{"id":20956,"date":"2019-05-21T09:08:28","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T07:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tipandshaft.com\/?p=20956"},"modified":"2019-05-21T09:08:28","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T07:08:28","slug":"nacho-postigo-52-super-series-is-still-the-pinnacle-of-monohull-circuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailorz.com\/en\/52-super-series-en\/nacho-postigo-52-super-series-is-still-the-pinnacle-of-monohull-circuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Nacho Postigo: &#8220;52 SUPER SERIES is still the pinnacle of monohull circuit&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>On the eve of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.52superseries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2019 52 SUPER SERIES<\/a>\u00a0Tip &amp; Shaft caught up with\u00a0<strong>Nacho Postigo<\/strong>\u00a0(ESP), navigator on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.52superseries.com\/teams\/provezza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Provezza<\/a>\u00a0and one of the original founders of the class in the Med back in 2004-5. He won the inaugural Med Cup on Pisco Sour and was one of the originators and managers of the\u00a0<strong>Med Cup<\/strong>. Formerly a Cup navigator with\u00a0<strong>Mascalzone Latino<\/strong>, Postigo is also\u00a0<strong>a successful Superyacht racing navigator<\/strong>, currently also races in the ClubSwan 50 fleet as well as recently doing\u00a0<strong>a couple of Mini650 seasons<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nacho, you have been with the TP52s for so many years, how do you see this year shaping up?<\/strong><br \/>\nWell if anything it looks like\u00a0<strong>a year which should be windier and more exciting than recent years<\/strong>. Menorca could or should be breezy with some sea, then Cadiz and Cascais are usually good for wind and then September in Porto Cervo. That will be the biggest feature. I don\u2019t think teams will necessary mode for a stronger wind season though, unlike last year where everyone set up for the light winds expected in Croatia at the first two events and then went from there, some therefore were not so good in the stronger winds. But we might see some different spinnakers in the breeze.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you think the changes to the Quantum Racing line up and the absence of Terry Hutchinson really will open the doors to other teams taking the title?<\/strong><br \/>\nHmmmm, let us wait and see. For sure during the training regatta in Valencia in March they had \u2018just landed\u2019 and were just getting themselves together and were not that impressive but by\u00a0<strong>last weekend at PalmaVela they were the same as we are used to\u2026strong<\/strong>. Alternatively in Valencia Azzurra were strong but in Palma really did not start well and finished up strongest. But the thing is, and we hear it so often, is that in this fleet a metre here and there, the smallest detail, one decision which is not perfectly timed, can make all the difference. Platoon had a couple of bad races \u2013 one penalty \u2013 in PalmaVela and had a few over the course of last season. The whole season is about holding a high average. And\u00a0<strong>Sled were super strong in Palma<\/strong>\u00a0(They missed two races due to a medivac) and would have likely won had they not had to miss races. But they won\u2019t have Murray Jones at some regattas and he brings a touch of magic. It is going to be an interesting season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You select carefully the other circuits and regattas you sail, where do you see the 52 SUPER SERIES right now?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is still\u00a0<strong>the pinnacle monohull circuit<\/strong>\u00a0with the best people and the best boats. The heritage is born from the 2007 America\u2019s Cup, we are using the same tools, the same level of training. And that is good for the quality of the racing which is second to none and\u00a0<strong>we have a strong group of owners who are motivated enough<\/strong>, really enjoying their racing, to spend quite a lot of money while they still know they the chance to finish in the middle of the fleet or, sometimes, nearer the back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But getting new owners in is a problem?<\/strong><br \/>\nI think it depends on your viewpoint. It is a particular level, yes, and it is hard to come in to and do very well. But look at the French team just now, it is not easy to come in and know you might get hammered often, but\u00a0<strong>come in and do two or three regattas on the Circuit and you learn so much<\/strong>, when you then go back to other regattas your standard has moved up so much. You have to come in and be humble and with no great expectations and you will learn an awful lot which will be evident when they go back to race at Copa del Rey, Palma Vela or Saint Tropez. But\u00a0<strong>this is the best racing there is<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If the circuit goes to South Africa and then perhaps to the America\u2019s Cup in New Zealand in 2021, supposing, that would likely mean the rule would need to be frozen as there would be too limited a time window to build new boats, would that be a good thing or a bad thing?<\/strong><br \/>\nThat could be a good thing. It is hard to judge.\u00a0<strong>In 2018<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(when there were nine new boats built)<\/em>\u00a0it was hard to get a build spot in good yards,\u00a0<strong>that was a bit crazy<\/strong>. But a new boat is always better and we built boats in 2015 and 2018 and it was good for the class. There is always an incentive to build new, though, and owners would find a way to do it if they really wanted to. But\u00a0<strong>right now the boats are perfect<\/strong>. We could go lighter displacement handle losing a little off the bulb and with a little more draft for the same righting moment and so increased performance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You have been racing a fair bit with the ClubSwan 50s, compare and contrast? And is there any prospect of CS50 owners graduating to the 52 SUPER SERIES?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is such a very different, very controlled environment. It is a tight one design, owner driven, measurement is very controlled, there is a limit on the number of sails and the number of pros and the owners appreciate that and feel secure in that environment, there will be no sudden increase in spending which is all relatively capped. The boats are good and the level is getting quite high. In saying that, though,\u00a0<strong>the owners are generally a bit younger<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 younger in terms of their sailing experience and their competitive sailing mentality \u2013 and so maybe in a few years some might move up into the top league.