OLBIA. All ready for the Sailor’s Row that will take place Thursday 9 Maystarting from 10:00, in the stretch of sea of the old Roman port, in front of via Escrivà. During the event, organized by the Olbia section of the Naval League chaired by Tore Bassu, the crews of the high schools of Olbia and Siniscola will compete. This is the second test of the “Youth Rowing 2024 edition” circuit.
President Bassu and the board of directors are ready to welcome the students of the Gramsci classical high school, the technical Deffenu, the scientific Mossa, the artistic De Andrè, the Amsicora Institute and the Pira di Siniscola. The two Dettori di Tempio crews were absent due to unavoidable school commitments.
Thursday 9 May will be a challenging test for the rowing students and coxswains. From this year, in fact, it is always the students who lead the palischermi, the wooden boats on which the competition takes place. At their side, for safety reasons, were the tutors of the Naval League who also accompanied them during training.
The route to be covered in the shortest possible time is 240 meters in total with two turns. It will be a pairs challenge, with two teams at a time paired by draw, lined up with their bows facing each other in the center of the course.
The sound of the trumpet will mark the departure which can be done, depending on the weather and sea conditions, stationary or moving. The two crews will only meet for a moment at the start: on opposite lanes, after having covered the first 60 metres, they will reach the mark at which they will have to tack. At that point the most difficult part will begin: 120 meters to reach the second buoy and after the tack return to the centre, covering the total distance of 240 metres.
The speaker Tommy Rossi he will talk about the match minute by minute from his position in via Escrivà. At his side are the judges led by the upright man Carlo Puddu. The Naval League dinghy with the boatswain is at sea to supervise the race Alessandro Nespolini.
The teams that are the fastest will go on the podium. The times of the sailor’s row will be added to those of the half-course row carried out in March and will determine the seedings and the composition of the batteries for the final scheduled for May 30th. In that case the race will take place on three lanes, the route will always be 240 meters with a turn but there will be a semi-final and final.
In the first race of the Youth Rowing, the crew of the Pira di Siniscola nautical team had conquered the top step of the podium, second was the Dettori di Tempio and third was the Amsicora-Ipia institute. After the awards ceremony, scheduled for 12.45pm in the garden of the Naval League, lunch for the children and teachers. The final of the Youth Row will take place next 30 May.
