Are TP52's now the pinnacle of old school yacht racing

[ifoxwell]

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Hopefully this link will work but everything about this looks great. The manoeuvres especially are so slick and

 

[savageseadog]

Wow! That jib comes right in!

 

[Minerva]

That was very impressive - the kite drop at the end was very slick!

 

[dunedin]

That was very impressive - the kite drop at the end was very slick!

It should be, would hate to think of the cost per hour of the all professional crew needed to campaign one of these.
Whilst delivery crews don’t get paid much, the rates for top professional race helm, tactician, trimmer etc are frightening.

 

[Laser310]

sure - but if you look at where rest of the fleet is when Q rounds the leeward mark.., it seems some are 1/2 mile behind

I'm sure some are close too, but it seems the high skill level exhibited by Q may not be pervasive in the fleet.

 

[ifoxwell]

Yup love the gybe, the way the spinnaker comes through and pops before the main and is then instantly driving. And i dont know just how big that kite is but it disappears in just a couple of seconds!

And your right re the crew. I love the way they count down the tack 3,2,1.... and no one moves until they get to zero and its still executed perfectly.

 

[dunedin]

Incredible how narrow the sheeting angle is on the jib - scarcely more than 3-4 mast widths.

In terms of the OP’s question these TP52’s must be a good candidate for ultimate (lead mine) racing pinnacle, along with the RC44’s. But my votes might be for a brace of Js:
- for ultimate spectacle - a fleet of 7 J-Class yachts - the sheer presence as they slip close past, and the incredible noise of the protesting carbon and dyneema during manoeuvres; and
- for ultimate competitiveness - the international J70 championships - big fleets of identical boats, with most crewed by top professionals and Olympians yet also the “corinthians“ able to race on level terms against them for relatively low cost.

 

[awol]

Were my eyes deceiving me or was the starboard jib winch anti-clockwise? I have had crew who would be ideal for that side of the boat!

 

[DFL1010]

Were my eyes deceiving me or was the starboard jib winch anti-clockwise? I have had crew who would be ideal for that side of the boat!

Not atypical. Means that the boats have reflective symmetry wrt loads and leads and stuff.