Line Honor XAll to Mecube Gruppo Hera, in ORC XAll Irina wins, in X2 Hauraki
Fast and lively edition for the ninth edition of La Ottanta, a coastal regatta by Circolo Nautico Santa Margherita, which officially opened the 2023 offshore season on the weekend of 1-2 April, with 61 boats entered from all over the Adriatic and Slovenia , Croatia and Germany.
Leaving on Saturday 1 April with a light north wind around six knots, the participants encountered changing weather conditions along the Caorle-Grado-Boa Paloma-Pirano (SLO) route and back, with sirocco wind in the first part then turning into bora in the ascent , which facilitated the landing of the fleet towards the finish line.
The fastest of all, with just under 11 hours to complete the course, was Mecube Gruppo Hera Est, Stefano Novello's Farr 400, which crossed the finish line on Saturday 1st April at 19:53:20 to win the Line Honor Trophy XTutti and also winning the second step of the podium in the compensated times ORC.
“Beautiful regatta, the good weather and the wind far beyond the forecasts contributed to making the day very intense.” Thus the helmsman and owner Riccardo De Roia “We had a good match-race with Irina, with whom we alternated in the lead on corrected time for the entire duration of the race. Unfortunately they were faster in the final stretch of the race, when the wind picked up which probably put us at a disadvantage for the compensated times. We congratulate them, the appointment is at the next regatta”.
Second at the finish line at 20:07:39 and ORC XTutti Overall winner, Maurizio Guglielmo's Farr 40 Irina led the fleet from the start.
Satisfied the crew from Ravenna at their first long run in the waters of Caorle “We made a good start and the wind didn't let us down until the finish. We managed the race with good pace and good tactics, which paid off. The welcome of the Organizing Committee was really appreciated, we are happy to have participated and we will definitely be back for La Duecento.”.
Second place in ORC XTutti Overall to Mecube Gruppo Hera Est and third place in Vola Vola Endeavor by Guido Perazzetta. In class ORC XTutti group B victory for Take Five Jr, Roberto Distefano's IY998 in the first long run in the waters of Caorle, followed by Dario Perini's Seven J Seven and Giuseppe Mezzalira's Athena.
In the X2 category triumph of Hauraki, Millenium 40 of Mauro and Giovanni Trevisan, third overall at the finish line on Saturday 1st April at 20:31:38, winners of the Line Honor X2 and ORC X2 Trophy.
“Hauraki's Ottanta 2023 was a wonderful opportunity to get back to sea after an intense winter of work on the boat.” Mauro Trevisan declared when reading the charts "We are happy with the result, the regatta was accompanied by a medium-light wind with variable direction, which we tried to interpret in the best possible way and the comparison with the other X2s was as always exciting and of great growth ”.
Second position ORC X2 for Tokyo, J99 by Massimo Minozzi with Fabio Schaffer and third for a couple making their debut in the long runs: Luca Barozzi and Vincenzo Bonaguri on X Lady.
Among the six Mini 650s in the race, Franco Deganutti's Niente wins paired with Elisabetta Maffei, at the finish line at 01:36:13 on 2 April, enthusiastic about the result "The Ottanta went beyond all expectations, fast and hard-fought Mini and Nobody surprises me once again with how he responds. There was an excellent understanding with Elisabetta Maffei, especially on technical and tactical choices”. Behind them Andrea Mazzoni-Federico Vitali's Buffalo and Jaka Grcar-Devid Pamie's Jagoda.
The Ottanta is the first of the regattas that make up the Caorle X2 XTutti Trophy, which also includes La Duecento (April 29-May 1), La Cinquecento Pellegrini Trophy (May 28-June 3) – calendar regattas for the Italian Offshore Championship of the Federation Italiana Vela- and La Cinquanta (21-22 October).
The award ceremony of the 2023 edition will be held on Saturday 27 May in Piazza Matteotti in Caorle, on the occasion of the Briefing of La Cinquecento Trofeo Pellegrini.
The Caorle X2 XTutti 2023 Trophy is organized by the Santa Margherita Nautical Club in collaboration with the Municipality of Caorle and the Darsena dell'Orologio which offers moorings, with the possibility of also counting on the hospitality of Marina Sant'Andrea for boats with greater draft to 3 meters.
Official Time Keeper 2023 is Venezianico, a young Italian maison that creates iconic timepieces, combining the best know-how of the main manufacturing districts around the world.
Technical Partners 2023 are Trim for weather forecasts, Cantina Colli del Soligo, producer of fine wines, Wind Design sail loft and Dial Bevande.