The Opening Ceremony will take place on Sunday 30 June at 6.00 pm in Piazza Menconi in Marina di Carrara and all citizens are invited.
This will be the solemn moment of the start of the European Sailing Championship reserved for young helmsmen aged 8 to 15 who will compete in the waters of Marina di Carrara on the Optimist, a small single-seater boat, to win the coveted title.
The athletes of the participating delegations, around 300 racers representing 47 countries including 14 non-European, accompanied by Coaches and Team Leaders, will parade with the flags of their country from the Nautical Club to Piazza Menconi where the Municipal Administration has set up the stage.
OPENING CEREMONY
The teams will parade on stage for the ritual photo and Italy, which competes with 14 competitors according to the rule which requires the host country to field double the number of European athletes, will close the parade.
The pupils of the schools of the district will liven up the Opening Ceremony on stage which will be opened by the gymnasts of the Raffaello Motto company of Viareggio who have represented Italy at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships and in numerous international competitions. Following this, the Mameli Hymn and the European Anthem will be performed by the orchestra of the students of the Liceo Musicale Palma di Massa: the children of the Bonomi Comprehensive Institute of Fosdinovo will sing the Hymns in sign language.
“We thought of a party – commented Carlandrea Simonelli, President of the Marina di Carrara Nautical Club and of the Organizing Committee – made by kids for kids and for this we thank the School Directors of the educational institutions involved.”
Also during the whole championship, the students of the Barsanti-Salvetti Institute will be at the Club Nautico Marina di Carrara to offer support to the reception, the press room and the sailors.
The participation of pupils from local schools was possible thanks to the collaboration of the management and teaching staff of the schools in the province, of the Educational Office of Massa Carrara and Lucca which also activated the network of the Fermi Sports High Schools of Massa and Lucca and of Piaggia of Viareggio. The Provincial Student Council of Massa Carrara and Lucca also collaborates in the event.
SIDE EVENTS
“Health at full speed”: young people between sport and social life to live in shape. This is the title of the conference organized together with the Marina di Carrara Nautical Club by the Riaccendi il Sorriso Association, the Territorial School Office of Lucca and Massa Carrara, the Regional Coni and the Cassa di Risparmio di Carrara Foundation.
At Palazzo Binelli, in the historic centre of Carrara starting at 3pm on Saturday 29 June, the meeting is intended as a moment of reflection to talk about sleep disorders linked to the use of mobile devices and the damage resulting from cases of abuse in terms of sociality and sports performance.
Experts from the medical world from the San Raffaele hospital in Milan and the University of Pisa will take part in the conference. The event will open with performances by the students of the Liceo Musicale Palma di Massa and the gymnasts of the ASD Polisportiva Apuana Carrara. Students from the Salvetti Institute in Massa will speak and share their experience and will talk about the “mobile phone no thanks” project. Some multi-medalist sailors from the Marina di Carrara Nautical Club will speak at the conference: Ugo Vanelo and Andrea Madaffari will talk about sport and health, also reporting on their personal sporting experiences in the context of international sailing competitions.
The meeting will be moderated by Cristina Lorenzi, Head of Service of La Nazione di Massa Carrara.
ATTEND THE REGATTAS
On the boat made available by the Maritime Tourist Consortium of the Cinque Terre Golfo dei Poeti it will be possible to watch the Regattas at sea, free of charge, on Wednesday 3 July starting at midday.
