze conditions of the five, how to optimise for that one? Expect 10+ teams again for 2019. Some new teams to join the fray, possibly even new boats. Again it will be a battle till the final race day of the year.
Visit us if you can. One true fan this year came all the way from Japan and to her surprise was invited on the photographers’ RIB for a couple of days to watch the racing. It is so simple to make people happy. Sometimes…
Rob Weiland, TP52 and Maxi72 class manager q SEAHORSE 31
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Photo : © E. Beaugé / Facnor /Carac
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