F18 Italian Nats 2023: Day 1


















Italian F18 Nats 2023
26 F18s racing the 2023 Italian Nats. Regatta taking at place at Circolo Velico Sferracavallo, Palermo. Looks such a nice venue. Map here.
Mateo Fiorini & Lorenzo Casamenti (Socrpion-1D) lead after 3 races. Alessandro Silveiro & Maurizio Stella (Goodall Akurra/C2?) second and Andrea Sanzone & Leonardo Ruggeri 3rd.
Lambi Cesari (now a veteran from those Dark Horses days with Vitto Bissaro!) returning to the F18 with Matteo Ferraglia (Windrush Edge / Nxt Gen Sails) its good news for the local Italian Class. Racing As now too, he will definitely need to attend Costa Brava 2024.
Greats shots above by Marta Rovatti Studihrad / Circolo Velico Sferracavallo. What an awesome Class the F18 giving you the chance to have fun racing and traveling to these perfect venues and racing from 4 to 30 knots in the weapon of your choice and no handicap whatsoever.
Check local report and photos published by Alessandro Pellicia at the Italian F18 web: https://www.formula18.it/f18/cif18-sferracavallo-2023-day-1
I just heard that my great sailing friend and former CEO of Hobiecat Europe has passed. May The endless oceans…
...Report was sent by an F18 Sailor, if you want Hobies reported send your own, we'll publish as usual. Cheers.
Looks like in your report the Hobies are not really present. Suggest to rewrite the article.
Thanks for the great report Wik. Great battle.
If I correctly read the results the overall winner this year is a Hobie16