VELA Cup Chiavari 2022: final report, photos and winners

We promised you a great sea festival, and so it was. The smiling faces of all the participants in the photo gallery speak for themselves. Here is a summary of what happened on May 7-8 in the Gulf of Tigullio. See you in Brindisi!

The legendary Gulf of Tigullio once again proved to be an unrivalled natural stage for hosting sailing events. Over the weekend of 7th and 8th May, it provided the TAG Heuer VELA Cup Chiavari with two days of “dancing” wind, but absolutely fun to sail in, a truly warm hospitality in the Marina Calata Ovest and a unique atmosphere of celebration, fun and genuine passion for the sea.

The many emotions and the right spirit to further colour the first leg of the TAG Heuer VELA Cup 2022 circuit organized by the Giornale della Vela were provided by the 60 crews who, in this capricious May weather-wise, decided to forego the usual weekend outings to properly celebrate the desire to sail with friends and family, test the boats and join in this great celebration of the sea. And anyone strolling around the docks that hosted the fleet could feel the palpable enthusiasm and desire to start racing and experiencing the sea again from all the participants, many of them foreigners from all over Europe.

Everybody participates, everybody wins. But what fun is that?

These two days passed between registrations, collection of gift bags, pre-race briefings, fierce duels along the beautiful course with start and finish off the coast of Chiavari, and moments of fun on dry land. Not forgetting the due celebrations with the presentation of the many prizes to those who won, those who distinguished themselves on the water and those who were simply kissed by luck in the draws. Because that’s the philosophy of the VELA Cup: everyone participates, everyone can win, and that’s great.

Read the full report of the first day here and that of the second day here.

Two events in one: VELA Cup and ICE Cup

The third edition of the ICE Cup was a party within a party, which took place simultaneously with the VELA Cup in Chiavari and which gathered the elegant and fierce semi-custom boats of the Italian shipyard ICE Yachts under the command of Marco Malgara, himself lined up at the start aboard the ICE 62 Sueno.

In short, there was a lot of fun on the water, many families and tightly-packed crews, and also the presence of many journalists from the main Italian nautical publications embarked and ready to record the emotions and moods on board of two truly spectacular days immortalised by our official photographer Giovanni Mitolo.

TAG HEUER VELA CUP CHIAVARI PHOTO GALLERY

Before reading the full rankings and the list of winners of the TAG Heuer VELA Cup and the ICE Cup, we already look forward to seeing you at the TAG Heuer VELA Cup in Brindisi on June 4th.

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TAG HEUER VELA CUP CHIAVARI WINNERS

Overall Cruising. Sofima – Michele Centemero

Overall Regatta. Itacentodue – Adriano Calvini

Cruising Class 2 (up to 11 m): 1. Terribile – Stefano Manara; 2. Aria di Burrasca – Franco Salmoiraghi; 3. Bonita – Gaspare Chiarelli

Cruising Class 3 (fro 11 to 13 m): 1. Doctor X – Michele Giannazza; 2. Zoe -Marco Laboccetta; 3. Mirit – Lucio Ruocco

Cruising Class 5 (from 15 to 19 m). Sofima- Michele Centemero

Racing Class 2 (up to 11 m): 1. J Blue – Luca Dotto; 2. Pomella J – Nicola Vivanet; 3. Baby Phelia – Stefano Fava

Racing Class 3 (from 11 to 13 m): 1. Voloira IV – Massimo Schieroni; 2. Aia de Ma – Luca Olivari; 3. Oceanine – Marco Miceli

Racing Class 4 (from 13 to 14 m): 1. Chance -Fabio Caroli; 2. Sakura – Andrea Giuseppe Busso

Racing Class 5 (from 14 to 15 m): 1. Black Samurai – Giuseppe Porro; 2. Otra Vez – Aaron Gatt Floridia; 3. Sottosopra e Basta -Felice Egidi

Racing Class 6 (over 15 m): 1. Itacentodue – Adriano Calvini; 2. Venilia – Paolo Bianchi Albrici; 3. Tragaluz

