Women in Sailing by Generali and Barcolana: the winner are Stefani, Genc, Mioni and Bassi

The ‘Women in Sailing by Generali’ regatta was held under waning, spotty, and gusty Bora conditions. Four mixed crews competed aboard J70 boats over four races, along a very challenging race course that favoured the Barcolana veterans who are well used to racing in the Gulf of Trieste. The first place went to the crew composed of Michela Stefani (SVBG), international PRO Pinar Genç, Matteo Mioni (SVBG), and SVBG’s sports director Dean Bassi; the team helmed by Lisa Vucetti with Jamila Cerdeira, Alessio Castellan (all from SVBG), and Noah Barbiero (TPK Sirena) came in second. Olympic champion Caterina Banti with Vittorio Bonifacio (SVBG), Jana Germani (the Navy) and Luca De Vidovich (SVBG) finished third, followed by the team composed of the Guardia di Finanza athletes Alessandra Dubbini and Chiara Benini Floriani with Luca Centazzo (TPK Sirena) and Jutta Scherlitz. “Women in Sailing by Generali and Barcolana,” commented SVBG President Mitja Gialuz, “is a regatta-manifesto, an event that brings excellent sailors to compete on equal terms in mixed teams. It is an opportunity for our cause and our commitment to an increasingly inclusive Barcolana to become tangible, operational and visible.”