TP 52

TP 52
Class symbol
TP52 Container at the Audi MedCup races in Cascais, 2011
Hull
LOA 15.85 m (52 ft 0 in)

The Transpac 52 (TP52) is a class of yacht used for competitive yacht racing. The class is recognised by the International Sailing Federation which entitles the class to hold an Official World Championships.

History

The TP52 Class has grown from a non registered club of like minded yachtsmen inspired by Tom Pollack to a fully member controlled, registered and ISAF recognised Class with a proper set of Bylaws, an Annual Meeting, an Executive Committee made up out of the Members and a Class President who also has to be a Member.

The original intention was to provide a yacht capable for both inshore and offshore sailing specifically the Transpacific Yacht Race however with the decline in IMS racing, the class became popular in Europe. A professional inshore tour was established for Europe called the MedCup. Recent (2015) rule changes[1] help keep the class at the forefront of competitive racing.

The Box Rule

TP52 boats are built and sailed to a set of rules which established the original design as a 'box' rule - where the boat must fit within a notional box of specified dimensions. The current rules[2] specify a single masted, fixed keel mono-hull with a single rudder and maximum hull length of 15.85 metres (52 ft), beam width of 4.43 metres (14.5 ft), keel draft of 3.5 metres (11 ft) and spinnaker hoist height of 22.4 metres (73 ft), along with a minimum total weight of 6,975 kilograms (15,377 lb) and maximum keel bulb weight of 3,800 kilograms (8,400 lb).

Events

World Championship

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2008 Yaiza  Quantum Racing (USA)
Terry Hutchinson		  Mutua Madrileña (CHI)
Vasco Vascotto		  Platoon (GER)
Jochen Schümann
2009 Palma  Matador (ARG)
Alberto Roemmers		  Quantum Racing (USA)
Terry Hutchinson		  Artemis Racing (SWE)
Torbjörn Törnqvist
2010 Valencia  Quantum Racing (USA)
Terry Hutchinson		  Matador (ARG)
Alberto Roemmers		  Synergy (RUS)
Yevgeny Neugodnikov
2011 Porto Cervo  Quantum Racing (USA)
Ed Baird		  Container (GER)
Markus Wieser		  Gladiator (GBR)
Tony Langley
2013 Miami  Rán Racing (SWE)  Azzurra (ITA)  Quantum Racing (USA)
2014 Porto Cervo  Quantum Racing (USA)  Phoenix (BRA)  Rán Racing (SWE)
2015 Puerto Portals  Azurra (ITA)  Platoon (GER)  Provezza (TUR)
2016 Menorca  Quantum Racing (USA)  Azurra (ITA)  Provezza (TUR)
2017 Scarlino  Platoon (GER)  Quantum Racing (USA)  Azurra (ITA)

References

  1. ↑ Transpac 52 website, rules overview
  2. ↑ 2017 TP52 Rule
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