TRANSPAC 52 IN 2006
December 23, 2005 0 comments
TWENTY TP52'S with the world's top sailors to do battle next year.
The second edition of the Breitling MEDCUP TP52 Circuit is due to kick off in Punta Ala, Italy, on May 22nd – 27th. The fleet will then move on to Barcelona, where the second event will be held from the 5th – 9th July. The third event will be the 12th Breitling Regatta, which will take place in Puerto Portals in Mallorca from July 19th – 23rd. Just one week later, the prestigious Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) will begin, this time in Palma de Mallorca from July 29th – August 6th. Athens, Greece will be the fifth destination for the fleet from August 19th – 27th, and then the Circuit will draw to a close in Ibiza from September 18th – 23rd.
The second edition of the Circuit is set to be even better than the last, with double the number of vessels competing, with 20 boats already confirming their presence. As well as last year’s stars,
Lexus Quantum (ESP), Caixa Galicia (ESP), Bribón (ESP), Orlanda (ITA), Atalanti (GRE), Bambakou (USA), Cristabella (UK), Aifos (ESP), Patches (IRL) or Sjambok (USA), the fleet will have brand new additions. Countries such as Germany, Austria, Spain (one new boat), Holland (3 new boats), UK , Ireland, Norway and the USA have all confirmed their presence at the Breitling MEDCUP TP52 Circuit for 2006.
As web as the presence of last year’s big names such as Russell Coutts, Paul Cayard, Vasco Vascotto, or Roberto Bermúdez de Castro, there will be new challengers in the TP52 races with King Harald of Norway, Dean Barker, and John Kostecki all competing. Among the new teams to look out for will be the Dutch team Sotto Vocce, Mean Machine and Pinta, and also Fram from Norway, the UK team Stay Calm, Austrian Team Astro and the USA’s Rush and Warpath, who will have almost all of the members of Emirates Team New Zealand onboard. A very interesting contender indeed will be Spain’s Iñaki Castañer and his ONO team, following Castañer’s acquisition of the Breitling MEDCUP 2005 winning vessel Pisco Sour which was skippered by Vasco Vascotto.