Gentleman Yachting Special Award: Bonita – Gaspare Chiarelli

Gianluca Valla Special Award: Diogene

Special prize winner: Diogenes

ICE CUP WINNERS

Fastest ICE prize: Itacentodue- Adriano Calvini

Most Relaxed ICE Prize: Pura Follia – Vittorio Amutinato

Most Elegant ICE Prize: Tragaluz

Coolest ICE Prize: Venilia -Paolo Bianchi Albrici

ICE Spirit Prize: Otra Vez – Aaron Gatt Floridia

DAY 1: COMPLETE RANKINGS

Cruising Class 2

1 Terribile, Stefano Manara, Dehler 36, Combinata; 2 Aria di Burrasca, Franco Salmoiraghi, X-332, Combinata; 3 Bonita, Gaspare Chiarelli, Dufour 34, Combinata; 4 Mon Desire, Enzo Tieghi, Bénéteau 331, VelaCup; 5 Diogene, Thoma Charè, Neptune 99, VelaCup; 6 Koala Baby, Sergio Marchiori, Koala, Combinata.

Cruising Class 3

1 Doctor X, Michele Gianazza, X-43, VelaCup; 2 Zoe 2, Marco Laboccetta, Grand Soleil 43, Combinata; 3 Mirit, Lucio Ruocco, Grand Soleil 39, Combinata; 4 Blue Witch, Walter Zunino, Baltic 39, Combinata; 5 Soffio, Massimiliano Casiroli, Dufour 405, VelaCup; 6 Fotitieng, Rosario Sciacca, Grand Soleil 43, VelaCup; 7 Gin Tonic, Roberto Picogna, Oceanis 43, Combinata; 8 Rosso di Sera, Elena Tieghi, Grand Soleil 43, Combinata; 9 Tucano, Siro Vercesi, First 40, Combinata.

Cruising Class 5

1 Sofima, Michele Centemero, Italia Yachts, VelaCup.

Racing Class 2

1 Baby Phelia, Stefano Fava, Ice 33, Combinata; 2 Pomella J, Nicola Vivanet, J 92S, Combinata; 3 J Blue, Luca Dotto, J 92, VelaCup; 4 Shide, Simone Ronchini, First 36.7, Velacup; 5 The Great Dream, Roberto Bosio, Comet 35, VelaCup; 6 Vega, Michele Betassa, Jod 35, VelaCup; 7 Caligu III Rabbit, Francesco Gandolfi, Carter One Off 34; 8 Celestina 3, Francesco Campodonico, Este 36, Combinata; 9 Babau, Emilio Olivati, Sun Fast 32, VelaCup; 10 Scheggia, Ema Rossi, First 31.7, Combinata.

Racing Class 3

1 Voloira IV, Massimo Schieroni, Swan 42, Combinata; 2 Aia De Ma, Luca Olivari, Pinguin 38, Combinata; 3 Oceanine, Marco Miceli, RM1270, Combinata; 4 Bel Rebelot, Sergio Brizzi, Grand Soleil 40, Combinata; 5 Ziggy, Christian Tarantino, Grand Soleil 39, Combinata; 6 Bolombo, Marco Garvi, Grand Soleil 43, Combinata; 7 Filibu, Luigi Polenghi, Grand Soleil 42, Combinata; 8 Acuarela, Daniele Giomi, Oceanis 38.1, Combinata.

Racing Class 4

1 Chance, Fabio Caroli, Varianta 44.2, Combinata; 2 Sakura, Andrea Giuseppe, Italia Yachts 13,98, Combinata.

Racing Class 5

1 Black Samurai, Giuseppe Porro, Eleva Yachts, Combinata; 2 Otra Vez, Aaron Gatt Floridia, Ice 52, Combinata; 3 Sottosopra e… Basta, Felice Egidi, Ice 52, Combinata; 4 Mistral Gagnant, Marco Emanuele Ferrero, Solaris 50, VelaCup; 5 Out Of Office, Roberto Vetta, Ice 52, Combinata; 6 Nonno Felice, Jean Manuel Cananzi, Ice 52, Combinata.

Racing Class 6

1 Itacentodue, Adriano Calvini, FY61, Combinata; 2 Venilia, Paolo Bianchi Albrici, Ice 60, Combinata; 3 Tragaluz, Ice 60, Combinata; 4 Pura Follia, Vittorio Amutinato, Ice 60, Combinata; 5 Sueno, Marco Malgara, Ice 62, Combinata; 6 Barrique, Mauro Bini, FY61, Combinata.

