(Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy)- The Blue Project, an Italian J/80 sailing
club with a fleet of nine J/80s, recently attended the TAG HEUER
VelaFestival in Santa Margherita/ Portofino from the 7th to 10th of May.
The VELAFestival is an event sponsored by TAG HEUER for sailing lovers, amateurs and professionals to showcase the sport and also introduce people to sailing not only with a harbor “boat show”, but also a series of regattas taking place just offshore in view of everyone at the festival.
Blue
Project not only exhibited at the VelaFestival but also contributed its
fleet of nine J80s at the main pier, promoting the class and sailing
activities.On Saturday, all Blue Project teams competed in the Vela Cup. The racing was very close for all teams, especially with 150 boats registered and many big names in Italian sailing enrolled in the regatta. The top J/80 crew was TEAM SPACE COWBOYS, sailing well to place 17th overall of 150 boats and also taking 1st in the J/80 class.
On
Sunday 10th, Blue Project and its J/80 fleet conquered the local racing
scene, showcasing the last match of the Winter Sailing Series in front
of Santa Margherita Ligure. The winners of the Winter Sailing Series
2014-2015 were the VELAMARE TEAM consisting of Ms Fiore Baruffi, Matteo
Soppera, Matteo Colombo, and Andrea Rizzato.Blue Project awarded the determination and perseverance of VELAMARE TEAM with a huge prize- - - the free use of a J/80 during the next Winter Championship Series in 2015/2016! Ms Baruffi was simply shocked by the amazing prize (seen here in photo on the right)! She thought a TAG HEUER watch was nice enough for 1st place!
The event and the Winter Sailing Series ended in a friendly and enthusiastic atmosphere with a champagne party on the VIP Terrace of the TAG HEUER LOUNGE overlooking the beautiful waterfront. All the participants were very satisfied with Blue Project’s organization and have already registered themselves in the next Winter Series that will be held in Chiavari (GE).
Blue Project has moved its headquarters and fleet to Yacht Club Chiavari on the Portofino Coast where they will organize many sailing activities at a very high level. For more TAG HEUER VelaFestival sailing information. For more J/80 BLUE PROJECT sailing information, please contact Ivana Quattrini / mobile- + 39 335 8093904/ ufficiostampa@blueprojectsailing.com
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