Mean Machine ready to leave Valencia and head to Palma

As we reported last Tuesday, Mean Machine's TP52 boat is in Valencia getting ready to sail to Palma de Mallorca, the base of most of the MedCup fleet for the summer.

According to Chris Reid, the boat's captain, departure is scheduled for Tuesday and once in Palma the crew will train for the upcoming PalmaVela, taking place from 21 to 23 April and featuring six TP52's among the great number of participating boats.

We visited Valencia's yacht club on Monday morning in order to take pictures of the boat while the crew were finalizing the preparations for the departure.

Mean Machine's TP52 boat in Valencia's yacht club. 10 April 2006. Photo taken by Pierre Orphanidis / Valencia Sailing

Mean Machine's TP52 boat in Valencia's yacht club. 10 April 2006. Photo taken by Pierre Orphanidis / Valencia Sailing

Mean Machine's TP52 boat in Valencia's yacht club. 10 April 2006. Photo taken by Pierre Orphanidis / Valencia Sailing

Mean Machine's TP52 boat in Valencia's yacht club. 10 April 2006. Photo taken by Pierre Orphanidis / Valencia Sailing