2015 Melges 24 Audi tron Sailing Series Act 1 - The First of the Kings in Marina di Loano on April 3-5

Milano, April 1st 2015 – A few days before its start, the series is going on tv. Yesterday at 8 pm, on Italia 53 (canale 53), the sailing series organised by B.Plan Sport&Events (BPSE) was introduced to the public during the tv sport program S4 presented by Floriano Omoboni.

Guests were Riccardo Simoneschi, Melges 24 Audi tron helmsman and Audi Italia Sailing Team Leader as well as BPSE President, Lucia Giorgetti, bowman on Audi tron, Davide Besana comics designers, Alberto Cossu Vela Festival's organiser and journalist Giuliano Luzzatto, TP52 Azzurra pr and communication. The tv program will be streamed also on Channel Europa 7 (20.50, 2nd April), Espansione TV (17.00, 4th April) and Odeon (21.30, 4th April).

Meanwhile in Loano…
…...busy preparations are underway at the start of the 2015 Audi tron Sailing Series taking off with the Melges 24.

Audi tron Sailing Series 2015

The fleet is making their way to the Marina di Loano hosted by the Yacht Club and the Audi Hospitality just a few meters the peers, event's core.

Among the teams eager to win the “First of the Kings” title, Audi tron' s Audi Italia Sailing Team, unprecedented leader in the class ranking for 3 years, winner of the first act of the  Melges 24 European Sailing Series in Portoroz;  Andrea Racchelli' s Altea, competing in the class since the end of the 90s; Lenny of the 2-time-Olympians Tonu and Toomas Toniste and Chris Rast's EFG Moth speed record 32.2 knots. Particular attention also for Andrea Pozzi's Bombarda Racing competing in this class after having raced the Melges 20, 32 and RC44.

Melges 24 Europeans 2014 - Pierrick Contin

Nine valid races are foreseen for this coming act, taking place between Friday and Sunday.

RACING SCHEDULE & SOCIAL EVENTS 

Thursday, April 2nd 
09.00-12.30; 14.30-18.00 Registration & measurements 
15.00 Inshore Race 
17.00 Snack Time @ Audi Hospitality

Friday, April 3rd 
08.30-09.30 Registration & measurements 
09.30 Deadline for registration 
10.00 Competitors Briefing 
13.30 First Warning Signal 
17.00 Competitors Happy Hour @ Audi Hospitality

Saturday, April 4th 
Races 
After races Snack Time @ Audi Hospitality

Sunday, April 5th 
Races *On the last racing day no Warning Signal will be displayed after 2.30 p.m. 
Prize giving

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Audi tron Sailing Series 2015 - organizers