Tp52 AUSTRALIA

Established in 2013 by Terry Wetton, Marcus Blackmore and Denis Thompson, the Australian TP52 Sailing Association has attracted members from around the country. The Transpac 52 (TP52) class competes in offshore and inshore races run by sailing clubs nationwide. The Association’s main objectives are to:

1) Provide competitors with a level playing field through the IRC and TPR handicap systems.

2) Welcome youth sailors who seek experience on a highly competitive racing yacht.

3) Establish a variety of thrilling inshore and offshore races nationally so the fleet continues to grow and thrive.

Tp52 class

In 2005 a group of renowned owners chose to build TP52’s to develop a new high performance class because they were no longer content to race on handicap.

It has become the de-facto top monohull inshore race class in the world appealing to the very top level professional sailors, discerning owners and teams. The all carbon fibre boats with powerful sail areas and deep slender keels remain very close in performance.

They are light, have a high power to weight ratio and most of all offer exceptional fun for the crews who enjoy the physical and mental challenge of the 52’s.

Downwind in stronger breezes they will regularly surf at well over 20kts.

The tight controls imposed by the design rules ‘box’ allow sufficient freedom for the different designers to express their ideas, yet the fleet has remained very closely matched.

Each year has seen subtle new ideas generated for each new design, ensuring that there is just enough incentive to keep building new boats. Over 60 have been built. And the purity of racing is in real time, first past the line wins is still at the heart of the new 52 SUPER SERIES.

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