Barcolana Foil: the demonstration regatta of the Next Generation Foil Academy Powered by Luna Rossa

For the second time, the FIV’s Foil Academy powered by Luna Rossa – the foiling development programme created to promote and develop young people's technical skills in collaboration with the Italian Sailing Federation (FIV) – has taken part in the Barcolana to give talented young sailors the chance to "fly" on foils and try to become tomorrow's champions. “After last year’s work, our collaboration with the Barcolana is a source of great satisfaction,” said Alessandra Sensini. “This is an exceptional opportunity to continue what we have started and to share the activities that we are developing in collaboration with the Barcolana. This year in particular, we are really pleased to have involved local athletes. Foiling is becoming more and more known in the area, and its growing popularity gives us the chance to draw from an increasingly vast reservoir of skilled athletes.”

Trieste also welcomed the eSailors today at the Trieste Convention Center: they are 11 “virtual” sailors coming from all over Europe. Tomorrow afternoon, in a “super wired” hall of the Convention Centre, they will compete in the virtual regatta for the eSailing World Championship title. It was World Sailing that established that the event would be part of the Barcolana. It will be possible to watch the virtual regatta live on Friday afternoon.