One of Italy's most beautiful emblems returns to territorial waters and begins the journey that will bring it back to the port of La Spezia in June 2025. The Amerigo Vespucci – historic and emblematic training ship of the Navy – will be at the center of the “Barcolana Special Edition” which will take place in the Gulf of Trieste on March 1st.
The project, strongly supported by the Ministry of Defense, sees the participation of 11 ministries and the presidency of the Council of Ministers. The initiative is carried out in collaboration with Difesa Servizi SpA, the subsidiary of the Ministry of Defense, which supports all phases of the project in close collaboration with the Italian Sailing Federation, the Circolo Barcola and Grignano and Rai.
“All Italians await with great affection the return of the ship Amerigo Vespucci and its crew and celebrating this moment with a special edition of the Barcolana is the most meaningful way to welcome it to the Mediterranean and to Italy”, hexplained theLuca Andreoli, CEO of Difesa Servizi.
Welcoming Nave Vespucci in Trieste with all the honors, military but also those of the sailing world which arrives in Trieste every October for the largest regatta in the world, is the common objective of celebrating two Italian excellences. “Ship Amerigo Vespucci – said Admiral Giuseppe Berutti Bergotto, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Navy – it is the main training ship of the Navy and the mission of the Around the World 2023-2025 campaign includes in a privileged position the traditional training tasks of the cadets of the Naval Academy as well as the training of the crew . The pursuit of these primary objectives is also optimized through stopovers and navigations of high professional value, such as transit through “difficult” passages from a maritime point of view (especially the passage of Cape Horn, as well as ocean crossings) and sensitive. geostrategic (Gibraltar, Malacca and Suez).
The Port-Coast Guard Authority will also be at the forefront on March 1 to guarantee safety at sea, that necessary for the unfolding of the “Barcolana Special Edition” upon the arrival of the Italian Navy training ship, the Amerigo Vespucci. in the Gulf of Trieste: “It will be a pleasure to support this new regatta that will arrive in winter – explains Captain Luciano Del Prete, maritime director of Friuli Venezia Giulia -, we will do it with attention and dedication because safety is the first , necessary, objective”.
The athletes in the water of the Gulf of Trieste will be coordinated by the Barcola and Grignano Club, the one that takes care of the organization of the Barcolana and they will all have the Fiv card, the Federvela. “We will be there alongside the Marina, the Rai and the Barcola and Grignano Club. Celebrate Vespucci with our members during a special regatta? We couldn't ask for anything better.”
