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TP 52

May 08, 2024

The Transpac 52 (TP52) is a class of yacht used for competitive 52 Super Series yacht racing, and the Audi MedCup previously, besides the world championship of the class. The class is recognised by the International Sailing Federation which entitles the class to hold an Official World Championships.

TP 52
Class symbol
TP52 Container at the Audi MedCup races in Cascais, 2011
Hull
LOA15.85 m (52 ft 0 in)
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History edit

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 (2022-23) rule changes[1] help keep the class at the forefront of competitive racing.

The Box Rule edit

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 bowsprit and a single rudder, with maximum hull length of 15.85 metres (52 ft), beam width of 4.3 metres (14 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 edit

World Championship edit

Main article: TP52 World Championship

Global Championship edit

The unofficial World Championship was held before it got international status and were the keystone of the formation of the class.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2006 Miami   Patches (IRL)
Eamon Conneely 		  Pegasus 52 (USA)
Philippe Kahn 		  Beau Geste (CHN)
Kark Kwok
2007 Porto Cervo   Artemis Racing (SWE)
Torbjorn Tornqvist 		  Patches (IRL)
Eamon Conneely 		  Mean Machine (MON)
Peter de Ridder

European Series edit

The competition changed the nature of the class with it becoming a pinnacle inshore/coastal event for grand prix monohulled yacht racing. The series started off as the MedCup from 2005 to 2011 before evolving in the 52 Super Series.

Offshore Events edit

TP 52s or optimized direct derivatives have won the overall trophy in most of the classic offshore events while racing under the major international handicap systems. Notable results include:

Race Distance Category Boat Name Skipper Elapsed time Notes
2003 Transpac Race 2,225 nm 1st overall Alta Vita   Bill Turpin (USA) 7d 12h 20m 29s Another TP 52, Beau Geste, came 2nd overall.[3]
2004 Newport Bermuda Race 635 nm 1st overall Rosebud   Roger Sturgeon (USA) 2d 20h 24m 43s [4]
2004 Chicago to Mackinac 333 nm 1st overall Esmeralda Makoto Uematsu
  Ken Read (USA) 		1d 17h 5m [5]
2005 Transpac Race 2,225 nm 1st overall Rosebud   Roger Sturgeon (USA) 8d 16h 25m 4s TP 52s came 1st, 2nd and 3rd overall.[6]
2005 Fastnet Race 608 nm 2nd overall Patches   Ian Walker (GBR) 2d 2h 17m 48s [7]
2006 Hong Kong to Vietnam Race 673 nm 1st overall Island Fling   Paul Winkelmann (IRE) 2d 0h 16m 5s [8]
2009 Gotland Runt 352 nm 1st overall Rán   Niklas Zennström (SWE) [9]
2010 Cowes-Dinard-St Malo 151 nm 1st overall John Merricks II   Luke McCarthy (GBR) 21h 24m 03s Another TP 52, Paprec Recyclage, finished 39 seconds later.[10]
2010 Gotland Runt 352 nm 1st overall Fram XVI   King Harald V (NOR) 1d 23h 59m 39s [11]
2010 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race 1,805 nm 4th overall /2nd in class John Merricks II   Luke McCarthy (GBR) 8d 11h 49m 23s British Keelboat Academy's youth team entry led overall in the opening stages of the race.[12]
2010 Middle Sea Race 606 nm 1st overall Lucky   Bryon Ehrhart (USA) 3d 3h 16m 25s [13]
2011 Gotland Runt 352 nm 1st overall Datacom-Lindahl   Ralf Aspholm (GER) [14]
2012 Hong Kong to Hainan Race 355 nm 1st overall Freefire   Sam Chan (HKG) 1d 4h 43m 54s [15]
2013 Hong Kong to Vietnam Race 673 nm 1st overall Lucky   Bryon Ehrhart (USA) 2d 2h 22m 44s [8]
2013 Fastnet Race 608 nm 1st in class Pace   Johnny Vincent (GBR) 2d 21h 15m 7s [16]
2014 China Sea Race 565 nm 2nd overall Lucky   Bryon Ehrhart (USA) 2d 21h 45m 22s [17]
2016 Victoria to Maui 2,308 nm 1st overall Kinetic V   David Sutcliffe (CAN) 8d 14h 16m 46s Another TP52, Valkyrie, took line honours and set a race record of 8d 9h 17m 50s.[18]
2017 Sydney to Hobart 628 nm 1st overall Ichi Ban   Matt Allen (AUS) 1d 19h 10m 20s [19]
2019 Hong Kong to Vietnam Race 673 nm 1st overall Freefire   Sam Chan (HKG) 2d 0h 27m 55s [8]
2019 Sydney to Hobart 628 nm 1st overall Ichi Ban   Matt Allen (AUS) 2d 6h 18m 5s [20]
2020 Caribbean 600 600 nm 1st overall Outsider   Bo Teichmann (GER) 2d 19h 41m 40s [21]
2021 Sydney to Hobart 628 nm 1st overall Ichi Ban   Matt Allen (AUS) 3d 3h 42m 29s Another TP 52, Celestial, came 2nd overall.[22]
2022 Sydney to Hobart 628 nm 1st overall Celestial   Sam Haynes (AUS) TP 52 also came 2,3,4,5! [23]

