The VELA Cup La Maddalena is two weeks away. Find out about the members!

We are two weeks away (June 24/25) from the legendary leg of the VELA Cup La Maddalena, the most fun regatta ever! The third event of the season, after the first two stages in which dozens of boats participated in Puglia and Tuscany, this time we will be guests of the municipality of La Maddalena in the heart of the town: the new XXIII Febbraio square, dedicated to Domenico Leoni known as Millelire. Competitors’ boats from outside, as is tradition, will be hosted free of charge in the Cala Gavetta Harbor.

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

Who are the first entrants in the VELA Cup La Maddalena

La Maddalena is a mythical place that many sailors know because it is the race course of the most prestigious international regattas as well as home, on the adjacent island of Caprera, to Italy’s most famous sailing center. Lo and behold, the call of the VELA Cup has already been answered by many crews. Starting with the Classic Boat category, big news this year with award dedicated to those boats, including standard and fiberglass boats, more than 25 years old, there are Arctica, a typical 9-meter Nordic boat, an Arne Arksunds Amigo 33 (designed by Carl Andersson) from 1986 by Gea E. Ocleppo, e Gnagnara, the 1987 Panda 33 by Angelo Manunta, built by the Nordcantieri-Costaguta shipyard, a historic name in Italian shipbuilding founded Avigliana in the province of Turin, at the mouth of the Susa Valley, by the Nicolotti brothers, where Azimut-Benetti is now based. More modern classics include Stairway to Heaven 2, Adriana Tiron‘s 1996 Comar Genesi 43 (Varicelli project). Twin boat, but no longer Classic because it was launched in 2000, Mirale, Alexander‘s Genesis 43
Innocenti Uccini.

Precisely because the VELA Cup is a regatta for all sizes and types of boats, as well as competitive monohulls such as Skeddih, Enrico Galluzzi‘s Beneteau First 31.7, former winner of the VELA Cup La Spezia in 2022, there are also catamarans like Bucefalo, Andrea Bolini‘s Outremer 49, and self-built boats like Aleissima, Alessandro Cabras‘ 9.50 Race Cruiser. Finally, there is also no shortage of first-time sailors eager to get involved and have fun as in the spirit of the VELA Cup, such as the crew of Roxanne, Pier Paolo Celeste‘s Dufour Yachts 50 Classic.

PARTICIPATE IN. SAILING CUP LA MADDALENA

JUNE 24, 2023

There are prizes for everyone!

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. For by now you know, at the VELA Cup you don’t just win at sea, but also if you have a little luck, thanks to the many raffle prizes offered by partners Garmin, Veneziani, Leatherman, Plastimo, HiNelson and YachtingBond.

SIGN UP NOW FOR SAILING CUP LA MADDALENA

To register for the VELA Cup La Maddalena all you need to do is
enter here
and finalize your registration by entering your and the boat’s details!

James Barbaro