DAY 2: COMPLETE RANKINGS

Cruising Class 2

1 Terribile, Stefano Manara, Dehler 36, Combinata; 2 Aria di Burrasca, Franco Salmoiraghi, X-332, Combinata; 3 Bonita, Gaspare Chiarelli, Dufour 34, Combinata; 4 Mon Desire, Enzo Tieghi, Bénéteau 331, VelaCup; 5 Diogene, Thoma Charè, Neptune 99, VelaCup; 6 Koala Baby, Sergio Marchiori, Koala, Combinata.

Cruising Class 3

1 Mirit, Lucio Ruocco, Grand Soleil 39, Combinata; 2 Zoe 2, Marco Laboccetta, Grand Soleil 43, Combinata; 3 Blue Witch, Walter Zunino, Baltic 39, Combinata; 4 Doctor X, Michele Gianazza, X-43, VelaCup; 5 Tucano, Siro Vercesi, First 40, Combinata; 6 Soffio, Massimiliano Casiroli, Dufour 405, VelaCup; 7 Fotitieng, Rosario Sciacca, Grand Soleil 43, VelaCup; 8 Gin Tonic, Roberto Picogna, Oceanis 43, Combinata; 9 Rosso di Sera, Elena Tieghi, Grand Soleil 43, Combinata.

Cruising Class 5

1 Sofima, Michele Centemero, Italia Yachts, VelaCup.

Racing Class 2

1 Baby Phelia, Stefano Fava, Ice 33, Combinata; 2 Pomella J, Nicola Vivanet, J 92S, Combinata; 3 Shide, Simone Ronchini, First 36.7, Velacup; 4 Vega, Michele Betassa, Jod 35, VelaCup; 5 Celestina 3, Francesco Campodonico, Este 36, Combinata; 6 3 J Blue, Luca Dotto, J 92, VelaCup; 7 Scheggia, Ema Rossi, First 31.7, Combinata; 8 The Great Dream, Roberto Bosio, Comet 35, VelaCup; 9 Caligu III Rabbit, Francesco Gandolfi, Carter One Off 34; 10 Babau, Emilio Olivati, Sun Fast 32, VelaCup.

Racing Class 3

1 Voloira IV, Massimo Schieroni, Swan 42, Combinata; 2 Aia De Ma, Luca Olivari, Pinguin 38, Combinata; 3 Bel Rebelot, Sergio Brizzi, Grand Soleil 40, Combinata; 4 Bolombo, Marco Garvi, Grand Soleil 43, Combinata; 5 Ziggy, Christian Tarantino, Grand Soleil 39, Combinata; 6 Oceanine, Marco Miceli, RM1270, Combinata; 7 Filibu, Luigi Polenghi, Grand Soleil 42, Combinata; 8 Acuarela, Daniele Giomi, Oceanis 38.1, Combinata.

Racing Class 4

1 Chance, Fabio Caroli, Varianta 44.2, Combinata; 2 Sakura, Andrea Giuseppe, Italia Yachts 13,98, Combinata.

Racing Class 5

1 Sottosopra e… Basta, Felice Egidi, Ice 52, Combinata; 2 Otra Vez, Aaron Gatt Floridia, Ice 52, Combinata; 3 Black Samurai, Giuseppe Porro, Eleva Yachts, Combinata; 4 Out Of Office, Roberto Vetta, Ice 52, Combinata; 5 Mistral Gagnant, Marco Emanuele Ferrero, Solaris 50, VelaCup; 6 Nonno Felice, Jean Manuel Cananzi, Ice 52, Combinata.

Racing Class 6

1 Itacentodue, Adriano Calvini, FY61, Combinata; 2 Venilia, Paolo Bianchi Albrici, Ice 60, Combinata; 3 Tragaluz, Ice 60, Combinata; 3 Barrique, Mauro Bini, FY61, Combinata; 4 Pura Follia, Vittorio Amutinato, Ice 60, Combinata; 5 Sueno, Marco Malgara, Ice 62, Combinata.