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Stories of the sea, sailing and passion

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.

“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.

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

Appointment with barcolana #54

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

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