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is it a worry that the TP52s are mainly older, more experienced pros and there are not many openings for younger sailors?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt really is about experience and fitting in, especially as you get to the back of the boat. It is not only about strength and fitness.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.52superseries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">52 SUPER SERIES<\/a>\u00a0was born in 2012 rising from the ashes of the Med Cup. The 2019 season starts\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.52superseries.com\/events\/2019\/eu\/menorca-52-super-series-sailing-week-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Tuesday off Mahon, Menorca<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.52superseries.com\/teams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ten teams<\/a>\u00a0due to line up. The\u00a0<strong>newest boat<\/strong>\u00a0is the freshly launched Botin Partners design\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.52superseries.com\/teams\/bronenosec-gazprom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bronenosec Gazprom<\/a>\u00a0of Russian owner-driver Vladimir Liubomirov which debuted, just days after launching, at last weekend\u2019s Sail Racing\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.palmavela.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PalmaVela<\/a>\u00a0in nearby Mallorca.<\/p>\n<p>Newest team are Jean Jacques Chaubard\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.52superseries.com\/teams\/team-vision-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Team Vision Future<\/a>, a mainly amateur group who are making the step up from multiple successes in mixed fleet racing in the Med to the white heat of the 52 SUPER SERIES. Their compatriots on Paprec are understood not to be participating this season. Commitments to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.americascup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 36th\u00a0America\u2019s Cup<\/a>\u00a0have seen last year\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Prada backed Luna Rossa leave<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 their boat is reported to be still for sale if anyone is looking for a competitive turn key project \u2013 and American Magic\u2019s Terry Hutchinson, Dean Barker and ETNZ\u2019s Ray Davies are all now entirely devoted to Cup preparation and will not be on the SUPER SERIES tour.<\/p>\n<p>In to the hot seat as tactician on the 2018\u00a0championship winner\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.52superseries.com\/teams\/quantum-racing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Quantum Racing<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is\u00a0<strong>Cameron Appleton<\/strong>, a 52 SUPER SERIES first timer, one of five line-up changes which include America\u2019s Cup winner\u00a0<strong>Ed Baird back as helm<\/strong>\u00a0after spells with Gladiator and Phoenix. Legendary Spanish navigator\u00a0<strong>Juan Vila<\/strong>\u00a0has won the Volvo, the America\u2019s Cup and TP52 world and circuit titles and has returned to Quantum Racing.<\/p>\n<p>There are\u00a0<strong>two South African boats<\/strong>\u00a0in the shape of the Plattners\u2019 \u2013 father Hasso and daughter Tina\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.52superseries.com\/teams\/phoenix-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phoenix 11<\/a>\u00a0(2018) and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.52superseries.com\/teams\/phoenix-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phoenix 12<\/a>\u00a0(2014) and there are moves afoot\u00a0<strong>to try and host two regattas in Cape Town in 2020<\/strong>, a move which would be popular with the iconic sailing city which will not be on The Ocean Race course. They have been two boat tuning and training and Tina\u2019s team proved competitive at the recent PalmaVela regatta in Mallorca.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.52superseries.com\/teams\/platoon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Platoon<\/a>\u00a0are widely tipped as the team with the most chance of ending the\u00a0<strong>Quantum Racing (four titles) and Azzurra\u2019s (three titles) duopoly<\/strong>. Harm M\u00fcller-Spreer\u2019s crew combines the metronomic consistency of\u00a0<strong>John Kostecki<\/strong>\u00a0with the free thinking Spanish maverick\u00a0<strong>Jordi Calafat<\/strong>\u00a0and uber trimming team of\u00a0<strong>Dirk \u2018Cheese\u2019 De Ridder<\/strong>\u00a0and Ross\u00a0<strong>Halcrow<\/strong>. The trio Kostecki, De Ridder and Halcrow won the Volvo and the America\u2019s Cup together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.52superseries.com\/teams\/azzurra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azzurra<\/a>, the Italian-Argentine team racing for the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, won the last regatta of the season and finished strongest through the second half of PalmaVela. Multiple Olympic medallist\u00a0<strong>Santiago Lange<\/strong>\u00a0is tactician on Azzurra. The two Vrolijk designs \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.52superseries.com\/teams\/provezza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Provezza<\/a>\u00a0and Platoon \u2013 have had new keel fins and rudders fitted over the winter, the Botin\u2019s new bulbs and some have new rudders. Some of the Botins have stiffened their internal structure to accept the higher forestay loads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the eve of the\u00a02019 52 SUPER SERIES\u00a0Tip &#038; Shaft caught up with\u00a0Nacho Postigo\u00a0(ESP), navigator on\u00a0Provezza\u00a0and one of the original founders of the class in the Med back in 2004-5. He won the inaugural Med Cup on Pisco Sour and was one of the originators and managers of the\u00a0Med Cup. Formerly a Cup navigator with\u00a0Mascalzone Latino, Postigo is also\u00a0a successful Superyacht racing navigator, currently also races in the ClubSwan 50 fleet as well as recently doing\u00a0a couple of Mini650 seasons.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20957,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[245],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-52-super-series-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nacho Postigo: &quot;52 SUPER SERIES is still the pinnacle of monohull circuit&quot; - Sailorz<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sailorz.com\/en\/52-super-series-en\/nacho-postigo-52-super-series-is-still-the-pinnacle-of-monohull-circuit\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nacho Postigo: &quot;52 SUPER SERIES is still the pinnacle of monohull circuit&quot; - Sailorz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On the eve of the\u00a02019 52 SUPER SERIES\u00a0Tip &amp; Shaft caught up with\u00a0Nacho Postigo\u00a0(ESP), navigator on\u00a0Provezza\u00a0and one of the original founders of the class in the Med back in 2004-5. 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