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TP52

Box rule: limiti fissi, progetti di molti progettisti

Barche
26
Risultati
129
Vittorie
71
Regate
37
Lunghezza
15.85m
Baglio massimo
4.42m
Pescaggio
3.5m
Pagina ufficiale della classe

Perché i velisti scelgono il TP52

The TP52 is a box rule, not a single design: owners commission their own boat within fixed dimensions and race it level, boat for boat, without handicaps. They choose it because it is seen as the top tier of monohull grand prix racing, with very close competition and a circuit (the 52 Super Series) that the owners themselves steer. It is a high-budget arena; in the early years sponsors paid large sums just to brand a mainsail.

  • Real-time racing with no handicap: first boat home wins
  • Box rule lets designers keep developing within fixed limits
  • Seen as the top level of monohull grand prix racing
  • Rule changes have aimed at fewer crew and sails to contain costs
  • Owner-run circuit in good Mediterranean and Atlantic venues
  • High-budget programmes

La nostra nota

Caratteristiche

Box rule: limiti fissi, progetti di molti progettisti

Lunghezza
15.85m
Baglio massimo
4.42m
Pescaggio
3.5m

Box rule: length, beam and draft are the rule limits; each boat is its own design.

Dati pubblicati del progetto; le singole barche sono spesso modificate. Fonti: yachtingworld.com

Cosa dicono velisti e tester · con parole nostre, dalle pagine collegate

  • Owners tired of IMS handicaps adopted the TP52 for line-honours racing; rule tweaks made boats quicker while trimming crew and sails to hold costs.

    52 Super Series organisers · 52 Super Series, 2026

  • He prefers head-to-head racing to handicaps and considers 52 feet the ideal size and layout for a grand prix class.

    TP52 owner Austin Fragomen, in a Seahorse feature by Andi Robertson · Seahorse, 2021