Two weeks to the VELA Cup Tuscany. We reveal the full program
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Everything is ready for the second leg of the VELA Cup 2025, the one at Marina Cala de’ Medici in Tuscany, which will be a unique and unrepeatable great celebration of sailing. It will be on the weekend of May 23-25, in fact, that we at the Giornale della Vela will celebrate 50 years since issue 1 of the magazine, which came out in 1975. The GdV’s VELA Cup Special Edition 50 is now two weeks away, and it is time to reveal to you, in detail, the full program we have prepared to celebrate with you.
What to expect from the VELA Cup Tuscany
The long weekend of the GdV’s VELA Cup Special Edition 50 starts on Friday, May 23, with the opening of the VELA Cup Point where it will be possible to finalize registrations, the delivery of gift bags will take place and, only for the Cala de’ Medici leg, all the crew will be dressed in the GdV’s VELA Cup Special Edition 50 polo shirts / t-shirts.
Only on this occasion will also be provided the unique and unrepeatable(they will never be produced again!) celebratory polo shirts with the 50th anniversary logo of the Newspaper of Sailing, colored“SAIL red” that has identified our newspaper since 1975, when the famous designer Bob Noorda created the SAIL logo.
Benefits for owners of a Classic Boat
If you have a Classic Boat (boat more than 25 years old manufactured since 1967) and you are registered for the VELA Cup Toscana, you can register for free(at no additional cost, only for this VELA Cup) at the Register of Official Classic Boats.. On Friday afternoon, Saturday after the regatta and Sunday morning, experienced verifiers from the Giornale della Vela will board your boat-if you book at this email-for the necessary checks and subsequent entry in the official registry.
If you are an owner of a Mylius…
This year’s VELA Cup Toscana also features the Mylius Rendez Vous, the regatta reserved for boats from the prestigious Italian boatyard. Do you have a Mylius? There will be a special ranking for you with dedicated prizes. On the entry list you can already find some of the shipyard’s most beautiful boats, such as the Mylius 65 FD “Oscar 3,” the Mylius 76 “O2” and the Mylius 80 “Twin Soul B.”
The program of the Great Sailing Festival
Where: Marina Cala de’ Medici. Via Agostino Straulino, 1, 57016 Rosignano Marittimo (LI)
Who is invited: everyone
Admission: free
Friday, May 23
3:30-7:30 p.m.: VELA Cup Special Edition 50 years GdV registration finalization, gift bag and T-shirt delivery.
Saturday, May 24
9-11 a.m.: Finalization of last entries VELA Cup Special Edition 50 years GdV, crew briefing, race start.
11 a.m.-3 p.m.: SAIL Cup at sea. Don’t have a boat? Look for a place to board on the dedicated Facebook page Seeking/Offering Boarding
3-6 p.m.: Relax and “chill” on the dock and plaza at Marina Cala de’ Medici.
6-7 pm: VELA Cup awards ceremony and raffle prizes, “food&beverage” refreshment, music in the square at Marina Cala de’ Medici.
Come meet the strongest sailors
The VELA Cup, however, does not end with the awards ceremony and cocktails: in fact, on Saturday evening there is the awarding of the Sailor of the Year 2025 Special Edition 50 years GdV, where you can find out who all the winners of this year’s “Sailing Oscars” are, and see, meet and talk to dozens of Italy’s greatest sailors
7-8 p.m.: Awarding of the Sailor Sailor of the Year 2025 Special Edition 50 years GdV(there is time until May 10 to vote for your favorite!) in the plaza at Marina Cala de’ Medici.
And after the Oscars of Sailing…
Do you think once again that everything is over? Absolutely not! In fact, you can attend a screening of the biggest sailing film of the year (according to the Giornale della Vela). the story of Andrea Romanelli, a sailor who died in 1998 while aboard the Open 60 Fila, told by his son (and director) Tommaso Romanelli.
8-10 p.m.: Screening of the film “No More Trouble – What Remains of a Storm” by Tommaso Romanelli in the presence of the director.
It’s really over, but only for Saturday!
The VELA Cup “doubles” with a second day at sea on Sunday, May 25. The course? Identical to Saturday’s, to test yourself (and improve) a second time.
Sunday, May 25
9:30 a.m.: Crew briefing and regatta start.
11 a.m.-3 p.m.: SAIL Cup Triton at sea.
4 p.m.: VELA Cup Triton awards ceremony at sea, “food&beverage” refreshment
Free check-up for your boat
Message to all VELA Cup Toscana members at Marina Cala de’ Medici: there is a chance for you to have a free check-up on your boat! You can request a free check-up of your mast, rigging and lines from the experts at CD Sails sailmaker, who will come aboard your boat and give you valuable advice on rigging optimization (state of rigging/rigging and lines/basic mast adjustment).
You can book the service via email by writing to info@cdsails.it or via WhatsApp at +39 351 792 3579, or directly at the VELA Cup Toscana “desk” at Marina Cala de’ Medici starting Friday, May 23 at 3:30 p.m. Check-ups can be booked for the afternoon-evening of Friday, May 23, and for the afternoon after the regatta on Saturday.
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