Wednesday, July 29, 2015

L’ELAGAIN Wins J/70 Alcatel OneTouch Act III

J/70s sailing off Italy (Cervia, Italy)- L’ELAGAIN owned by Franco Solerio, along with assistance from Daniele Cassinari on tactics, took overall victory in the third leg of the J/70 Alcatel OneTouch Italian Trophy held in Cervia from 12th to 14th June. The event organized by the local Yacht Club in collaboration with the J/70 Italian Class saw the national fleet and Mikael Lindqvist’s ROCAD RACING from Sweden completing 9 windward-leeward races over three days. The water off the pleasant Adriatic coastal resort served up near perfect conditions with Southerly breeze ranging from 12 to 16 knots.

J/70 fleet sailing off ItalyFranco Solerio on L’ELAGAIN finished first and second in eight of 9 races, claiming his second stage victory one day in advance. Second Place went to CALVI NETWORK owned by Carlo Alberini, tied with equal points in third with Pietro Saccomanni’s SPIN ONE.

Consistent performances over each of the three legs have left Solerio at the top of the overall classification after 23 races sailed for the national title and with a final stage due to be held in September on the famous Lago di Garda in northeastern Italy. Luca Domenici’s NOTARO TEAM dropped from first to second place overall and the Swedish ROCAD RACING is in third, followed by Alessio Marinelli’s UJI UJI.   For more J/70 Alcatel OneTouch Italian Trophy sailing information