An extra touch of Italy for the IMOCA Prysmian Group
by Stephanie Salucci 17 May 2023 02:00 AEST
16 May 2023
Giancarlo Pedote reveals an extra touch of Italy for the IMOCA Prysmian Group as new generation foils are fitted © Prysmian Group
Giancarlo Pedote's team have worked to install the latest generation foils on the IMOCA Prysmian Group. In addition to a change of foil size and shape, they are coloured red and green not just for port/starboard, but to match the colours of the Italian flag. The unveiling happened on 16th May 2023 in Lorient, Brittany.
Pedote believes the new configuration will have much greater potential, and looks forward to seeing this in the Rolex Fastnet Race later this month.
He mentioned the support which has got him this far: "I thank the project partners: the main sponsor Prysmian Group and the NGO that accompanies it, Electriciens sans frontières, but also the technical sponsors and the official suppliers, Helly Hansen, Gottifredi Maffioli, Kohler and Raymarine: all of them give me the means, the trust and the motivation to carry out this project always to the best of my ability."