FIV FOIL ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL TROPHY: FOUR ITALIAN VICTORIES IN VILLASIMIUS

The fourth edition of the FIV Foil Academy International Trophy, organised by the FIV Foil Academy powered by Luna Rossa, concluded in Villasimius with an outstanding performance by the Italian sailors.

The competition brought together 26 athletes from nine nations – Italy, Argentina, France, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, Poland and Switzerland – competing across five classes: Wingfoil, iQFOiL, Kitefoil, WASZP and Switch. By the end of the event, Italian athletes had secured victory in four of the five classes: Francesco Carrieri (CV Bari) won every race in the WASZP class; Federico Bergamasco claimed first place in the Switch class, finishing level on points with France’s Matteo Chaboud; Gioele Incani took victory in Wingfoil, while Enrico Pintor won the iQFOiL class.

As in previous years, the FIV Foil Academy powered by Luna Rossa made its entire WASZP fleet (eight boats) available to the competitors and, for the first time, also provided three Switch boats equipped with 7.5 m² sails. A further three Switch boats, fitted with 8.5 m² sails, were supplied by Element Six and Negrinautica.

The Trophy forms part of the FIV Foil Academy powered by Luna Rossa programme, a joint initiative between the Italian Sailing Federation and Luna Rossa dedicated to training and developing young Italian foiling talent. Led by multiple Olympic medallist Alessandra Sensini, the Academy offers a comprehensive training programme for athletes of all levels of foiling experience, using a variety of boat classes.