(ANSA) – GENOA, APRIL 20 – The International Sailing Federation and the Italian Sailing Federation have issued a directive that will exclude between 50 and 60 sailing boats owned by Russia or flying the Russian flag from the Mediterranean ‘Rolex Giraglia’ regatta scheduled from 10 to June 18 from Sanremo to Saint Tropez to Genoa. This was announced by the president of the Italian Yacht Club Gerolamo Bianchi at the presentation of the regatta season that will involve Liguria in the coming months. “Following the Russian invasion in Ukraine, the sailing federations have issued a directive that basically says not to admit ‘Russian’ boats to regattas – explains Bianchi -. It will have a significant impact on the Giraglia because on average in the previous editions we had a 30% of Russian boats or boats chartered by Russians to the Giraglia on over 200 participants, means that about 50-60 boats will not be able to participate, which we will certainly have fewer “. The ‘Rolex Giraglia is organized by the Italian Yacht Club under the aegis of the Italian Sailing Federation, the 69th edition is scheduled from 10 to 18 June: departure for the prologue from Sanremo to Saint Tropez, 3 days of coastal regattas in France and then off to the ‘Lunga’ regatta which from Saint Tropez will take the boats to Genoa, for what is considered by sailors from all over the world to be the ‘Queen of the Mediterranean’. Offshore boats of the Irc and Orc class will participate with a minimum measurement of 9.44 meters up to over 30 meters. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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