Coastal Races edit

Race Category Boat Name Skipper Notes
2016 Round the Island Race 1st Overall GBR 11152 - Gladiator Bernard Langley [24]

Pinnacle Inshore Events edit

Race Category Boat Name Skipper Notes
2013 ORCi World Championships - Class A 1st Hurakan Marco Serafini
2014 ORCi World Championships - Class A 1st Enfant Terrible Alberto Rossi
2015 ORCi World Championships - Class A 1st Enfant Terrible Alberto Rossi
2016 ORCi World Championships - Class A 1st Freccia Rossa Vadim Yakimenko
2018 ORCi World Championships - Class A 1st Beau Geste   Karl Kwok (HKG)
2019 ORCi World Championships - Class A 1st Xio   Marco Serafini (ITA)
2022 ORCi World Championships - Class A 1st Beau Geste   Karl Kwok (HKG)
2023 ORCi World Championships - Class A 1st Beau Geste   Karl Kwok (HKG) [25]

References edit

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. ^ "2023 TP52 Rule" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Transpacific Yacht Club". transpacyc.com.
  4. ^ http://bermudarace.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/results_berth_to_bermuda_extract.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ http://www.farrdesign.com/news/2004%20Chicago-Mac%20Press%20Release.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ "Transpacific Yacht Club".
  7. ^ https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/patches-second-class-sailing-column-1.479281 and https://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/results/2005/ffio01.html
  8. ^ a b c "Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club - Hong Kong to Vietnam Race".
  9. ^ "Race Results".
  10. ^ "RORC Cowes – Dinard – St Malo Race Race". www.yachtsandyachting.com.
  11. ^ https://thedailysail.com/offshore/10/55995/eurocard-gotland-runt-finish-report and https://resultat.ksss.se/?raceId=285&class=IRC+CHARLIE&column=2850112
  12. ^ http://www.rorc.org/raceresults/2010/ircoverall11.html and https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/sailing/telefonica-takes-charge-in-round-britain-race-2061689.html
  13. ^ "Rolex Middle Sea Race - Aussie gets lucky on USA TP52 boat that won". www.sail-world.com.
  14. ^ "TP52 Win Gotlant Runt". 8 July 2011.
  15. ^ "Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club - Hong Kong to Hainan Race - Past Events".
  16. ^ "Sailing Results". rolexfastnetrace.com.
  17. ^ https://www.rhkyc.org.hk/upload/Sailing/Results/RCSR2014IRCOverall.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  18. ^ "Vic-Maui Yacht Race - Results, Winners, Records, Trophies".
  19. ^ "Sydney Hobart: Ichi Ban Confirmed Winner >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". 29 December 2017.
  20. ^ "Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021".
  21. ^ Stone, Chris. "Outsider lifts the RORC Caribbean 600 Trophy". RORC Caribbean 600 Race.
  22. ^ "Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023". rolexsydneyhobart.com.
  23. ^ "Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023". rolexsydneyhobart.com.
  24. ^ Hall, Thomas. "TP52 Gladiator is Round The Island Race Winner". afloat.ie.
  25. ^ "ORC World Results".

