On board the Platoon, in addition to Jordi Calafat, the Vigués Víctor Mariño and the cantabre Javier de la Plaza (Photo Nico Martínez) competed.

The Platoon of the German shipowner and timonel Harm Müller-Spreer was proclaimed world champion 2023 class TP52 after starring in an exciting rebound in the last meters of the final race of the Rolex TP52 World Championship 2023. On board the Platoon, the Spaniards Jordi Calafat, Javier de la Plaza and Victor Mariño competed.

In the first of the day, the Provider of the Turkish Irgen Imre, who began the day with three points of advantage over his German rival, gave up the lead by scoring a sixth, his worst sleeve of the week. When he needed it most, the Platoon of the German shipowner and tymone Harm Müller-Spreer deployed an impressive victory ahead of the Gladiator, which on this final day he counted as tactical with Ray Davies, of the New Zealand team of America's Cup.

In the final test, Provizza, leader of the 52 Super Series 2023, then demonstrated its value with a fast and effective victory from beginning to end. Throughout the course it seemed that they had the world title 2023 in their pocket by keeping Platoon well by stern. But the German team would perform a final masterful stern that would allow it to move from the fourth position in the last beacon to the second in the final meters, signing a second that was worth a world crown.

In the computation of the 52 Super Series 2023, together with the partials of this fourth and penultimate race of the season, Provizza continues to lead with 18 points of advantage over Platoon. Third, 43 points from the Turkish team, is the champion 2022, the American Quantum Racing powered by American Magic... the next meeting in Puerto Portals from September 18 to 23, in Mallorca.

2023-08-25: Rolex TP52: Provides and Platoon arrive at the world's leading final day

On the fourth day of competition, the Rolex TP52 World Championship 2023, the Barcelona race field provided good conditions for further progress in the battle for the world title of TP52. The Turkish Provides continues to head the provisional, stalked only three points by the German Platoon, who added the best results of the day to present his candidacy to which he would be his third world championship. The crown will be decided to two tests in the last day of competition (Photo Nico Martínez)

A new three-test session allowed the teams to partially compensate for the absence of competition in the first two days of race.

In the first of the day, Protenzza was the most successful in the initial section, and despite having to correct the path in the approach to the first beacon of the journey, he led the load followed closely by Sled. Platoon would overcome Takashi Okura's ship in the next step by buoy, and the positions would no longer vary to the goal.

The team of Ergin Imre, the current leader of the circuit, added to his second consecutive victory, after the last of the previous day, and became strong in front of the provisional.

At the second exit of the day, the initial advantage seemed to again favour the teams that prioritized a low-risk exit and navigate with clean air. The South African Phoenix, with Ed Baird back to the tactic this week, took the position of sotavento and played to the left of the fleet and made it an advantage in the first beacon, with Platoon and Provides very close in a duel that can be a title.

Alegre would be able to advance Protenzza, who also saw how Gladiator overcame him to fall from the third to the fifth place. Phoenix achieved a major victory, the second for the team this season.

After two massive exits on the Committee's side, on the third of the day all were grouped at the opposite end, leaving Gladiator a lane open to the line and control of the right side of the field.

In the first beacon they put themselves ahead and kept the lead all the way to achieve their first victory of the race, ahead of Quantum Racing powered by American Magic, Platoon and Providenza.

After six tests, Provizza leads the Rolex TP52 World Championship Barcelona 2023 provisional with three points of advantage over Platoon, seven over Gladiator and eight over Alegre... at 12: 00 on Saturday morning, the first of the two scheduled tests begins... with which the identity of the class's world champion will be decided.

2023-08-24: Provides, the first leader of the Rolex TP52 World Championship in Barcelona

After two days of waiting for the absence of wind in Barcelona, the Rolex TP52 World Championship fleet was able to start its lockers on the third day of competition. Three teams were imposed on the three disputed tests, and the Turkish Provizza returned to Marina Vela as the first leader of the TP52 World Cup.

The regularity remains the indispensable ingredient to shine in the 52 Super Series, and Provizza demonstrated this by signing the best card of the day among the ten teams from seven countries that this week are playing the Rolex TP52 World Championship Barcelona 2023.

With a fifth, a third and a victory, the team led by Ergin Imre retains the very high level that allowed him to win the first two events of the season and become strong at the head of the 2023 Circuit Provisional.

The Platoon of Harm Müller-Spreer, double world champion and winner of the Menorca 52 Super Series Royal Cup last month, was imposed on the first manga after an interesting hand-in-hand with Tony Langley's Gladiator, which began in the head. The German team pressured the British to get over it in the middle of the way and to take a solid victory. Third would finish the Alegre de Andrés Soriano.

