Marina Vela Barcelona and the Vilassar Yacht Club host the Rolex TP52 World Championship Barcelona 2023, from August 21 to 26
The 52 SUPER SERIES 2023 circuit will be held in the waters where the Copa América will take place, and will bring together ten teams of seven nationalities, who will compete for the TP52 class world crown at the Rolex TP52 World Championship Barcelona 2023.
The facilities of Marina Vela Barcelona and the experience in organizing sporting events of the Vilassar Yacht Club have come together to organize the Rolex TP52 World Championship Barcelona 2023, TP52 class world championship, which is held for the first time in Barcelona. The event is the fourth in an annual circuit that this season has visited Saint-Tro Pez in May, Scarlino in June and Menorca in July, and which will end in Puerto Portals, Mallorca, in September.
The circuit arrives in Barcelona with the provisional leadership of the classification of the Turkish team Provez za, followed by the German Platoon and the American Quantum Racing powered by American Magic.
The 52 SUPER SERIES have established themselves as the world's leading monohull grand prix racing circuit, in which TP52 class boats compete. And they arrive in Barcelona to compete in the same waters where the Copa América will take place next year..
Alberto García, Director of Marina Vela, thanks the 52 SUPER SERIES who have chosen Marina Vela Barcelona to hold this event, which represents a new boost to the unconditional support for the marina's sailing sports activity, as a leisure alternative. traditional and family committed to the care of our privileged natural environment.
For Jesús Majem, President of the Vilassar de Mar Nautical Club, being the organizing club consolidates its leadership in the organization and participation of important nautical and sporting events, with the Rolex TP52 World Championship Barcelona 2023 being a world reference for new technologies applied to sailing world.
An effort that is in line with promoting the nautical environment of Barcelona and its surroundings, and continuing to work to be a reference in training for the sailor base, which has made them the Spanish representative in the European Dream Cup, organized by the European Union and its Erasmus program.
For the General Director of 52 SUPER SERIES, Agustín Zulueta, “it is the first time that a TP52 class world championship is held in Barcelona, and we love that it is in a new venue as emblematic and avant-garde as Marina Vela. We are very excited to collaborate with the Vilassar de Mar Nautical Club. We are convinced that it will be a great event in the city of the Copa América.”
During the five days of competition, the regattas will be broadcast live through the circuit's official channels (https://www.youtube.com/@52SuperSeries/streams) as well as through their social networks with the profile @52superseries.
Further information: https://www.52superseries.com
