What a party in Cala de’ Medici! All the photos, rankings and the story of the VELA Cup Toscana
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This is where the party is! Where. At the Marina Cala de’ Medici for the VELA Cup Toscana Special Edition 50 GDV. A very special edition with 85 registered boats (many Mylius, which participated in the shipyard’s Rendez Vous ) and a big party to celebrate all together the 50th anniversary of the Giornale della Vela (founded in 1975).
The boats that took to the water battled to the last edge on a sea day that provided satisfaction for both cruisers in “family and friends” configuration and the purest racers. Several crews took advantage of the opportunity to have a free check-up of mast, rigging and lines carried out by the experts from the CD Sails sailmaker before the regatta, receiving valuable advice on optimizing equipment (state of rigging/rigging and lines/basic mast adjustment).
AT THIS LINK YOU WILL FIND ALL THE PHOTOS OF THE TUSCAN SAILING CUP
The weather provided near-perfect conditions: sunshine, increasing wind during the race and a sea that allowed everyone (even the less experienced) to enjoy the sailing. The latest weather update, with indications of the expected wind, was given just minutes before the start by Riccardo Ravagnan of Meteomed, the official weather partner of the VELA Cup, during the crew briefing. On the water everything was really seen: close-knit crews competing for victory, families discovering for the first time the thrill of a regatta, friends enjoying a day of sailing. The VELA Cup formula proves to be a winner: no stress, lots of fun and above all the chance to compete on equal terms thanks to the VELA Cup compensation system.
The story of the regatta
A few minutes after 11 a.m. the start of the VELA Cup Toscana was given, with a very challenging start that engaged the many boats on the starting line. Among them were all the Mylius registered for the shipyard’s Rendez Vous and several X-Yachts present for the gathering of theItalian X-Yacht Owners Association, but there was also the charge of the many Vauriens! For them, a separate “ad hoc” race course was set up in cooperation with theVaurien Association Italy to allow all boats to have fun and challenge each other in safety.
Let’s come to the regatta report. Those who started at the left buoy had an advantage in the first few minutes of the race over the rest of the fleet, managing to sail the first long side from Cala de’ Medici to Chioma in front of the Quercianella in the lead, despite the decreasing wind. On board there was a lot to struggle with: the race was characterized by technical and “challenging” moments for the tacticians due to the variations in the wind.
Once around the buoy to the shallows of Vada, there was an initial drop in wind followed by a gradual increase as the wind turned to the northwest. On the final side there was an increase in wind (up to 18 knots!) that enlivened the finishes, with the small boats catching up a lot in the straights of the finish line. First across the finish line was Twin Soul B, the Mylius 80 of Mylius Yachts shipyard president Luciano Gandini, with multi-time champion Torben Grael aboard.
Relive the regatta with the official video
All the winners of the VELA Cup Tuscany
1st place overall in real time
Twin Soul B – Mylius 80 – Luciano Gandini
1st place overall in compensated time
Chestress3 – J/122 – Giancarlo Ghislanzoni
1st place Cruising category in compensated time
Clan – Impala 36 – Iacopo Poli
1st place Sport Boat category in compensated time
Chestress3 – J/122 – Giancarlo Ghislanzoni
VELA Cup first place overall winner Giancarlo Ghislanzoni told us after arriving at the dock, “A beautiful regatta, perfect conditions…what can I say: a day of sailing Champagne!” Another owner we chatted with during the awards ceremony told us, “Every year the VELA Cup surprises me because it manages to combine the goliardic spirit of us who go sailing and are of a certain age with the organization with a lot of boats that works great. Also the race course is always spectacular. And then I also met Torben Grael at the dock-I couldn’t believe it!”
AT THIS LINK YOU WILL FIND ALL THE RANKINGS OF THE TUSCAN SAILING CUP
All prizes raffled off
During the VELA Cup awards ceremony, there were also many other prizewinners in addition to the winners at sea. These are all the winners of the raffle prizes raffled off by the VELA Cup partners.
- Leg Winner Award – Speedy Carbonium + Adherpox – Veneziani Yachting
- Wellness Box – IBSA
- 40% discount on ferries – Moby
- 50 euro discount voucher – SVB Marine
- Vacuums and vacuum cleaners + Coupon to make you new sails – CD Sails
- TOP 4-month subscription – Meteomed
- Block and belt – Ubi Maior
- Navionics Platinum+ Complete Nautical Charts – Garmin
- Sailing Jacket – YachtIngBond
- Multifunction Knife – Leatherman
- One-year subscription to the Journal of Sailing
The celebration continued with the Sailor of the Year.
After the regatta, the VELA Cup Toscana Special Edition 50 GDV celebration continued with the award ceremony and then the big Velista of the Year 2025 evening with many great guests. Any names? We make you some of them (but there were many more): Torben Grael, Max Sirena, Andrea Mura, Giulia Conti, Gianni Cariboni, Andrea Vallicelli, Claudio Maletto, Vittorio Bissaro…. And after the award ceremony, the screening of the film ” No More Trouble – What. remains of a storm ” by Tommaso Romanelli in the presence of the director.
Friday, May 30 / Sunday, June 1 (regatta: Saturday, May 31)
Salento, Marina di Brindisi
Friday, June 27 / Sunday, June 29 (regatta: Saturday, June 28)
Porto Rafael / Palau, Marina di Porto Rafael
Wednesday, Aug. 20 / Friday, Aug. 22 (regatta: Thursday, Aug. 21)
Gulf of Cugnana / Porto Rotondo, Marina Cala dei Sardi
Friday, September 26 / Sunday, September 28 (regatta: Saturday, September 27)
Procida Island, Marina di Procida
Friday, Oct. 3/Sunday, Oct. 5 (regatta: Saturday, Oct. 4)
Capo d’Orlando/Eolie, Capo d’Orlando Marina
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