As the New York Yacht Club and the historic waters off Newport, Rhode Island host the Rolex TP52 World Championship Newport RI next week for the very first time there may seem to be the chance that it will be a team which has never won the world title before which stands on the top step of the podium next Saturday at the prizegiving at the NYYC’s beautiful Harbor Court.
Ten teams from seven different countries are set to compete at this, the third regatta of the 2024 52 SUPER SERIES season, and after the dream victory by the Whitcraft family of Thailand’s Team Vayu three weeks ago on the same waters, lifting the XS 52 SUPER SERIES Newport Trophy, hopes of winning are high all the way through the fleet.
Three teams have won the world title before but nothing in the 2024 form book – such as it is – suggests any of Doug DeVos’ Quantum Racing Powered by American Magic (USA), Harm Müller-Spreer’s Platoon Aviation (GER) or Takashi Okura’s Sled (USA) have any inherent advantage.
The defending Rolex TP52 World Champions Harm Müller-Spreer’s Platoon Aviation. The German flagged crew are ready to put behind them the troubles are that have afflicted them so far this season and fight for their fourth world title. At the first regatta of the season in Palma, Mallorca they suffered from having had an acute lack of time with their brand new boat.
2024 Rolex TP52 World Championship Newport
Entries
- ALEGRE (GBR), Andy Soriano
- ALPHA+ (HKG), Shawn and Tina Kang
- GLADIATOR (GBR), Tony Langley
- INTERLODGE (USA), Austin and Gwen Fragomen
- PAPREC (FRA), Jean-Luc Petithuguenin
- PHOENIX (RSA), Hasso and Tina Plattner
- PLATOON (GER), Harm Müller-Spreer
- QUANTUM RACING POWERED BY AMERICAN MAGIC (USA), Doug DeVos
- SLED (USA), Takashi Okura
- TEAM VAYU (THA) Whitcraft family
TP52 World Champions
2008 LANZAROTE, QUANTUM RACING
2009 PALMA, MATADOR
2010 VALENCIA, QUANTUM RACING
2011 PORTO CERVO, QUANTUM RACING
2012 no event
2013 MIAMI, RÁN RACING
2014 PORTO CERVO, QUANTUM RACING
2015 PUERTO PORTALS, AZZURRA
2016 MAHÓN, QUANTUM RACING
