TEAMORIGIN 1851 new TP52 named ahead of start of first AUDI MEDCUP event

[Source: Team Origin] TEAMORIGIN, the British America’s Cup team hit a key milestone today, Tuesday 11th May 2010, with the official naming of their first new race boat, a TP52 class boat, which they named ‘TEAMORIGIN 1851’ (1851 being the year of the inaugural race around the Isle of Wight which subsequently became the ‘America’s Cup’).

Based, for this first event in the Audi MedCup series, in the stunning venue of Cascais in Portugal, racing is scheduled to take place between 12th and 16th May. The teams head out today for some practise starts and the official practise race.

Team Origin names their TP52 yacht. Cascais, 11 May 2010. Photo copyright Ian Roman / Team Origin

Sir Keith Mills, the Team Principal, and his wife Lady Maureen Mills had been in town to visit the team and were planning to name the new boat but due to flight problems over the ash cloud, they had to return to the UK on Sunday to fulfil a prior engagement in the UK on Monday evening.

The official naming ceremony was carried out by team members, Leslie Greenhalgh, Marketing Director and Charlotte Harmer, PA to Mike Sanderson & Sailing Team Co-ordinator naming the boat ‘TEAMORIGIN 1851’ with a few words of thanks from Marcus Hutchinson and Mike Sanderson, Team Director.

Team Origin names their TP52 yacht. Cascais, 11 May 2010. Photo copyright Ian Roman / Team Origin