The hulls of the Mixed Offshore European Championship are on their way

The first edition of the Barcolana Nastro Rosa Mixed Offshore European Championship is expected to arrive tonight or tomorrow: the European championship that launches seven mixed crews that will face, for the first time, the new Olympic specialty that will be tested in Paris 2024, a regatta offshore on a 30-foot keeled hull, in a small crew consisting of a man and a woman.

The European Championship, with the patronage of Eurosaf, the European Sailing Federation and FIV, set off from St. Mark’s square in Venice yesterday to reach Trieste after 187 miles of navigation: the arrival will be in front of Barcola. Crews benefited from a stiff wind while crossing the Adriatic sea from Venice heading towards the Croatian coast, while today they sailed round San Giovanni in Pelago continuing down to Lošinj with a calm sea. A light Bora wind is expected to challenge them as they sail their way up towards Trieste. The event is organized by SSI and Barcolana, with the Nastro Rosa brand, the event that will soon collect the legacy of the Giro d'Italia.

Competing for the title, seven teams from Austria, Belgium, France, Australia, Italy, Spain and the USA: tracking to follow the regatta, www.ssi.events/tracking-nastrorosa-offshore.