External links edit

  • Official TP52 Class Association Website
  • World Sailing TP52 Microsite Website

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External linksHistory editThe 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 2022 23 rule changes 1 help keep the class at the forefront of competitive racing The Box Rule editTP52 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 bowsprit and a single rudder with maximum hull length of 15 85 metres 52 ft beam width of 4 3 metres 14 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 editWorld Championship edit Main article TP52 World Championship Global Championship edit The unofficial World Championship was held before it got international status and were the keystone of the formation of the class Event Gold Silver Bronze 2006 Miami nbsp Patches IRL Eamon Conneely nbsp Pegasus 52 USA Philippe Kahn nbsp Beau Geste CHN Kark Kwok 2007 Porto Cervo nbsp Artemis Racing SWE Torbjorn Tornqvist nbsp Patches IRL Eamon Conneely nbsp Mean Machine MON Peter de Ridder European Series edit The competition changed the nature of the class with it becoming a pinnacle inshore coastal event for grand prix monohulled yacht racing The series started off as the MedCup from 2005 to 2011 before evolving in the 52 Super Series Offshore Events edit TP 52s or optimized direct derivatives have won the overall trophy in most of the classic offshore events while racing under the major international handicap systems Notable results include Race Distance Category Boat Name Skipper Elapsed time Notes 2003 Transpac Race 2 225 nm 1st overall Alta Vita nbsp Bill Turpin USA 7d 12h 20m 29s Another TP 52 Beau Geste came 2nd overall 3 2004 Newport Bermuda Race 635 nm 1st overall Rosebud nbsp Roger Sturgeon USA 2d 20h 24m 43s 4 2004 Chicago to Mackinac 333 nm 1st overall Esmeralda Makoto Uematsu nbsp Ken Read USA 1d 17h 5m 5 2005 Transpac Race 2 225 nm 1st overall Rosebud nbsp Roger Sturgeon USA 8d 16h 25m 4s TP 52s came 1st 2nd and 3rd overall 6 2005 Fastnet Race 608 nm 2nd overall Patches nbsp Ian Walker GBR 2d 2h 17m 48s 7 2006 Hong Kong to Vietnam Race 673 nm 1st overall Island Fling nbsp Paul Winkelmann IRE 2d 0h 16m 5s 8 2009 Gotland Runt 352 nm 1st overall Ran nbsp Niklas Zennstrom SWE 9 2010 Cowes Dinard St Malo 151 nm 1st overall John Merricks II nbsp Luke McCarthy GBR 21h 24m 03s Another TP 52 Paprec Recyclage finished 39 seconds later 10 2010 Gotland Runt 352 nm 1st overall Fram XVI nbsp King Harald V NOR 1d 23h 59m 39s 11 2010 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race 1 805 nm 4th overall 2nd in class John Merricks II nbsp Luke McCarthy GBR 8d 11h 49m 23s British Keelboat Academy s youth team entry led overall in the opening stages of the race 12 2010 Middle Sea Race 606 nm 1st overall Lucky nbsp Bryon Ehrhart USA 3d 3h 16m 25s 13 2011 Gotland Runt 352 nm 1st overall Datacom Lindahl nbsp Ralf Aspholm GER 14 2012 Hong Kong to Hainan Race 355 nm 1st overall Freefire nbsp Sam Chan HKG 1d 4h 43m 54s 15 2013 Hong Kong to Vietnam Race 673 nm 1st overall Lucky nbsp Bryon Ehrhart USA 2d 2h 22m 44s 8 2013 Fastnet Race 608 nm 1st in class Pace nbsp Johnny Vincent GBR 2d 21h 15m 7s 16 2014 China Sea Race 565 nm 2nd overall Lucky nbsp Bryon Ehrhart USA 2d 21h 45m 22s 17 2016 Victoria to Maui 2 308 nm 1st overall Kinetic V nbsp David Sutcliffe CAN 8d 14h 16m 46s Another TP52 Valkyrie took line honours and set a race record of 8d 9h 17m 50s 18 2017 Sydney