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20 September 2024
Alberto Bona and IBSA say goodbye: future in Imoca 60?
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Bona and Alberto Riva on IBSA Alberto Bona and IBSA say goodbye after three years together and end their adventure on a high note, taking a third place in the Normandy Channel Race, a regatta that the skipper from Turin raced as a pair with Alberto Riva.
A partnership that brought important results, with Bona becoming one of the top Class 40 skippers.
“There was a lot of excitement on board, because it was the last race aboard the Class40 IBSA Group. Three years have passed and a project that I dreamed about for years comes to a close. Thank you to everyone who made it possible and to all the team who worked to achieve the great results,” this was Alberto Bona’s first hot comment on social media.
Alberto Bona – How it went at Normandy
From start to finish the two Italian skippers – racing together for the first time but immediately appearing to be in sync – had to fight to keep themselves at the head of the pack.
Due to a slow-motion start, they had to recover a comfortable position on the leaderboard in the first hours, from which to start the race to install themselves in the top places. Solent and the English coast saw them firmly in the top five, as did the passage to Tuksar Rock.
The descent down the Irish coast occupied an intense night of sailing in which the two skippers attacked their opponents, reaching the Fastnet with good speeds, until they reached third position and defended it along the route back to the Channel.
The finish was also very challenging, with the fourth place finisher, Sogestran Seafrigo, crossing the finish line only five minutes behind and a few tenths of a mile behind Class40 IBSA.
Due to a slow-motion start, they had to recover a comfortable position on the leaderboard in the first hours, from which to start the race to install themselves in the top places. Solent and the English coast saw them firmly in the top five, as did the passage to Tuksar Rock.
The descent down the Irish coast occupied an intense night of sailing in which the two skippers attacked their opponents, reaching the Fastnet with good speeds, until they reached third position and defended it along the route back to the Channel.
The finish was also very challenging, with the fourth place finisher, Sogestran Seafrigo, crossing the finish line only five minutes behind and a few tenths of a mile behind Class40 IBSA.
What does the future hold?
For Bona the IBSA and Class 40 chapter is closed, at least for now, so what is in the future of the sailor from Turin?
It is no mystery that for some time now Alberto Bona has been thinking about the category jump, towards the Imoca 60 class, perhaps with a crewed project in view of The OceaN race, where 60s are also allowed.
A natural transition for ocean sailors who have been at the top in the Class 40s, and who see the Imocas as the most logical continuation of their careers.
It is no mystery that for some time now Alberto Bona has been thinking about the category jump, towards the Imoca 60 class, perhaps with a crewed project in view of The OceaN race, where 60s are also allowed.
A natural transition for ocean sailors who have been at the top in the Class 40s, and who see the Imocas as the most logical continuation of their careers.
At the moment the only Italian active in the Imoca 60 class with his own project is Giancarlo Pedote, with Francesca Clapcich aiming to follow the same path soon.
Bona could be a future new entry, and who knows if Ambrogio Beccaria also aims to do the same, to bring a real blue wave to the Imoca 60s.
Bona could be a future new entry, and who knows if Ambrogio Beccaria also aims to do the same, to bring a real blue wave to the Imoca 60s.
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