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I Coppa Italia 2022 - Lerici

Early this spring, the Gulf of La Spezia will host an important regatta: the first leg of the 420 class Italian Cup, to be held in San Terenzo, in the municipality of Lerici, from 17/3 to 20/3 2022.

The last national competition at a federation-level held in the Gulf of La Spezia was a leg of the Finn Italian Cup in 2002 which had twenty-two participants. This time, there will be one hundred, possibly one hundred and ten boats competing and a complex set up to accommodate them is being organized, which is headed by Uniqua Italia and the Lerici section of the Italian Naval League (LNI), and involves nautical clubs, local institutions, sponsors and various consultants various, for a total of over three hundred between crew and support staff.

The program

There will be two regattas: an international one, in which Ligurian, Tuscan and Emilian crews will compete on the 12-13 March weekend, and the first leg of the Italian Cup, to be held from Thursday, 17th March, through Sunday, 20th March.

The location

The boats will be kept on the San Terenzo beach, which is protected by a breakwater, while the promenade will be reserved for the service vans.
The clubs' rubber dinghies will be launched and hauled out of the water using the cranes and the ramp on the San Terenzo pier, and will be moored at temporary buoys positioned in the port .
At the arrival and departure times, if necessary, the local police will close the relevant area to traffic. To reduce the environmental impact, the Lerici Department of Environment will increase garbage collection and cleaning service throughout the area.

The regatta course

Only one field will be positioned, less than half a mile from the beach, where two heats for each regatta will be held. During the time of the regatta there may be a north wind, even a strong one, a slight thermal breeze and, in case bad weather (averaging one day/month in the last ten years) a medium-strong SSW wind.

Accommodation

Accommodation facilities in San Terenzo and Lerici, coordinated by the Lerici Confcommercio, have agreed to offer preferred rates to participants.

The team

The project was conceived by Uniqua Italia and LNI, Lerici section, and supported by the Municipality of Lerici, the La Spezia Naval League, the Italian Navy’s sailing section in La Spezia, the Maritime Associations of Venere Azzurra and San Terenzo, the Cappellini Sauro Nautical Institute of La Spezia with its the work-study project, the Aquaaria ASD (Amateaur Sports Association), the Italian Sailors Association, Lerici section, the Pescaport San Terenzo Association,  the San Terenz ProLoco, the Seagull ASD, the La Spezia Sailing Club, the Erix Sailing Club.

Participating in the project are Maurizio Moglia (President of the Lerici section of the Italian Naval League), Paolo Leone (CO president), Matteo Sangiorgi (Optimist European champion, event organizer, event director), Andrea Lelli (UNIQUA 420 President), Davide Besana (communication and cultural events), Ottavia Raggio (49er junior world champion, consultant).

Collateral events

During the regatta, a series of conferences and workshops will be held on the beach of San Terenzo, dedicated to the students in the work-study project, who will have the chance to learn about maritime culture form invaluable “teachers” from the gulf area.
Writers Marco Buticchi and Alberto Cavanna will talk about sea literature; Admiral Roberto Camerini will talk about the life of submariners, while solo sailor Dario Noseda will explain how you can cross the ocean alone on a six-meter lake boat; Davide Besana will explain how to use comics to talk about the sea. Actress Marianna de Micheli will describe her sailing alone with a cat, and others will talk about knots, seafaring, sail lofts…

Sports food

The Lerici Health Department is studying a menu for the facilities that will host the athletes, which combines local products with the energy requirements of a day at sea.

Comments on the event:

Francesco Ettorre, president of the Italian Sailing Federation (FIV):
"Planning a sailing event such as the first leg of the 420 Italian Cup requires a particular feeling for sports to be able to effectively and proactively identify with the host area. I see great enthusiasm in this project aimed at involving the entire Gulf of Poets in a great celebration of sports. This is the spirit that must inspire - today more than ever - our events: sports as the heart of social interaction. The Naval League, Institutions, Sailing Agencies and Federations united in a common project that I am sure will enthuse the athletes and intrigue the general public. "

Admiral Donato Marzano, National President of Lega Navale Italiana:
“The Naval League has been promoting maritime culture among the population for over a century, getting everyone to know the sea also through sports such as sailing. The first leg of the Italian 420 championship organized by the Lerici section, thanks also to the effort and commitment of the president and the members of the League and to the involvement at local level, testifies to the strong synergy between Naval League and the various Institutions,  Bodies and Federations which together, again on this occasion, are contributing, through a sport, to focus on young people, and to showcase the sea and the Gulf of Poets, an area which has few equals in the world".             

Leonardo Paoletti, Mayor of Lerici:
“The Municipality of Lerici approves and supports this new project devoted to young athletes,  that can make our area known at a time in which it is less visited but no less fascinating than usual. It will be an opportunity for becoming known, growing together and improving our tourist offer ".

Andrea Lelli, President of Uniqua Italia:
“Our 420 Class competitors will be thrilled with the project that the Naval League is developing in collaboration with their class management. We will combine the sporting excellence of our athletes with the organizational excellence of the Italian Naval League (LNI) for an event that will be unforgettable thanks to the extraordinary beauty of our Gulf.  Looking forward to race in Lerici! "

LNI Lerici Press Office
Maria Cristina Sabatini

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