[singlepic id=3613 w=320 h=213 float=left]Audi MedCup – Londra – Udo Schutz, fondatore della Schutz GmbH e pioniere dell’impiego di tecnologie a nido d’ape nell’industria aeronautica, ha annunciato di aver iniziato la costruzione di una nuova barca.
Il nuovo Container, successore di una lunga serie di imbarcazioni comprendenti alcuni Mini Maxi, tra questi un STP 65, sarà un TP52 e verrà realizzato presso gi stabilimenti britannici della Green Marine.
Disegnato dallo studio Judel-Vrolijk, Container avrà le stesse linee d’acqua di Ran, il TP52 che segnerà il debutto di Niklas Zennstrom nell’ambito dell’Audi MedCup, il circuito professionistico che quest’anno promette lo svolgimento di una stagione paricolarmente avvincente, vista la costruzione di numerose barche nuove e l’ingresso di una nutrita schiera di nuovi protagonisti.
Anche Schutz è determinato a essere tra questi e ha annunciato che il suo team, affidato all’esperienza di Markus Wieser, non mancherà alla prima dell’Audi MedCup, in programma a Cascais verso la metà di maggio.
Wieser, campione europeo e vice campione mondiale della classe Dragoni, ha commentato: “L’opportunità che mi si offre di guidare Container in una nuova dimensione di regate offshore è davvero unica. Nonostante questo occorre rimanere realistici e non perdere di vista il fatto che gli avversari saranno fortissimi e che tutto può accadere quando te la giochi sulle boe”.
AUDI MEDCUP, CONTAINER MOVE ON TP52
[Source Team Container] Udo Schütz, founder of Schütz GmbH & Co. KGaA and pioneer of honeycomb technologies prevalent in aircraft industries, kicks off the construction of a brand new boat.
The new Container, one of the successors to the legendary yachts of the eighties and nineties of the same name and direct successor of the latest Mini Maxi sailing in that division the last two years, will be a TP52 and is under construction at Green Marine Ltd., UK. Only 4 months construction time will allow the boat to be ready in time for the start of the 2011 Audi MedCup season.
The TP52 class high-tech boat will again be built by using Schütz state-of-the-art honeycomb technology (Cormaster). Like her sistership Ran, Container’s naval architect is the team of experts from Judel-Vrolijk design not only representative of the latest in racing yacht construction, and Schütz’ new boat is largely benefitting in terms of a huge shortening of the building process by using the same moulds.
15 years after claiming victory at the legendary Admiral’s Cup and after a two years experience in the Mini Maxi class Schütz and his team now aim into the highest level of monohull racing: the TP52 class and its European Grand Prix series. Mid May this year already the new boat shall compete in the first MedCup regatta in Cascais (Portugal).
“That was a logical step for us based on the experiences from the Mini Maxi class”, says Udo Schütz about joining the TP52 fleet. “There is no higher professional way of sailing on monohulls worldwide – the perfect environment to showcase and develop our products.”
Nominated as skipper and helmsman again is Markus Wieser and will significantly be responsible for the success of Container’s sailing. The current European Champion and second place finisher of the World Championship in the Dragon class is confident. Says Wieser: “It is a super opportunity to lead the Container team into a new dimension of offshore regatta sailing – a highly skilled bunch of people and some of them already have experience in the TP52 class. Anyhow we remain realistic and we know that competition is very strong and everything can happen during the short up and down races.”
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