Venice Hospitality Challenge ready to put on a show in the Lagoon
by Sandro Bagno 11 Oct 2022 21:08 AEDT
15 October 2022
Venice Hospitality Challenge 2021 © Max Ranchi
Only in the fantastic setting of Venice, where the sea and beauty are always in front of the eyes, it is possible to admire a regatta that takes place entirely a few meters from the shores, be amazed by watching the crews engaged in difficult maneuvers in the background of a church, to grasp the instant in which the winner crosses the finish line and all this while maybe we drink a coffee or eat an ice cream comfortably seated. It is on this extraordinary stage that the Venice Hospitality Challenge will perform on Saturday 15 October. Reserved only for maxi yachts, it is the only regatta in the world that takes place entirely in the internal waters of a city.
New this year is the double start: the fleet, based on the characteristics of each boat, will be divided by the Race Committee into two categories that will start two minutes from each other. At the end of the regatta, scheduled for around 5.00 pm, the prize-giving ceremony will follow at the Zattere at the VYP Venice Yacht Pier. The public will be able to follow the regatta from the banks of the San Marco basin, from Punta della Dogana, Giudecca and Zattere.
For this ninth edition, fifteen famous maxi yachts led by internationally renowned skippers will be ready to compete on the race course for a prestigious victory and the coveted Doge's hat, specially made this year by the historic CAM glass factory in Murano.
The public will be able to follow the regatta from the banks of the San Marco basin, from Punta della Dogana, Giudecca and Zattere.
The teams: (Hotel - Maxi Yacht - Skipper)
SINA Centurion Palace - Maxi Jena - Milos Radonjic
The Gritti Palace - Way of Life - Gasper Vincec
Ca' Sagredo Hotel - Arca SGR - Furio Benussi
Hotel Danieli - Adriatic Europa - Dusan Puh
JW Marriott - Anemos - Gughi Danelon
Bauer Palazzo - Only Lu - Marco Furlan
Palazzina - Idrusa - Paolo Montefusco
Hotel Excelsior - Portopiccolo - Mitja Kosmina
Ca' di Dio/LILT - Kiwi - Paolo Pesaresi
The St. Regis - Anywave - Mauro Pelaschier
San Clemente Palace Kempinski - E... Vai - Sinisa Hrvatin
Violino d'Oro - Clean Sport One - Jure Orel
Alajmo - Pegaso - Roberto Zambelli
Città di Venezia/Salone Nautico - Il Moro di Venezia - Dudi Coletti
Scuola Navale Militare "F. Morosini" - New Zealand - Mauro Magarotto