to Hobart 628 nm 1st overall Ichi Ban nbsp Matt Allen AUS 1d 19h 10m 20s 19 2019 Hong Kong to Vietnam Race 673 nm 1st overall Freefire nbsp Sam Chan HKG 2d 0h 27m 55s 8 2019 Sydney to Hobart 628 nm 1st overall Ichi Ban nbsp Matt Allen AUS 2d 6h 18m 5s 20 2020 Caribbean 600 600 nm 1st overall Outsider nbsp Bo Teichmann GER 2d 19h 41m 40s 21 2021 Sydney to Hobart 628 nm 1st overall Ichi Ban nbsp Matt Allen AUS 3d 3h 42m 29s Another TP 52 Celestial came 2nd overall 22 2022 Sydney to Hobart 628 nm 1st overall Celestial nbsp Sam Haynes AUS TP 52 also came 2 3 4 5 23 Coastal Races edit Race Category Boat Name Skipper Notes 2016 Round the Island Race 1st Overall GBR 11152 Gladiator Bernard Langley 24 Pinnacle Inshore Events edit Race Category Boat Name Skipper Notes 2013 ORCi World Championships Class A 1st Hurakan Marco Serafini 2014 ORCi World Championships Class A 1st Enfant Terrible Alberto Rossi 2015 ORCi World Championships Class A 1st Enfant Terrible Alberto Rossi 2016 ORCi World Championships Class A 1st Freccia Rossa Vadim Yakimenko 2018 ORCi World Championships Class A 1st Beau Geste nbsp Karl Kwok HKG 2019 ORCi World Championships Class A 1st Xio nbsp Marco Serafini ITA 2022 ORCi World Championships Class A 1st Beau Geste nbsp Karl Kwok HKG 2023 ORCi World Championships Class A 1st Beau Geste nbsp Karl Kwok HKG 25 References edit Transpac 52 website rules overview Archived from the original on 1 July 2022 Retrieved 31 December 2022 2023 TP52 Rule PDF Transpacific Yacht Club transpacyc com http bermudarace com wp content uploads 2013 05 results berth to bermuda extract pdf bare URL PDF http www farrdesign com news 2004 20Chicago Mac 20Press 20Release pdf bare URL PDF Transpacific Yacht Club https www irishtimes com sport patches second class sailing column 1 479281 and https www rolexfastnetrace com results 2005 ffio01 html a b c Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Hong Kong to Vietnam Race Race Results RORC Cowes Dinard St Malo Race Race www yachtsandyachting com https thedailysail com offshore 10 55995 eurocard gotland runt finish report and https resultat ksss se raceId 285 amp class IRC CHARLIE amp column 2850112 http www rorc org raceresults 2010 ircoverall11 html and https www independent co uk sport general sailing telefonica takes charge in round britain race 2061689 html Rolex Middle Sea Race Aussie gets lucky on USA TP52 boat that won www sail world com TP52 Win Gotlant Runt 8 July 2011 Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Hong Kong to Hainan Race Past Events Sailing Results rolexfastnetrace com https www rhkyc org hk upload Sailing Results RCSR2014IRCOverall pdf bare URL PDF Vic Maui Yacht Race Results Winners Records Trophies Sydney Hobart Ichi Ban Confirmed Winner gt gt Scuttlebutt Sailing News 29 December 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021 Stone Chris Outsider lifts the RORC Caribbean 600 Trophy RORC Caribbean 600 Race Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023 rolexsydneyhobart com Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023 rolexsydneyhobart com Hall Thomas TP52 Gladiator is Round The Island Race Winner afloat ie ORC World Results External links editOfficial TP52 Class Association Website World Sailing TP52 Microsite Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title TP 52 amp oldid 1174201341, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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