By winning the “Trofeo della Costa Etrusca 2022/2023”, the Gioc’Onda2 team climbed to the top step of the podium (made up of Francesco Bellomo, Moreno Bertoni, Alessio Faraoni, Mirko Grazzini, Marzo Iozzelli, Luigi Pennisi, Roberto Puccetti, Laura Semini, Daniele Tavoni and Walter Telese).
Organized by the Marina di Salivoli Yacht Club, 8 stages of the Trophy were held in front of Marina di Salivoli (in 2022: 23/10 – 06/11 – 20/11 – 04/12 and in 2023: 05/02 – 19/02 – 05/03 – 19/03) and immediately saw Gioc’Onda2 as protagonist.
Sponsored by FERA, the Dufour 44 Performance” of Amica Vela (www.amicavela.it), has always been in the lead in its category and finished third in its general classification (https://www.ycms.it/costa-etrusca -2/etruscan-coast-trophy-2-rankings/).
The “Amica Vela” Amateur Sports Association of Cecina (LI), founded in 2008 on the initiative of a group of friends who are passionate about the sea and sailing, carries out its activities which are aimed at promoting boating and pleasure navigation through sailing courses and regattas. Its president, Roberto Puccetti, is the coordinator of the national sailing sector of the ACSI (Associazione Cultura, Sport e Tempo Libero – Culture, Sport and Leisure Association – https://www.acsi.it/).
The next races on the calendar will be: the “100 miles of Montecristo 2023” organized by the San Vincenzo Yacht Club (21 and 22 May 2023 with the departure from Salivoli) and the “151 miles 2023” organized by the Punta Ala Yacht Club (1 June 2023 with departure from Livorno).
“It was a very exciting Trophy and living it as part of the team was a wonderful experience – commented Luigi Pennisi, CEO of the FERA Group. – Sponsoring Gioc’Onda2 is one of the many initiatives we are participating in, supporting a sport that uses the wind as its main resource, just like we do at FERA with our wind farms “.