Punta Ala- The overall victory in ORC handicap of the 151 Miglia Trofeo Cetilar goes to Giancarlo Ghislanzoni’s J122 Chestress. Ice Yacht’s Ice 52 Goose wins the IRC overall.
From the 100′ Arca SGR Maxi, first at the finish line in Punta Ala at 7.20am yesterday, to Princes, the last hull of the fleet to finish the race this morning: in the middle, dozens and dozens of sailing boats – 191 of them started from Marina di Pisa on Thursday afternoon – protagonists, without exception, of a fantastic edition of the 151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilarthe offshore race organized from Yacht Club Punta Ala, Yacht Club Livorno and Yacht Club Repubblica Marinara di Pisa, with the usual support of the sponsor Cetilar®brand of the pharmaceutical company PharmaNutraof the official timekeeper TAG Heuer and partners Italian Nautical SuppliesCrew Pro, Culligan, Namira-Villa Rondini, Benetti, Port of Livorno 2000, Port of Pisa And Punta Ala Marina.
An edition which, after the first Challenge Trophy awarded yesterday to Furio Benussi’s Arca SGR, with its third victory in realtime of the 151 Miglia after the successes din 2021 and 2022rewarded the excellent regatta dthe J122 What a stress 3 by Giancarlo Ghislanzoni, a true aficionado of the 151 Miglia, present since the first edition of the regatta in 2010.
First overall in the ORC International ranking, What a stress 3 was therefore awarded the second Challenge Trophy of the 151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar, thanks to a regatta conducted practically to perfection, started from the first miles of the course. “We have been present since the first edition, because the 151 Miglia is a regatta that we love. After several class successes, winning the Challenge Trophy is an enormous, unique satisfaction”, declared Giancarlo Ghislanzoni, owner of What a stress 3. “We had a good regatta, we did well to immediately take the lead in our class, then from Montecristo we benefited from a nice Libeccio which pushed us towards the finish line at great speed. It was wonderful. As well as the new path studied by the organization, net of last-minute changes this year for The weather: lo I find it even more beautiful than the classic one.”
If Arca SGR e What a stress There are 3 winners of the two Challenge Trophies of the 151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilarthe other prizes – which will be delivered today during the awards ceremony at the Marina di Punta Ala, also attended by the President of the FIV Francesco Ettorre – they went to Atalanta by Carlo Puri Negri (IRC Over 60 Class), at ICE 52 Goose Of Ice Yacht (IRC overall and IRC A), Free Spirit by Paolo Rossi (IRC B), Jacaré by Sabrina Chibbaro (IRC C), Franco’s Aria di Burrasca Salpiraghi (IRC D), Thetis by Franco Locatelli (ORC A), Ginger by Michael Troesch (ORC 0), Sease by Giacomo and Franco Loro Piana (ORC C)Blues by Antonio Maglioni (ORC B DH) and Spartaco by Matteo Ugliassi (ORC C DH)
Stage of the Italian Offshore Championship, of the MediterraneanMaxi Offshore Challenge and the Tuscan Archipelago Trophy, the next 151 Miles-Trophy Cetilar – which also this year has embraced the principles of Cartha Smeralda by One Ocean Foundation – And expected For Friday 30 May 2025.
