Farewell to the master of modern sailing. Gone in his sleep is the great Paul Elvstrøm. Born in Copenhagen in 1928, Elvstrøm was one of the greatest Olympic drifters in history. Together with Ben Ainslie, he holds the record for …
Farewell to the master of modern sailing. Paul Elvstrøm passed away. Read More »
He caused a stir at the Genoa Boat Show with his small Far East 26 that had a cheap generator mounted instead of an outboard. To Daniele Bossi of Hytem(www.hytem.it) the generator, in this case noisy (95 decibels, but quieter …
“I explain how I made my boat electric.” Eco-revolution at the gates? Read More »
After the classic Italian-style delays, we can finally say this year that casual hiring has really come into operation. So many of you have written to us telling us that you have taken advantage of it in order to perhaps …
It was the year of the casual hire. Let’s have clarity once and for all Read More »
Here we go again. After the Olympics are over, the Olympic classes are put back on the table: and the question is always the same. Kite yes, kite no. Or rather, kite with foils instead of a drift between Finn …
Poll Out Finn in kite at the next Olympics, yes or no? Read More »
Few stories. Needless to say, it is already an accomplishment to be in the Olympics, that “the important thing is to participate” believing we are quoting De Coubertin (who never uttered that phrase). Rio 2016, for Italian sailors, was a …
Blue Olympic disaster, “zeru tituli.” We explain why Read More »
Do you remember the historic 40-meter nineteenth-century ketch Black Swan, which was rotting away at the Valdettaro shipyards in La Spezia after its owner, Amadeo Matacena, a former Forza Italia deputy, had fled to Dubai to escape from the legal …
Black Swan made it: the historic ketch sails again! Read More »
We said it would be a difficult night at the Giraglia Rolex Cup because of the gale, In fact, wind and sea claimed three “victims.” 60 miles from Genoa, the Grand Solei 341 Mariel by Federico Massari, 20 miles after …
GIRAGLIA SHOCK: Gale, accidents and serious breakdowns, helicopters intervene Read More »
Giancarlo Pedote has won the 2016 TAG Heuer Sailor of the Year award. Why? Wherever he goes, he wins. He is probably the strongest ocean sailor we have in Italy: in 2015, the FFV (the French sailing federation) awarded him …
VIDEO Interview with Giancarlo Pedote, The Sailor of the Year 2016 Read More »
The rendezvous is at the Old Port of Cannes where I board Jeanneau’s new Sun Odyssey 519 to try out the first boat available with Assisted Sail Trim on board, the revolutionary system invented by Harken and Jeanneau and capable …
Assisted Sail Trim. Yes, there is a Robot capable of adjusting your sails. We tested it Read More »
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