(ANSA) – ROME, JUN 01 – Over 200 guests attended the Slam is back event in Milan, organized in the Museum of Science and Technology, during which the future of Slam, the historic clothing brand founded in 1979 in Genoa. The brand was acquired in July 2021 by the Italian holding VAM Investments, controlled by Francesco Trapani and led by Marco Piana, who have chosen Enrico Chieffi as CEO. Chieffi also entered the operation as an investor. It was Enrico Chieffi, world champion in Classes 470 and Star, tactician of the Moor of Venice and then a successful manager for 23 years in Nautor’s Swan, who opened the event. “The first objective – declared Chieffi – was to represent the excellence of technical sailing clothing in the world. Hence the choice to become technical partners of Federvela and to direct our strategy towards the creation of a Dream team. ‘, hence the sail of the champions.
Today’s Olympic sailing, that of tomorrow’s champions who grow up on the Optimists, the offshore one for us represented by the maxi Arca SGR 100 ‘and the trimaran Mana.
We also want to be protagonists in inclusive and sustainable sailing with One Ocean Foundation and with the Leon Pancaldo project. “Slam is back presented the ‘Dream team’, which includes Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti Olympians in Tokyo 2020, in the Class Nacra 17; Marco Gradoni and Alessandra Dubbini, world champions Class 470 mixed 2021; Mattia Camboni, silver at the RSX 2021 World Championship; Matteo Iachino, World champion slalom PWA 2016; Federico Alan Pilloni, world junior windsurfer champion 2021; Sofia Renna, champion of the youth world Slalom iQFOIL 2021; Nicolò Renna, European silver iQFOIL 2022; Jacopo Renna, 2 / o at the European Slalom Under 17 iQFOIL 2014; Davide Di Maria, 2.4 world champion Para World Sailing 2019; Furio Benussi, for the MAXI 100 ‘ARCA SGR, recent winner of the Tre Golfi regatta in Naples; Mauro Pelaschier, for One Ocean Foundation and Ambassador SLAM. Absences justified for competitive commitments: Tommaso Chieffi, Andrea Totis and Alice L inussi (470 mixed). (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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