An important synergy between the Liguria Region, the Municipality of Santo Stefano al Mare, The Italian Sailing Federation, Sanremo Yacht Club and Marina degli Aregai has enabled the 2021 420 Frecciarossa World Championship to be held from tomorrow until July 10th.
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In these difficult years, organizing a world championship is not easy, but thanks to the commitment of the staff, the long-awaited sailing competition will take place. The participants come from 20 countries: Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Croatia, Spain, France, England, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, United States and, of course, Italy; they will be present at the Marina degli Aregai with over 200 boats, although some crews have already arrived. The American, the Argentinian and the Hong Kong teams have started training to “get familiar” with the Italian sea.
This is an interesting challenge for the Sanremo Yacht Club, which has already had the honour of organizing the 420 Class World Championship in 2016. Thanks to the support of Frecciarossa, Marina degli Aregai and its hotel structure, the race will take place at its best. The constant interaction and the support of the Liguria Region and the Regional Sports Department, together with the hospitality of the Municipality of Santo Stefano al Mare, have contributed to the realisation of this great youth festival that will officially start tomorrow, Friday 2 July, at 7 pm in the town square with the opening ceremony.
” The municipality of Santo Stefano al Mare is proud to host a world competition that will bring crews and the public to discover our country, in a prestigious context where sport has the ability to bring together the flags of 5 continents in a single event. In parallel with the race, the administration has organized a series of events to celebrate an appointment that we are sure will be an important driver of tourism and that is to all intents and purposes one of the most important sailing competitions in the world” – says the mayor of Santo Stefano al Mare, Marcello Pallini.
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” It’s an honour for us to host the 420 Class World Championship at Marina degli Aregai for the second time. In this edition, 209 crews from all over the world will compete on one of the most renowned race courses in the world. As a company, we consider these sporting events to be of great educational importance for all participants. I would like to thank President of Sanremo Yacht Club Beppe Zaoli for having once again chosen our Marina as the setting for a high-level sailing event and I wish all the athletes taking part in the 420 Frecciarossa World Championships and the Municipality of Santo Stefano al Mare a fair wind”, concludes Dr Beatrice Cozzi Parodi.