It was a weekend of exciting sailing in Malcesine, where Sunday, May 28, the curtain fell over the second event of the season’s ALCATEL J/70 CUP, an Italian circuit reserved to J/70s and open to participants from all over the world. For the second time in a row, the victory went to Calvi Network with Carlo Alberini. In the series of eight races, they scored four bullets, probably also thanks to the strength and experience of the crew: Branko Brcin calling tactics, Karlo Hmeljak at main and Sergio Blosi in the double role of trimmer and skipper. Calvi Network was also the winner of the Alpen Cup prize, awarded to the crew that scored the best result over the eight races without discard. The two bullets scored on the last day by Marco Salvi’s Vertigo granted the British crew, with Victor Diaz calling tactics, to gain the second placement on the podium, with a margin of 24 points over the third classified, Polish entry Mag Ewa by owner Krzysztof Krempec and Croatian tactician Tomislav Basic. The winner of the 2015 and 2016 editions of the ALCATEL J/70 CUP, L’Elagain by Franco Solerio, where Daniele Cassinari, CEO of North Sails Italia was calling tactics, missed the podium, closing in fourth position, because of the same overall score as Mag Ewa but worse score line. The Corinthian fleet, composed of 26 crews representing eight nations, turned out to be very competitive and in many cases also able to keep up with the professionals, with crews that in many races gained placements within the top-five of the overall ranking. The victory, inside this fleet, went to Gianfranco Noè’s White Hawk, which already earned some successes in this season, closing second in the Adriatic Cup and winning the first event of the ALCATEL J/70 CUP in Sanremo in the Corinthian division. Second placement was Pensavo Peggio! by Andrea Magni and Marco Laurino calling tactics, also boat of the day on the second day of the event. The third step of the podium went to Magie Das Sailing Team with Alessandro Zampori. Final results, after 8 races, 1 discard:
- Calvi Network, pt. 14
- Vertigo, pt. 31
- Mag Ewa, pt. 55
- L’Elagain, pt.55
- Enfant Terrible, pt. 73
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