THE LARGEST SAILING RACE IN THE WORLD
Trieste, 2 - 11 October 2026
Trieste, 2 - 11 October 2026
Barcolana - News09.10.26
Barcolana Classic Trofeo SIAD
On the eve of the Barcolana Classic – Trofeo SIAD, the SIAD Group is celebrating ten years alongside Barcolana, marking a partnership spanning ten editions of Trieste’s great sailing festival and reflecting a relationship that has developed well beyond simply supporting the event.
SIAD is renewing its commitment to Barcolana58 presented by Generali, confirming a partnership built on shared values and a mutual passion for the sea.
The collaboration between the SIAD Group and Barcolana is rooted in a shared culture of tradition, innovation and looking towards the future. One of its most significant expressions is the Barcolana Classic – Trofeo SIAD, the regatta dedicated to vintage, classic and Spirit of Tradition yachts, which brings some of the most fascinating vessels in sailing history to the Gulf of Trieste each year. Over the years, the partnership has also given rise to special projects. In 2018, to mark Barcolana’s 50th anniversary, SIAD and Società Velica di Barcola e Grignano designed and built Barcolana50, a modern passera sailing boat constructed according to Adriatic tradition, with the aim of preserving traditional boatbuilding skills, celebrating the local maritime heritage and creating a project with a life beyond the regatta itself.
The Barcolana Classic – Trofeo SIAD takes place tomorrow, 10 October, as one of the highlights of the programme celebrating sailing heritage. At 10:30, the traditional parade in the San Giusto Basin will precede the race, scheduled for 11:30, featuring vintage, classic and Spirit of Tradition yachts. In the year marking the tenth anniversary of the partnership between SIAD and Barcolana, the event takes on particular significance, celebrating the passion for the sea, sailing traditions and maritime culture that has united the SIAD Group and Barcolana for a decade.
SIAD is renewing its commitment to Barcolana58 presented by Generali, confirming a partnership built on shared values and a mutual passion for the sea.
The collaboration between the SIAD Group and Barcolana is rooted in a shared culture of tradition, innovation and looking towards the future. One of its most significant expressions is the Barcolana Classic – Trofeo SIAD, the regatta dedicated to vintage, classic and Spirit of Tradition yachts, which brings some of the most fascinating vessels in sailing history to the Gulf of Trieste each year. Over the years, the partnership has also given rise to special projects. In 2018, to mark Barcolana’s 50th anniversary, SIAD and Società Velica di Barcola e Grignano designed and built Barcolana50, a modern passera sailing boat constructed according to Adriatic tradition, with the aim of preserving traditional boatbuilding skills, celebrating the local maritime heritage and creating a project with a life beyond the regatta itself.
The Barcolana Classic – Trofeo SIAD takes place tomorrow, 10 October, as one of the highlights of the programme celebrating sailing heritage. At 10:30, the traditional parade in the San Giusto Basin will precede the race, scheduled for 11:30, featuring vintage, classic and Spirit of Tradition yachts. In the year marking the tenth anniversary of the partnership between SIAD and Barcolana, the event takes on particular significance, celebrating the passion for the sea, sailing traditions and maritime culture that has united the SIAD Group and Barcolana for a decade.
