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We tested the all-new Elan E6 flagship of Elan’s Performance line! The Elan team tells us about the features and specifications of Elan E6 a really fast boat that aims for maximum performance in all wind conditions! Lines by Humphreys Yacht Design, Interiors by Pininfarina and Technology by Gurit create together with Elan Yacht the perfect boat? Watch the video of our test in the Adria Shipyard now ! Go to event

We went to Slovenia to try out the all-new Elan GT6, an eagerly awaited new addition to the yard with the hand of the Porsche studio (as well as the great Rob Humphreys). A true “cross-over” of the sea, full of smart solutions, high performance, easy to lead. Here is our test and account of the boat from those who know it in every detail. Enjoy your viewing! THE NUMBERS OF THE ELAN GT6 Length. overall: 15.20 m Gall. length: 13.49 m Width: 4.49 m Fishing: 2.45 m Displacement: 12,450 kg Ballast: 3900 kg Cabins: 2-3 Sup. vel: 113.74 sqm Project: Humphreys/Porsche Water capacity: 500 l Fuel: 300 l Engine: 57-75-80 hp www.adriaship.it DISCOVER THE ELAN GT6 AT MILAN YACHTING WEEK WHAT WE WROTE ABOUT THE ELAN GT6 Lhe new Elan flagship marks a definite path that the shipyard now seems to have taken with the latest models initialed GT: the future of the Elan range, at least in part, will be geared toward luxury cruising and good sailing performance. The highly anticipated Elan GT6 is the result of a three-way collaboration between Elan Yachts, Humphreys Yacht Design and Studio F A Porsche. After acclaimed superyacht designs, this is the first time Studio F A Porsche has been deeply involved in the design of a sailboat. The enthusiast public and the market have been waiting for a while for a new model from the Slovenian shipyard. After the announcement of new ownership and the restyling of some successful models, a new boat that had been missing for a few years, namely since the launch of the GT5 was expected…. READ MORE   Go to event

What to do in case of a Pirate attack? Unfortunately, there are also nowadays safe places for pirates to stay outside the law and state government. A pirate raid is always possible in high-risk areas. Let’s find out together who they are, where they operate, and the tactics to use to protect yourself from their assaults Pirate is the name used to generically classify a brigand who uses anything that can float in order to move across the water and attack other boats or harbors to extract “treasure” WATCH THE VIDEO TO FIND OUT HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF AGAINST PIRATES Go to event

James Bond is the most mythical secret agent of all! In addition to being a commander in the Royal Navy, he is also an avid sailor. SinceAgent 007 also chooses only the best when it comes to boats, in this video we will see two of his most beautiful sailboats! DISCOVER USED JAMES BOND BOATS BY CLICKING HERE! Go to event

Elio Somaschini a.k.a. “Crapun,” is an Italian-Brazilian physicist who sailed around the world without instruments! In this lesson prepared for us, he explains with simple, well-crafted slides how to achieve, and if it exists, maximum speed in sailing. WATCH THE VIDEO TO FIND OUT HOW TO REACH TOP SPEED IN SAILING BOAT Go to event

There are some boats that, more than others, make us dream. Joshua evokes Moitessier ‘s exploits as Calypso reminds us all of Commander Cousteau‘s documentaries. But why does a boat make us fall in love? It’s not the lines or the design of the deckhouse, it’s not the wins or its speed, it’s all about the heart. Once landed, 99 percent of sailors like to take a tour of the harbor to see which boats will keep their beauty company for at least one night. It is a matter of enthusiasm; like a child who swoons over the toy he has always wanted we sailors often settle for just a picture from the dock with the boat whose history and exploits you know by heart behind you. In this video we have chosen 30 ageless boats that excite and unite hundreds of thousands of sailors around the world. The basis from which we start is an article in the Journal of Sailing in which we examine not 30 but 100 boats of all types and sizes that have made sailing history and still thrill today. Let’s go right away to check if your favorite is there too. Here are the legendary sailboats discussed in the video, in order of size: Azure MD65 Advanced A66 Endeavour Vor 70 ABN Amro Stormvogel Pen Duick VI Hydroptère The Moor of Venice Karenita Red Moon Virtuelle Longobard Merit My Song Steinlager 2 Stealth Oracle Team USA BMW Oracle Southern Wind 100 Alfa Romeo 2 Rambler Mariquita Wallygator Club Med Tara Goletta New Zealand KZ1 Ghost Mari-Cha IV Wally Esense WATCH THE VIDEO TO DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THESE LEGENDARY BOATS Go to event

