LAST CALL You can still register for the VELA Cup Toscana (May 26-28)

There are less than 48 hours to go before the start of the VELA Cup Toscana, the first leg of Italy’s most entertaining regatta circuit. There are really many sailors and enthusiasts waiting for us at
Marina Cala de’ Medici
for a weekend of sailing and lots of fun. In addition to the VELA Cup, tomorrow May 26 will open the VELAFestival village, the big sailing festival where boating operators, sailors and enthusiasts can meet and share their passions on land and at sea. If you haven’t signed up yet, we look forward to seeing you at the VELA Cup booth to join us in this special regatta!

All the stages of the VELA Cup 2023

• May 26 / 28 – VELA Cup Toscana / VELAFestival
• June 3 / 4 – VELA Cup Brindisi
• June 24 / 25 – VELA Cup Magdalena
• July 22 / 23 – VELA Cup Venice
• August 19 / 20 – VELA Cup Costa Smeralda
• October 7 / 8 – VELA Cup Sicily

VELA Cup Tuscany: ready, set, go!

VELA Cup Toscana is the regatta for everyone that you can’t miss. A coastal trail, within everyone’s reach, around buoys and reefs in Tuscany’s most beautiful waters along the Etruscan Coast. And in the evening, a big party with food and music for everyone to enjoy together. Big news this year is the new “Classic Boat” class. In addition to the usual division into the categories Sport Boat – for the more sporty who want to use spi, gennaker or code 0 – and Cruising Boat – for those who want to have fun with family or friends and sail white sails – from this year there will be a separate ranking for classic boats, more than 25 years old, even if mass-built or made of fiberglass.

Prizes and gadgets for all

As always, you do not have to be a sailing champion to participate, nor do you have to have a planing hull or carbon sails, the VELA Cup is for everyone. Yes because, at the VELA Cup you don’t just win at sea, but also if you have a bit of luck, thanks to the many raffle prizes offered by partners Garmin, Veneziani, Leatherman, Plastimo, HiNelson and YachtIngBond.

Plus there is the Gift Bag, which is offered to every boat, a kind of wonder bag with useful and truly unique gadgets. Among them you will also find a handy keychain/bottle holder offered by Garmin and no less than 10 €30 vouchers from
YachtIngBond
, the store specializing in nautical, yachting, sports and casual clothing. If you use at least 1 of the 10 vouchers offered by YachtIngBond you will automatically enter a contest that raffles off, at the end of the season, a MAXI €1,000 DISCOUNT VOUCHER!

VELAFestival village opens tomorrow at 12 noon

Accessorists, the best boatyards, sailing schools, charter operators and services are looking forward to welcoming you to the booths at the dock or on board to show you all the latest news and goodies on how to best equip your boat, advise you on buying a new boat, test out the most comfortable nautical clothing, find the right boat and vacation for the summer or where to learn the art of sailing. A veritable supermarket of sailing open from noon on Friday, May 26, to 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 28.

In addition to the booths and products we have presented here, there will also be Italia Marine with its line of 100% organic, fully biodegradable and environmentally sustainable detergents “SUPER YACHT LINE.” No petrochemical and synthetically derived substances are allowed in the formulation of these detergents, but only natural components!

Are you hungry? Foodinghy brings you lunch

There’s no need to galley or cook, if you’re hungry at the VELA Cup Toscana Foodinghy will pack your lunch for the race. The service is very simple.
Just go to their website
, choose how many lunchboxes you want to order, pay online (by entering the discount code VELACUP in the payment form) and pick it up at the booth on Saturday, May 27.

James Barbaro