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Stories of the sea, sailing and passion

The first AC Preliminary regatta will take place from 14th to 17th September in Vilanova i La Geltrù (Spain)

The Star class remains the only class where the great champions, who have made sailing history, race. Scarlino will host the 2023 World Championship: a true parade of Stars.

From 10th to 20th August, Scheveningen will see the world’s top Olympic athletes competing in the Sailing World Championship to earn their countries a place in the Paris 2024 Olympics

During the Nacra 17 team's training sessions in Scheveningen at the end of July, we had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Caterina Banti, an example of what it means to be an all-round athlete and champion. She explained how multi-disciplinarity is essential for developing sportsmanship and personal growth when it comes to young sailors, leading them to aspire to seemingly distant goals. She boarded her first sailing boat at the age of 16 and then approached the world of competitive sailing, achieving nothing less than the Olympics, demonstrating that the path to the peak of success can begin even without such an early introduction into a specific sport, where a child is taught to do nothing else from the age of 6, but with an encouraged passion for sports in general since childhood.

An explosion of adrenaline

This is what makes foiling a winning experience in all its forms

In July, the waters of Lake Garda became the stage for two events that brought SLAM into the focus of the new generations, who see foiling as a sporting, but also technological, academic, and experimental reference. With Foiling Week and the iQFoil European Youth Championships, the upper Lake Garda experienced 10 days of electric atmosphere, while young Italian talents won a place on the podium in the under-15, under-17, and under-19 categories in the iQFoil Continental Championships, for a total of 6 medals, 4 of which were gold.

In both events, SLAM was involved as a partner of the event or, in the case of the iQFoil, of the Italian Sailing Federation, which fielded a team of athletes in Torbole who proved their great value on the water.

Foiling Week has further developed training, innovation and sustainability, with projects that include a carbon reduction plan and the development of a micro-wind turbine to make
wind energy more accessible to a wider range of people

The magic of foiling as described by the next generation enjoying their first time flying,
young champions such as Margherita Porro

“There are three great things in this world: the oceans, the mountains, and a busy person."

Slam has joined forces with four-time America's Cup winner Emirates Team New Zealand in the build-up to the 37th edition of the iconic event in Barcelona next year.

Ph Giovanni De Sandre

The Olympic gold duo in Tokyo 2020continued with a series of successes after the memorable win in Japan.

Appointment with barcolana #54

With the ambitious goal ofrepresentingthe excellence of sailing clothing in the world, theSlam Dream Teamwas born.

Slam is the official supplier and technical sponsorof the Italian Sailing Federation

Barcolana: when the sea is a carpet of sailing boats “Great things can grow from small beginnings”

In May we celebrated our 40th anniversary with an event involving all the people of Genoa to pay homage to our hometown.

Founded in 2010, the association focuses on scientific research and environmental protection.

The story of the iconic garment that led to the creation of Slam