30th RACE OF LATIN SAIL- STINTINO – 25 TO 26 AUGUST

The first edition, in 1983, he gathered 11 of the typical fishing boats and Guzzettes Stintino, the last remaining in Italy usually navigate using the ancient weapons: this year, as always, on the last weekend of August and that is the 25th and 26, will be held on the thirtieth meeting of what has long since become the most famous classic of this fascinating sails.

Between the two editions a year-long history that identifies fully with the revival of Italian and Mediterranean lateen sail, almost archaeological wreck early medieval era and the first triangular sail history, still valid so you can put in competition with each other dozens heirs of traditional boats fishing and cabotage, riarmate faithfully in many ports of Sardinia and the Mediterranean thanks to the success of Race Stintino.

The last successor to the first winner, the crop of the unforgettable skipper portotorrese Salvatore Rosa Clouds, is the “pike” Stintino Domenico II will defend the prestigious President’s Challenge won last year.

Instead start from the Costa Brava one of the guests of honor expected, the “sardinal” Sa installment Emili Armengol that will bring a crew of his Catalonia.

By S. Antiochus the stainless Pierluigi Cossu has already left on board Eos not only not to lose the thirtieth edition of the race but also to celebrate its twentieth participation.

Registration is open from 24 days at the secretary / press center, located as usual in the former municipal school-yard to Porto Mannu – Dock Nautilus.

At the Old Port instead, the City of Stintino organizes the exhibition “Island in the Showcase” that will liven up the evenings of sailors and tourists with numerous exhibitors and a full program of culture, cuisine, music on the stage of the event, at the waterfront , will host the awards ceremony for the race on 26 to 18 in the course of which will be awarded the prizes for the participants made by the company I Florentine Toys, specializing in gold, and very special trophies made specially on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of Avela Traditional, organizer of ‘ event.

Sea trials of the President of the Republic Trophy will take place on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 of a coastal path so visible from the ground.

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