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october 05, 2017 - Barche d'epoca e classiche

A fleet of 50 vintage boats will arrive in Viareggio for the XIII gathering of historic sailboats

Everything is ready for the 13th edition of the Gathering of Historic Sailboats in #viareggio on October 12-15. More than 50 vintage boats are sailing towards this Tuscan city to celebrate the end of the 2017 sailing season. Among the participants are the nineteenth century schooner Pandora and the 1910 Orion, the 1937 Orianda and the Vistona, and the 1925 Geometra. There will also be a fleet of 5.50 Meter International Rule boats, training boats with Navy cadets and boats built by the Sangermani Shipyard competing for the award named for their builder. On the docks there will an array of vintage automobiles. And there will be three regattas.

THE GREATEST NAVAL DESIGNERS OF THE CENTURY IN VIAREGGIO

Don’t miss this yachting and traditional seamanship celebration! To register online go to https://velestoricheviareggio.org/iscrizione-imbarcazioni/ . On October 12-15, for the 13th year in a row, the Tuscan city of #viareggio will be the official host for the closing ceremonies of the 2017 season devoted to historic and classic sailboats. The gathering is being held in collaboration with the Versilia Nautical Club and under the patronage of AIVE (Associazione Italiana Vele d’Epoca/Italian Vintage Sailboat Association). Many new activities are being planned. During the three days of the #event, #viareggio will be the capital of international yachting. It will be home to more than 50 of the most beautiful vintage sailboats crafted by the most famous yacht designers of the 1900s still sailing the Mediterranean: from William Fife to Camper & Nicholsons, from Sparkman & Stephens to Alfred Mylne, Dick Carter, Britton Chance Jr., Laurent Giles, Christian Jensen, van de Stadt, Eugene Cornu, Cesare Sangermani and Carlo Sciarrelli. It is a singular occasion to admire them all at dock thanks to the new “Welcome Aboard,” and – in some cases – go aboard. From Friday to Sunday the fleet will participate in regattas. Sunday afternoon the Club Nautico di Versilia will host the award ceremonies. Main sponsor of the #event is il Bisonte, the historic Florentine leather goods company.

PROGRAM FOR THE XIII #viareggio GATHERING OF HISTORIC SAILBOATS

Thursday October 12, 2017

  • Boats arrive in #viareggio and dock at the Club Nautico Versilia and Perini Navi. Registration.

  • 7 pm Welcome cocktail at the Club Nautico Versilia

Friday October 13, 2017

  • 9:30 AM #event opening at the Club Nautico Versilia with Regatta Briefing

  • 12 Noon First regatta (the 5.50 International Rule Class will have a separate regatta)

  • 5 PM Guided Tour of the restoration work at the Del Carlo Shipyard with prosciutto and bruschetta snack compliments of the Rotary of Viareggio

Saturday October 14, 2017

  • 11 AM Second Regatta (the 5.50 International Rule Class will have a separate regatta)

  • 5 PM Book Presentation of Nodi – Intrichi comprensibili [Knots–understandable tangles by Andrea Maggiori and Monica Martella and I 5.5 Metri di Stazza Internazionale [5.5 Meter International Tonnage Boats] by yacht designer Andrea Rossi.

  • 8 PM dinner feast for ship owners and crews at the Del Carlo shipyard of #viareggio (facing the gathering’s quay).

Sunday October 15, 2017

  • 10 AM Third Regatta (the 5.50 International Rule Class will have a separate regatta)

  • 4:30 PM Award Ceremony at the Club Nautico Versilia for the Challenge Sangermani Trophy, the Challenge Admiral Florindo Cerri Trophy, the Trophy of Elegance Il Bisonte.


More information on the press release

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