Every manoeuvre counts. So does every person.
Toni Guiu, owner and skipper, leads a team built on effort, commitment and a drive to keep improving.
On a TP52 nobody sails alone: every tack, every gybe and every start depends on the whole crew moving as one. Blue Carbon races for the Real Club Náutico de Barcelona.
Trust is built by sailing together.
Crew
Toni Guiuowner and helm
Marc Collstactician
Jaume Mercaderstrategist
Bruno de Avilésnavigator
Iván Olivémainsail trimmer
Marcos Ródenasheadsail and spinnaker trimmer
Daniel Tabernerospinnaker trimmer
Marçal Segúpit
Núria Vilarunners
Francisco Paloprunners
Bruno Gilaranzgrinder
Guillermo Janegrinder
Kiko de Carlosgrinder
Mike Bermeogrinder
Glynn Shawmast
Matteo Galindomid-bow and mast
Peter Fischerbow
The power of the wind. The thrill of a TP52.
A high-performance racing yacht, built in carbon and designed for team racing. One of the fastest inshore and offshore boats in Spain.
The TP52 is one of the benchmark classes of top-level offshore racing in the Mediterranean.
Why Blue Carbon? It is the name under which the boat races as a commercial and awareness platform. Her real name is SAIOLA XIV, the latest in the line of Saiola boats that have been part of Toni Guiu's whole life, a well-known name in international racing.
| Class | TP52 |
|---|---|
| Sail number | ESP 7552 |
| Real name | SAIOLA XIV |
| Design | Judel/Vrolijk |
| Builder | King Marine (Alginet, Valencia), 2007 |
| History | Launched in May 2007 as «Bribón» |
| Length | 15.83 m hull · 18.5 m including bowsprit |
| Beam | 4.41 m |
| Draft | 3.18 m |
| Displacement | 7,441 kg |
| Hull and mast | Carbon |
| Total sail area | 431 m² |
| Main · headsail · asymmetric | 95.98 · 65.15 · 269.84 m² |
| ORC rating 2026 | APH ToD 393.9 s/NM · ToT 1.5231 · CDL 15.399 |
In 2027, you can be part of the team too.
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