Artemis takes first TP52 win of the season

ARTEMIS started out well and maintained the lead right through to the end of Palmavela giving the Swedish team their first TP52 trophy of the season. From here, the crew will try to return home before heading to the RC44 Austria Cup which starts on 29 April.

In a nice breeze of up to 12 knots, and an airplane free sky, the Hublot PalmaVela regatta held the last races of its 7th edition. All the fleets were on the water today, with Maxis and TP 52’s running their coastal races in the charlie area. In the TP52 class Artemis was the predictable winner, but Cristabella managed second, whereas Magic Carpet 2 won the Wally class. The Mini Maxi class didn’t provide any surprises either, and was won by Container. In the J-80, Platú 25, RI1, and RI 2 classes, Peraleja Golf, Iberdrola, Cuadernos Rubio and Ciudad de Ceuta were the winners.

In the TP52 class the victory was for Torbjorn Tornqvist’s Artemis, thanks to her consistent performance throughout the regatta. The surprise of the day was provided by John Cook’s Cristabella, which won the two races, kicking Matador out of the second place in the final classification. The Argentinians have lacked consistency throughout the regatta, and in spite of their good results on the third day, at the end they could only manage a third place. We must not forget that this is the TP52’s first race after the new rule’s modifications, and that the teams are still fine tuning their boats.