Giovanni Soldini’s tips for antifouling paint for your boat. Speedy Carbonium from Veneziani Gruppo Boero is the product we are going to discover in this video! WATCH THE VIDEO TO LEARN ABOUT THE ANTIFOULING USED BY GIOVANNI SOLDINI Go to event

On Saturday, December 19, 2020, the new president of FIV, the Italian sailing federation, is elected. We already know who he is. The new president is Francis Hector who is the only candidate for president. Ettore, who has already been president of the IVF for the past four years, gave us an interesting, no-nonsense video interview. “The IVF is the federation for all sailors, from those who start with Optimist to those who crew in offshore races.” This is the universal message that the president is keen to reiterate. The folly of the World Federation In the interview he tells interesting background. Like the stormy meetings of Word Sailing (the world sailing federation) where, he says, “It’s crazy that four years before the next Olympics in Paris 2024, we still don’t know what the new offshore boat (mixed doubles cabin cruiser) will be raced in.” And he reinforces his opinion, “the vision of Word Sailing is geared more to marketing…business than to the athletes. They, the athletes, are the essence of the Olympics, the ones who create the spectacle that must remain sporting…the best in the world must go to the Olympics. And it is they who must be protected first and foremost.” How does the IVF want to improve Ettore in this video interview traces his vision on the future of sailing, what the Federation is doing to be more efficient, less bureaucratic, closer to the enthusiasts and sailing clubs, the difficulties of the pandemic and relations with the Ministry. Hector does not deny the problems, but he has clear ideas about what can be improved. You will want to listen to what he told us, just hours after his re-election as president of all of us sailors. Good viewing. Who is Francis Ettorre Born in Giulianova (Teramo) in 1970, married with a son and a Certified Public Accountant, Francesco Ettorre began as a racer for many years in the dinghy and Olympic classes, sailing instructor, club executive and later peripheral and central federal executive until becoming vice president and then president of FIV since 2016. He is elected in late December again as president for a second term. Go to event

We will have with us live on all our social and web channels, two-time Sailor of the Year Ambrogio Beccaria, the only Italian to have won the Mini Transat. With him we will take stock of his experience one year after winning the legendary race, but the chat with Ambrose will also be an opportunity to take stock of the world of ocean sailing, to understand where the sport is heading. The event is organized by Milano Yachting Week, Giornale della Vela, Lega Navale di Milano and Centro Velico di Caprera, live with Ambrogio will be Mauro Giuffrè for Giornale della Vela and Paolo Martano for LNI and C.V. Caprera. An appointment not to be missed with one of the rising stars of Italian sailing. Who is Ambrose Beccaria Class of 1991, from Milan, he took part in a Mini Transat in 2017 as an outsider (but after having performed well in the Italian racing circuit), and only a bowsprit breakage in the second leg precluded him from an important result. He tries again in 2019 with a new boat and becomes the first Italian to win in the temple of French offshore sailing. His 2020 has been divided between some experience on new boats, with much focus on the foil world thanks to experiences in Figaro 3 and with a Mini proto foiler, and looking toward future projects.   Go to event

