Trieste, 2 - 11 October 2026
"Iscriviti alla Barcolana",
you can win a Lexus
The competition is open to all boat owners who are natural persons or to the managers of the boat, if the owner is a legal person, regularly registered for the fifty-fifth edition of the regatta known as the "Coppa d'autunno-Barcolana", which will be held in Trieste on 8 October 2023. Registration for the competition, which shall end on 7 October 2023 at 5 p.m., shall be considered valid upon payment of the relevant fee.
The course of
Barcolana 58
Here is the course for Barcolana58 presented by Generali, which remains unchanged from the previous edition. The race follows a fixed-vertex quadrilateral in the Gulf of Trieste, covering a total distance of 13 nautical miles.
The start is scheduled for 10:30 AM on Sunday, 11 October 2026, with the starting line positioned between Barcola and Miramare. Competitors will sail at a heading of 210 degrees for 4.3 nautical miles to reach the first mark, followed by a 0.90-mile offset leg at 332 degrees. From Mark 2 to Mark 3, located off the coast of Miramare Castle, the course extends for 4 nautical miles before turning back towards Barcola along the coastline for 2.3 miles.
The final phase of the regatta begins off the Victory Lighthouse, where crews will sail at 160 degrees for 1.5 miles to reach the Old Port Breakwater. The finish line is positioned in front of Piazza Unità, marking the end of the race.
The poster
2026
illycaffè and Barcolana present the official poster for the 2026 edition of the regatta, created by Serse Roma, one of the leading figures in contemporary drawing and an artist with deep ties to Trieste.
For the 2026 poster, Serse Roma chose to engage with the sea, the defining element of Barcolana. Through the essential medium of graphite, the artist captures the evocative power of water in a contemplative and immersive work that conveys the continuous dialogue between light and surface, movement and stillness.
With his refined and essential visual language, Serse Roma invites viewers to see the sea not only as the setting for the regatta, but as a place of encounter, belonging and constant transformation, turning the sea of Trieste into a story of light, movement and poetry.
Women in Sailing by Generali
