News archive

2012

05/01/2012
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Fraglia Vela Riva to host World Optimist Championships 2013. The best in juvenile sailing is to take place in summer 2013 on Trentino Garda, Italy.
21/12/2012
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On line registration of XXXI Lake Garda Optimist Meeting is OPEN from today! Event web page and registration >>  
13/12/2012
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Fraglia Vela Riva staff!      
04/11/2012
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The seventh leg of the 29er Eurocup took place this week from the 1st-4th November at Fraglia Vela Riva. The previous legs were held in Spain, France, The Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain and Denmark. The only Italian leg had over 50 crews competing at Riva del Garda from 11 different countries...
25/09/2012
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L'albo d'oro del Meeting del Garda Optimist, certificato nel 2012 Guinness World Records™, aggiornato con i risultati del 2012. The Gold Medals Board of the Garda Optimist Meeting, certified in 2012 Guinness World Records ™, updated with the results of 2012. >> Gold Medals...
15/09/2012
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Peters and Fitzgerald are Youth World Champions
14/09/2012
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Garda was true to form as it served up 12-18 knots of perfection for the 49er teams at the European and Youth World Championship. The Silver fleet held 3 races at 10am on the closer course with the Gold fleet being sent out in the afternoon and the Silver back out for one more after a lunch break,...
13/09/2012
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The leftover wind from the frontal system was a bit too much for the skiffs to handle.  Sailors were sent out at 10:30 in a clearing Peler, the northerly wind, but after 2 laps, the race was abandoned and sailors scurried back to Fraglia Vela Riva to wait for the wind to drop.  Sustained...
12/09/2012
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Thunder rumbled between the mountains as the 49ers clocked 3 races each for the Gold and Silver fleets on Lake Garda.  Sailing out of Fraglia Vela Riva, one race was held in light conditions with a 8:30am start in very light conditions and the fleet sent back to shore once the rain began....
11/09/2012
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Local sailors Jacopo Plazzi and Umberto Molineris (ITA) used local knowledge and years spent on Lake Garda to move into the lead for the 49er European Championship.  With an impending front approaching, the winds were light for Garda standards, with 8-10 knots maximum for the day. ...