In this exclusive interview (in English but subtitled in Italian), Michael Schmidt, former founder of Hanse and now head of Y Yachts, talks about himself. From his beginnings as a sailor and the (almost) Olympics as a sportsman to his planetary success as an entrepreneur. An interview not to be missed. Who is Michael Schmidt Michael Schmidt, born in Kiel in 1948, is one of the biggest players in boating in the past 30 years. First a sailor and racer, star of the German challenges to the Admiral’s Cup in the 1980s, then a manager and boat builder, founder of a global giant like Hanse, and then still the creator of a “visionary” brand like Y Yachts. Michael Schmidt’s story is that of a man who has managed to combine passion and business in his work. The fall of the Wall and the creation of Hanse In the late 1980s he sniffed the good times post fall of the Berlin Wall and in what had been East Germany, in Greifswald to be precise, he founded Hanse Shipyard in 1990 in an old shed. Initially the shipyard is mainly involved in repairs, but soon the outlook changes. His goal is clear: pure cruising boats up to that time were slow and sometimes out of step with the times. Schmidt wants to come up with something new, not racing boats, but comfortable models that would sail very well, but as long as they were cheap. To do this you need an industrial production model and innovative designers: the choice fell on two names that would soon become important: Friedrich Judel and Rolf Vrolijk. He buys molds from a bankrupt Swedish shipyard, Rex Marin, and makes the Hanse 291, which will be a success at the 1994 Hamburg Show. The foundation stone of a construction site that will become a colossus. The birth of Y Yachts In 2011 Schmidt decided to leave and sell Hanse, but he had something new in mind; he did not intend to stop. He wants to continue producing boats, but this time not worrying about the market, or rather, not having the market as the main focus. He simply wants to produce his own boats, the ones he likes, boats of the most sophisticated design, with unconventional stylistic touches, fast, luxurious. The 80-foot Cool Breeze, a Brenta Design project, is the first boat produced, in 2015, by Michael Schmidt’s new boatyard. Thus was born Y Yachts, which in these early years had designers such as Lorenzo Argento and Luca Brenta among its protagonists. An out-of-the-box brand that will never cease to surprise us in the years to come. Boats that will carry with them the DNA of Michael Schmidt: part racer, part visionary; an imaginative yachtsman. DISCOVER THE Y YACHTS BOOTH Go to event

“What has changed today from when I was going around the world? Everything! There wasn’t even GPS, you were connecting twice a week with an amateur radio operator in Ravenna.” And again, “When I rescued Isabelle Autissier I had a galley full of food, I brought her Italian aperitifs and cheeses, she was amazed accustomed as she was to ‘barbaric’ French food.” In this ninety-minute interview conducted by the Giornale della Vela in collaboration with the Lega Navale Italiana of Milan, he is truly a freewheeling Giovanni Soldini. Italy’s most famous navigator told us about everything. From his thoughts on the Vendée Globe (the solo round-the-world race), “not as unique as it used to be,” to his colleagues Pedote and Beccaria, from his history (from his beginnings in Flying Junior) to his Cuban experience to the round-the-world races that have consigned him to history. All seasoned with anecdotes that reveal Soldini’s unseen side: “The Cape Hornier earring? I made it myself, without ice!” “I have a tractor.” “I love repairing things, I’m a serial repairer.” “Who wouldn’t I take on a boat with me? Salvini and Trump.” Unmissable. WHO IS GIOVANNI SOLDINI He was born in Milan on May 16, 1966, and began sailing as a child. He has 30 years of ocean racing behind him, including two solo round-the-world races (one win and one second place), six Québec-Saint Malo (one win in the monohull class), six Ostar (two wins in the 50-foot class and 40-foot class), three Jacques Vabre (one win in the 40-foot class), and more than 40 trans-oceanic races. Aboard the VOR70 Maserati set the Cadiz-San Salvador record and the Golden Route record by covering the 13,225-mile distance between New York and San Francisco in 47 days, 42 minutes and 29 seconds. In 2015, he set the groundbreaking Tea Route record, covering the distance between San Francisco and Shanghai in just over 21 days. With the trimaran Multi70 Maserati, he set the record on the Hong Kong-London route and recently won line honors in the Rolex Middle Sea Race. Go to event