Sailing, 113 boats registered, 226 sailors: the Italian Cup will be awarded on Sunday

In the 470 class, both races were won by the two Slovenian crews of the “JK Pirat sailing club” of Portorož, who are now in the first two places in the provisional general classification. In the lead is the pair Martin Fras-Mija Skerlavaj, followed by two points from Ana Planinsic and Teo Gerzelj. In third place, and first among the Italians, one of the three boats of the Antignano sailing club, led by Marcello Miliardi and Emma Maltese. The crews competing in the 420 class are mostly minors, where the fight for the top positions is very close. After the first two tests, the Circolo vele Vernazzolesi team is in the lead, with a first and a second place. Behind them, just one point behind thanks to a first and third place, the Italian-Ukrainian crew of the Imperia Yacht Club, which is once again ahead of the other all-female boat from the same club by just one point: the girls in fact finished second and third in the first two regattas.

The Naval Academy crew performed well: eighth in both tests, the two students are currently in 11th place in the cumulative ranking after two heats. This morning we return to the water for three more tests, which could confirm these balances of power, overturn them or bring out new contenders for the title. The challenges of the J-24 class will begin in the early afternoon, which will be held in a regatta course located abeam the Naval League. The awards ceremony for the 420 and 470 classes will take place on Sunday 3 May afternoon at 5.30 pm, in the main hall of the Naval Academy, in the presence of the commanding Admiral, Alberto Tarabotto, together with that of all the other classes competing in the second weekend of the International Sailing Week 2026.