Trieste gets ready for the Barcolana 56 presented by Generali

Less than 25 hours to go before the Barcolana 56 Presented by Generali kicks off tomorrow, 13 October, at 10:30 a.m. in the Gulf of Trieste. The great festival of sailing and of the sea, which started ten days ago, is now getting into full swing, with over 1730 boats registered to compete (provisional figure – last updated at 3 p.m. today). On Friday evening the great Italian ocean sailors Giovanni Soldini, Ambrogio Beccaria, Alberto Riva, and Alberto Bona landed in Trieste; this morning they took part in an event organised by Emergency, and tomorrow they will be on board Ancilla Domini, together with Olympic champion Caterina Banti. The city is all dressed up and ready for the event, the world's largest regatta, which is going to be held in light wind conditions according to the weather forecasts.

The lineup of great champions was completed with the arrival of Ruggero Tita, two-time Olympic champion with Caterina Banti. The ‘Fiamme Gialle’ athlete, winner of two Olympic gold medals, will be on board the Nice, the boat of the Guardia di Finanza, which was fitted out to celebrate the 250^th anniversary of the Corps.

“We are ready for the big celebrations,” declared President of the Società Velica di Barcola e Grignano (Sailing Club of Barcola and Grignano) Mitja Gialuz. “After ten days of events involving thousands of people on land and at sea, Trieste is today welcoming the crews that have chosen to share their positive energies, becoming part of this great shared story that is the Barcolana.”