(Trieste, Italy)- Organized by the CV Barcola & Grignano with the
collaboration of the YC Porto Piccolo and sponsored by Banca Aletti,
the second qualifier for the Italian J/70 Sailing National Championship
took place in the Gulf of Trieste under simply spectacular sailing
conditions. Thirty-two races were completed in three days for the
sixteen teams participating in the event. They saw the classic “bora”
winds on the first day up to 25 kts, then near perfect 10-15 kt winds
for the next two day, perfect for sailing the J/70s in the short-course
racing format!The event was won by the Circolo della Vela Bari, with Simone Ferrarese at the helm. Their team was at ease in the rampant and challenging weather conditions; never finishing worst than a fifth place. In fact, the CV Bari team collected five 1sts and six 2nds, closing at 36 points! Fourteen points behind was the Societe Canottieri Garda Salo team; they were also extremely competitive and gathered three 1sts on their way to a well-deserved silver. Third place went to Circolo Nautico della Vela Argentario.
"What
a fantastic race day," commented Simone Ferrarese, the skipper of CV
Bari, "I am excited to have qualified our Club and won the stage! Now,
we prepare for the Crotone Finals. These races have challenged us a
great deal: the format and wind from the ground made the races very
difficult, but extremely enjoyable! And, thanks to the boats, these
beautiful J70s that are a great fit for these conditions and for this
kind of racing!"Also happy with the outcome of the regatta was the President of the Italian Sailing League, Roberto Emanuele de Felice: "Trieste has confirmed once again to be an outstanding sailing venue. There is no ingredient missing: this second seasonal selection has seen strong, thunderstorms, strong winds, the launch of the Legavela Servizi fleet and a unique location like Porto Piccolo. I thank the CV Barcola & Grignano and YC Porto Piccolo for organizing an exceptional event and also the team of the Race Committee, with its President Costanzo Villa, and the Race Officer Joseph D'Amico. They have done outstanding work to complete all 32 races!"
"This
regatta,” said Executive Vice President Legavela Alessandro Maria
Rinaldi, “has highlighted the high quality of sailing by the Club
teams. Amazingly, thirteen of the sixteen crews actually won a race,
showing the high level of competition! Another element of great value
for the Legavela development across Italy is that many teams had young
crews and women in their mix. The young sailors bring great promise for
the future of the Legavela; in fact in October we are organizing the
kick-off event for a Legavela Under 19 regatta!”In addition to the six qualifiers from the Porto Cervo event, the eight qualifiers from the Trieste event are CV Bari, Societe Canottieri Garda Salo, CN Vela Argentario, Aeronautica Militare, Diporto Nautico Sistiana, CV Bellano, YC Adriatico, and Reale Circolo Canotierri Tevere Remo. Trieste Italian J/70 Sailing League Highlights video Day 2- highlights video Video interview- Simone Ferrarese, skipper of winning team Circolo della Vela Bari Video interview- President Roberto Emanuele de Felice of the Lega Italiana Vela J/70 Follow the Italian J/70 Sailing League on Facebook here For more Italian J/70 Sailing League information Add to Flipboard Magazine.
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