Thank you, Wendy! presented the project realised thanks to last year's winner's donation

Wendy Schmidt's victory in the 2022 edition, celebrated by the American yachtswoman by donating $100,000 to the Miramare Marine Reserve, made it possible to launch a project to raise awareness among young athletes involving 13 sailing clubs, the WWF Area Marina Protetta di Miramare and Barcolana. During the summer, sailing schools in the area will carry out marine environment education activities with WWF. Coordinated by WWF, Barcolana and the XIII FIV Zone, the project will end during Barcolana Young. Each yacht club will have among its members its own 'environmental ambassador' who will take part in the regatta with a special decorated sail that will draw attention to the marine species that make the Gulf of Trieste a sea of high biodiversity, to be known and protected.