(San Remo, Italy)- Twenty-five teams from three countries contested the
second leg of the J/70 ALCATEL ONETOUCH Italian Trophy this past
weekend, May 16 and 17. Classic San Remo gentle breezes, varying in
direction from 230 to 235 degrees and generally averaging between 7 to
12 knots graced the two-day, five-race event hosted by Yacht Club San
Remo.
At
the halfway mark into the Alcatel OneTouch J/70 Italian National Open
Championship, top honors went to NOTARO Team helmed by Luca Domenici.
After taking the lead on day one, thanks to the positive scoreline of
3-2-1, the Domenici’s NOTARO Team stayed on the top to claim the final
victory of the act. Landing second, five points back, was Alessio
Marinelli's UJI UJI while the third place on equal points went to CALVI
NETWORK helmed by the reigning Italian and European J/70 champion Carlo
Alberini. Local San Remo sailor Franco Solerio on L’ELAGAIN, with
tactician Gaetano Figlia di Granara, finished fourth followed by the
Swedish Ingemar Sunstedt's ROCAD RACING in fifth and the Monegasque team
on CARPE DIEM skippered by Jacopo Carrain in sixth.Despite the fact the second leg of the J/70 ALCATEL ONETOUCH Italian Trophy ended up with an all-Italian podium, the Swedish ROCAD RACING continues to keep the chase for taking the top spots on the overall leaderboard. Top team overall is NOTARO Team with 35 pts, followed by L’ELAGAIN in 2nd with 39 pts and 3rd is UJI UJI with 53 pts. ROCAD RACING is 4th with 60 pts and CARPE DIEM is 5th with 75 pts.
Finally, with two events and 15 races sailed in the circuit, the teams are now looking forward to the next appointment to be held in Cervia, Ravenna (June 12-14) before moving towards La Rochelle for the J/70 World Championship in July! Sailing Photo credits- Fabio Taccola For more Italian J/70 sailing information
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