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Two weeks from now in Liguria is the first weekend of the VELA Cup 2025. From Friday, May 2, to Sunday, May 4, in the Gulf of Tigullio is the first leg of Italy’s busiest racing circuit, the great sailing festival in which everyone can participate. Precisely in Chiavari, where on Saturday, May 3, we go out to sea for a 12-mile challenge (on equal terms) and fun, and then everyone on the dock for the awards ceremony, with food, drinks and...prizes for (almost) all crews!
The course of the VELA Cup Liguria
The VELA Cup Liguria will have a coastal course of about 12 miles. It starts in front of Marina di Chiavari Calata Ovest, then buoys in Lavagna, off Chiavari and Portofino, and finally back to the start/finish line. The regatta takes about 4 hours in total.
Back ashore, in the afternoon (from 6:30 pm) there is the big party-award ceremony at the dock with prizes for those who did well at sea and rich raffle prizes for all. Plus music, food and drinks for all crews!
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The boats present
Let’s take a look at some of the more than 50 boats that have already registered for the Chiavari leg and which, in pure VELA Cup spirit, are a wonderful mix of cruising, racing, weekender, latest generation and Classic Boats. And if you don’t have a boat, take advantage of the new “looking for/off boarding” service.
Among the best performing boats, there is no shortage of ClubSwan 42s, for example, such as Mirko Bargolini’s Spirit of Nerina: Frers’ racer is one of the most successful offshore models. It will be one of the boats to beat in Tigullio… for example, with Massimo Arrighi’sAdvanced A44 Alebi, Fabio Montale’s First 34.7 Firstissima, Matteo Villa’sX-43 Xilla… But also watch out for the many Grand Soleils, such as Bel Rebelot, Sergio Brizzi’s GS 40 C, or Raffica 3, Walter Tronconi’s GS 43 Maletto.
Classic Boat – We look forward to seeing you in Chiavari at the VELA Cup!
Classic Boats do we have any? Plenty, starting with Pietro Giolli’sX Three-Quarter Tonner, through Zunino-Roso’s Baltic 39 Blue Witch, Lucio Ruocco’s Grand Soleil 39 Mirit, Francesco Danese’s Elan340 Britomart, and Alberto Rossetti’sElan 333 Diana, just to name a few.
Small, weekender, cruiser: you are all welcome to the VELA Cup
Those who follow us know, the formula of the VELA Cup is simple: all boats of any age and size can participate, and no tonnage certificate or bureaucracy is needed. Among the little ones and weekenders, not to be missed are Grazia Celestina 3, an emblazoned Este 24 by the Tigullini Campodonico-Vernengo, Antonio Cogni’s Saffier SE 27 Gared, and Alessandro Agosta’s Tofinou 12 Grazia, fresh winner of the Marina di Loano Winter Meet.
And then lots of more or less high-performance cruisers of every generation, from Michele Centemero’sItalia Yachts 15.98 SofiMa to the Dufour 34 Hermissanda II, via the 1982 ketch designed by John Alden Half Moon, by Francesco Nessi. In short, boats for all tastes, really.
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