{"id":6812,"date":"2019-07-31T17:16:41","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T15:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fragliavela.org\/storia-trofeo-simone-regata-optimist-lago-di-garda-malcesine\/"},"modified":"2021-04-16T16:41:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T14:41:45","slug":"story-trophy-simone-regatta-optimist-lake-garda-malcesine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fragliavela.org\/en\/story-trophy-simone-regatta-optimist-lake-garda-malcesine\/","title":{"rendered":"The Simone Trophy, a celebration open to all"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\t
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The Simone Trophy, a celebration open to all<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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In the summer of 1995 there was a zonal regatta in the calendar\u00a0for Optimists. Simone had recently died and we wanted to organise a trophy in his memory. That year 70 youngsters participated in the first edition of the Simone Trophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Simone Trophy replaced the Silver Sail regatta, a historic\u00a0regatta which had been absent from the calendar for a good few\u00a0years. The Trophy grew very quickly, known all around Europe,\u00a0it became an international event. Today\u2019s format is for three\u00a0days of racing with three races per day. A total of nine races\u00a0open to cadets and juniors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During the Simone Trophy there is also the prize for the winning team for the Meeting Internazionale degli Olivi. This prize is based on the results over two regattas: the Simone Trophy\u00a0and the Ora Cup Ora of Arco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the 70 sailors in the first regatta we went to 250 then 300\u00a0and in 2017 the record of 395 youngsters all jockeying for position in the waters of Malcesine whilst their parents sought\u00a0out the best viewing position on the shore. The beach at the\u00a0Fraglia during this regatta becomes a grandstand full of fans\u00a0and spectators armed with binoculars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The team with the least points from their three boats highest in the final ranking take home our perpetual trophy\u00a0to be redeemed for the following year. A plaque on the\u00a0plinth records the teams who have won the trophy going\u00a0back to the year 1995.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trophy is a sculpture in bronze by the\u00a0artist Pino Castagna and represents an\u00a0Optimist that navigates amongst the waves. The hull is there but you don\u2019t see it.\u00a0It is a lasting memory of Simone which is\u00a0always with us.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the return to the beach there is the usual frenetic\u00a0activity which characterises such events, boats to de-rig,\u00a0vans to load up, comments regrets and accusations, the\u00a0wait for the prizegiving and the enthusiasm from all the\u00a0participants who celebrate or console each other whilst\u00a0tucking in to bread and Nutella, chips, water melon and\u00a0water distributed by the tireless volunteers of the Fraglia\u00a0Vela Malcesine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On this occasion everybody pulls together and will be found in the kitchen helping to serve plates of pasta to all the combatants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"premiazione<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This is followed by a lottery in which prizes were first donated by ourselves but latterly by sponsors. One lucky person will take home a brand-new Optimist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Simone Trophy is a festival open to everybody.
In this period the Fraglia Vela Malcesine is overflowing with energy thanks to the vitality of all the young helmsmen who invade our club for three consecutive days.<\/p>

These youngsters fill me with pride.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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