TP 52 Bribón

Builder
KING MARINE S.A. Valencia
Designer
Judel & Vrolijk
Designer notes
This boat started life as Matador winning the 52 worlds championships in 2009. King Juan Carlos of Spain campaigned the boat in 2011 as Bribon finishing second in the Med Cup and winning Copa Del Rey. In 2013 she was shipped to Australia to compete in the TP52 Southern Cross Cup Series as Team Beau Geste winning all four events to claim the title. As Team Beau Geste she was set up to the 2013/14 IRC rule. In 2014 Team Beau Geste has had a clean sweep of Australia winning the NSW State Championship and Audi IRC Australian Championships without having to sail the last race in both events making it seven wins in a row against top 52s and other new IRC yachts.

GPS
Hemisphere VS 111 (dual antenna). Providing heading, heel and trim in addition to normal GPS functio
VHF
UNIDEN OCEANUS BLACK VHF unit
Automatic pilot
No
Compass
No
Navigation instruments notes
5 x 20/20 B&G screen + 1 x FFD screen on mast bracket. 2 x GFD on deck screen Displays. 2 x Speed Signet Sensor. Deph NMEA Airmar. Loadsense FS Pin sensor Diverse UK. Masthead wind wand & sensor VMHU Pack 1450 mm with light weight cable. 2 x Celesco string Sensors for Rake and rudder angle. Compass sensor: MicroStrain 3DM-GX3-25 (new 2011). Back-up GPS: Garmin GPS 18x (antenna straight into instrument system). No display (new 2011). PC: Digital-Logic MPCX48/A (headless unit). Panasonic portable screen: CF-VDW07. Router: Linksys WRT 54GL with 2 outside antennas and custom firmware.  Ultra light strip led lights for interior illumination. HELLA Naviled navLights (port, starboard).

Sails
Main Sails M1 – 2013 M2 – 2014 Jibs J1 – 2013 J1 - 2014 J2 – 2013 J2 – 2014 J2 – 2011 J3 – 2014 J3.5 – 2013 Storm Jib Kites A1 – 2014 A2 – 2013 A2 – 2014 A2 – 2014 A4 – 2013 A4 - 2014 Staysail – 2014
Rigging
1 SSNZ 3 SPREADER RIG (2009).
Boom
1 SSNZ carbon Boom.
Vang
1 SSNZ carbon vang tube.
Spars and rigging notes
Forestay Hydraulic Pressure sensor Wika. V1-V2-V3&4 had been change to a bigger size to fit the new RM in July 2011. 2 Carbon Bowsprit - new for 2013 for bigger downwind area Running rigging – New 2014 Hydraulic system - Cariboni CL45-250mm stroke forestay cylinder. Cariboni IPA 1225 Two speed pumps. Cariboni HC800 pump handles. Cariboni Single manual FAC type valve. Mast jacking permanent cylinder in mast.

Winches
Lewmar carbon/ Ceramic drum winches:Lewmar 68 / 3 speed; Pit Utility winch. Lewmar 50/ 2 speed: Pit service winch.Lewmar 60 / 3 speed: Jib winches with rotating bearing below winch.Lewmar 68 / 3 speed: Backstay Winches.W/ self tailing.Lewmar 68
Deck equipment notes
Oil bath bevel boxes transmissions for primary winches and pit utility winch connected to two carbon fibre pedestals with x 1: 2.8 ratio over drive and 1:1,17 ratio to mainsheet winches. Carbon fibre transmission shafts. Lewmar carbon fibre pedestals x 2. Full Harken SSR and Black Magic Air Block line for deck running gear. Internal Purchases and lead systems with Harken & Ronstan Blocks. Harken Magic Trim for Main traveler with 1:18 ratio. SPINLOCK Stoppers XCS Clutches & XXC0812 power clutch with weight reduction in side fairings and handles on Pit and Spinsheet. JP3 Rudder bearings racing light weight bearing.

Tv
No
Speakers
No
Extra notes
Complete boat cradle. New keel fin 2014 to increase draft and section shape. New long prods. Upgrades to mast for IRC 2014. Full New set of North Sails 2014. New bottom and deck paint 2014. New instruments 2014. New rigging package 2014.

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