TP52
12 Seasons
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 and the high profile ‘Super Series’.
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 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).
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Antigua Sailing Week 2025 - English Harbour Rum Race Day 1
Episode 1
The opening day of the main Antigua Sailing Week series served up glorious sailing conditions for nine classes racing in 12-16 knot tradewinds. A 40-mile course to Barbuda gave the biggest boats including, Pyewacket 70, the VO65s I Love Poland and Sisi, plus Adrian Lee’s HH66 catamaran Lee Overla...
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04:21Episode 2Antigua Sailing Week 2025 Highlights
Episode 2
After a week of intensely close racing, Steve Rigby’s chartered J/122 El Ocaso, triumphed in CSA Racing Class 3, and claimed Antigua Sailing Week’s most coveted prize, the Lord Nelson Trophy. This recognises the CSA Racing 2, 3 or 4 class winner with the fastest overall corrected times calculated...
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52 SUPER SERIES - Saint-Tropez Sailing Week 2025
Episode 3
Britain’s Tony Langley and his world champion crew, secured overall victory at the first regatta of the five event 2025 52 Super Series season, the 52 Super Series Saint Tropez Sailing Week. Light winds and calms meant only four races could be sailed of the 10 planned, Gladiator winning by one si...
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Rolex TP52 World Championship 2025 Cascais
Episode 4
Five days and only one winner - Doug DeVos’ American Magic Quantum Racing crew were crowned 2025 Rolex TP52 World Champions in Cascais, Portugal. It is the eighth time the Quantum crew have lifted the world title but veteran Hutchinson admitted on the dock in Cascais Marina that this one was the ...