The second test would have different protagonists. In this case, the Takashi Okura Sled led led the load from the beginning and defended its position in more unstable wind conditions than in the previous test. The emotion was concentrated by the soppa of the American ship, with a pulse between Phoenix and Provizza that would finally win the South African team, which in this event recovered the pluricampeon of America's Cup Ed Baird to the tactic.

The third and last test of the day showed a very synchronized fleet at both the exit and the initial maneuvers. Gladiator remounted the first step by buoy, followed on this occasion by the British also Alegre, Thai Vayu and Provizza. Provides, with John Cutler to the cane and the Nacho Postigo singing in the navigation, took control of the race in the built-in, moving soon and took advantage of a role to overcome its rivals.

Together with the first three partials of the world, Provides head of the provisional with two points of advantage over Gladiator and three over Alegre.

1- PROVEZZA (TUR), Ergin Imre, 5 + 3 + 1 = 9 points
2- GLADIATOR (GBR), Tony Langley, 2 + 7 + 2 = 11
3- ALEGRE (GBR), Andy Soriano, 3 + 6 + 3 = 12
4- PLATOON (GER), Harm Müller-Spreer, 1 + 5 + 9 = 15
5- LED (USA), Takashi Okura, 6 + 1 + 8 = 15
6- PHOENIX (RSA) Hasso Plattner 7 + 2 + 6 = 15
7- VAYU (THA), Whitcraft Family, 4 + 9 + 4 = 17
8- QUANTUM RACIG POWERED BY AMERICAN MAGIC (USA), Doug Devos, 8 + 4 + 7 = 19
9- ALPHA + (HKG), Shawn and Tina Kang, 10 + 10 + 5 = 25
10- INTERLODGE (USA), Austin and Gwen Fragomen, 9 + 8 + 10 = 27

2023-08-23: Rolex TP52 World Championship... the wind resists to appear in Barcelona

The wind of Barcelona again claimed its share of leading role and the seekers of the world crown of TP52 were also unable to regatta on the second day of competition of the Rolex TP52 World Championship 2023... fleet and organization trust to be able to premiere the lockers on Thursday (Photo Nico Rodríguez)

The wind is showing itself elusive in the first half of the Rolex TP52 World Championship Barcelona 2023. For the second consecutive day, the fleet remained uncompetitive, this time without even having the opportunity to go out to the race field of the City of Condal.

Wednesday began with ground deferral, but with hope that the minimum conditions for competition would be met as the hours moved forward.

On this occasion, the Chief Regata Officer, María Torrijo, decided to keep the fleet in the pants of Marina Vela and avoid waiting at sea under temperatures above 30 ° C. The hours were moving forward and the breeze did not appear, so in the middle of the afternoon it was decided to cancel the day.

The Rolex TP52 World Championship Barcelona 2023 is the fourth one-off date for the 52 Super Series 2023, and is organized by Marina Vela and Club Nàutic Vilassar de Mar... the event program includes five days of time-to-time testing until Saturday, day 26... the Rolex TP52 World Championship has been associated with Rolex since 2017 as part of a Swiss watchmaking relationship with the sailing world dating back more than six decades.

2023-08-22: Rolex TP52 World Championship... blank day in Barcelona

In Barcelona the wind did not show up... and blank day (Photo Nico Marttinez)

The official training day prior to the start of the Rolex TP52 World Championship Barcelona 2023 ended in white due to the absence of wind in the race field of the City Condal.

The fleet of ten ships from seven different countries that will fight for the world crown of TP52 trusts that the competition can start tomorrow Tuesday, although the forecast advances a week of light breezes that anticipates a Championship of maximum emotion.

For the second day the start of the competition has been delayed an hour... as the fleet is quoted in the Barcelona race field at 2: 00 p.m.

2023-08-21: Rolex TP52 WC Barcelona: starts World Circuit Act 4

The official training day prior to the start of the Rolex TP52 World Championship Barcelona 2023 ended in white due to the absence of wind in the race field of the City Condal. The fleet of ten ships of seven nationalities that will fight for the world crown of TP52 trusts that the competition can start on Tuesday, although the forecast advances a week of light breezes that anticipates a championship of maximum emotion

After a weekend of practice in the 37 America's Cup race field, the official training day could not be held for lack of wind on the Barcelona coast. The fleet returned to its Marina Vela pants without having been able to hold the traditional general trial prior to the start of hostilities.

The Platoon of Harm Müller-Spreer, the double champion of the world and winner of the last race of 52 SUPER SERIES held in Mahon (Menorca) in July, is a priori as the boat to be beaten. But the world title advocates, Quantum Racing powered by American Magic, again count on Terry Hutchinson as tactical and incorporate the young Italian Nico Sanfelici as a navigator at least until the end of the season. A change that can be decisive in the performance of Doug DeVos' team.

For the moment, and to adapt to the forecast, the start of the competition has been delayed for an hour, and the fleet of ten ships of seven nationalities is quoted in the regatta field of Barcelona at 2 o'clock tomorrow.