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Trieste, 1 - 12 October 2025
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Barcolana - News05.10.23
Alberto Leghissa's Anywave Safilens triumphs at Barcolana Maxi Trofeo Tivoli Portopiccolo
Anywave Safilens has won it all at Barcolana Maxi - Trofeo Tivoli Portopiccolo. The hull of helmsman Alberto Leghissa and tactician Sandro Alberti won the line honour and came in first in the ranking in corrected time of today's race on the Barcolana course, and also ranked first in the general classification of Barcolana Maxi - Trofeo Tivoli Portopiccolo thanks to its second place in yesterday's coastal race and to today's great performance.
After the cancellation of the first day’s race due to the calm sea, yesterday and today's beautiful edition of the Maxi was characterised by the Bora. At ease with gusts of wind up to 20 knots in yesterday's coastal race and up to 15 knots on the Barcolana course today, Alberto Leghissa, as the real expert of the Gulf that he is, managed to determine the fastest route along the Barcolana course and even recover Anywave Safilens’s handicap compared to smaller boats.
According to the general classification, Mxi Dolphin 62 Ekita ranked second – it came in first in Friday's race but fourth today. The third place goes to Night Shadow, which came in third yesterday and fifth today.
During today's race, held on the Barcolana course with the Bora gusting, Anywave Safilens crossed the finish line after 1 hour, 17 minutes and 55 seconds. Vor 60 CleanSport Energy ranked second in corrected time, and Swan 56 Vanish II ranked third. The awards ceremony is scheduled for this evening at 7 p.m. at the Barcolana Hospitality - Io Sono Friuli Venezia Giulia.
“It has been a great edition of the Barcolana Maxi - Trofeo Tivoli Portopiccolo,” commented SVBG sports director Dean Bassi. “The Bora made it possible to hold two excellent races, and it was spectacular to see the tactics that the hulls adopted on the Barcolana course while having to take into account the ORC rating system and therefore having to race against the clock. We have the winner of the Barcolana Maxi, a race that is held on equal terms, which is an important award for us.”
After the cancellation of the first day’s race due to the calm sea, yesterday and today's beautiful edition of the Maxi was characterised by the Bora. At ease with gusts of wind up to 20 knots in yesterday's coastal race and up to 15 knots on the Barcolana course today, Alberto Leghissa, as the real expert of the Gulf that he is, managed to determine the fastest route along the Barcolana course and even recover Anywave Safilens’s handicap compared to smaller boats.
According to the general classification, Mxi Dolphin 62 Ekita ranked second – it came in first in Friday's race but fourth today. The third place goes to Night Shadow, which came in third yesterday and fifth today.
During today's race, held on the Barcolana course with the Bora gusting, Anywave Safilens crossed the finish line after 1 hour, 17 minutes and 55 seconds. Vor 60 CleanSport Energy ranked second in corrected time, and Swan 56 Vanish II ranked third. The awards ceremony is scheduled for this evening at 7 p.m. at the Barcolana Hospitality - Io Sono Friuli Venezia Giulia.
“It has been a great edition of the Barcolana Maxi - Trofeo Tivoli Portopiccolo,” commented SVBG sports director Dean Bassi. “The Bora made it possible to hold two excellent races, and it was spectacular to see the tactics that the hulls adopted on the Barcolana course while having to take into account the ORC rating system and therefore having to race against the clock. We have the winner of the Barcolana Maxi, a race that is held on equal terms, which is an important award for us.”
