Italian Sailing Federation | Confindustria Nautica (Italian Marine Industry Association) | Genoa Boat Show | Barcolana JOINT PRESS RELEASE | June 3rd, 2020 FIV, Confindustria Nautica (Italian Marine Industry Association), Genoa Boat Show and Barcolana: a collaboration between Genoa and Trieste A synergistic project for a “Great October of Sailing” United to promote Italian boating in the world; the Italian Sailing Federation, Barcolana and the Genoa Boat Show are working together to create an exceptional October for Italian yachting and sailing. In the first part of October, the Genoa Boat Show and Barcolana will focus the attention of sailing fans onto Genoa and Trieste. In a “passing of the baton” between the two premiere boating events, which thanks to the FIV (who had in recent days arranged a meeting between the leaders of the two events), these two organizations will re-launch their historic partnership. This year, they are proposing a

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Press release Confindustria Nautica: the latest guidelines from the Italian Ministry for Infrastructure and Transport to reboot recreational sailing and charters. Cecchi: After achieving yet another result we will keep working on improving regulations. Rome, 18th May 2020: in the later hours of yesterday afternoon the Italian Ministry for Transport published its guidelines for marinas, recreational sailing, charters and diving. Yesterday afternoon also saw Confindustria’s leaders take part in a virtual press conference focusing on the same issues in front of the national press, streamed live via the Association’s official Facebook page, during which a first glimpse of these new measures was given to the nation.  “Having achieved the reopening of manufacturers on 27th April and of dealer networks on 5th May,” stated Saverio Cecchi, President of Confindustria Nautica, “we have now managed to make boating once again possible, albeit within the framework of the general rules of travel, as

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Press note Confindustria Nautica: the process reuniting the entire recreational boating industry under a single national Association, playing a key representative role in Italy and abroad and a member of the General Confederation of Italian Industry, has been a success. Yesterday, 6th February, the Confindustria Nautica General Council, having convened in Genoa, formalised the addition of many new association members while also launching the process to integrate the respective governing bodies of the Association into the Council and Industry Assembly. Candidates are now putting their names forward for the Super Yacht sector, in view of the elections, the dates of which will be confirmed next month. Among the many brands that have joined over the past few days are leading names such as Baglietto Spa and Cerri Cantieri Navali Spa (both under the Gavio Group), the Ferretti Group,  Fincantieri Yachts and Perini Navi Spa, – in the Ships sector – Anvera/Lg  and  Sacs in the boats sector,  Mase – in the Accessories/Components sector – Marina

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One Pardo 38 and two Pardo 43s. These will be the vessels Pardo Yachts will be providing to the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team for its adventure taking on the 36th America’s Cup. The partnership between Pardo Yachts and the Italian team, which for the fifth time has declared its intention of challenging the defenders of the world’s oldest sporting trophy, will kick off with the America’s Cup World Series scheduled to take place from 23rd to 26th April in Cagliari. An event that will see, for the very first time, the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team and the defending team of the America’s Cup, Emirates Team New Zealand, alongside other challengers including the British team INEOS Team UK and the US team American Magic, racing for a chance to compete for the world title. Pardo Yachts’ engagement in this Series, working with the team led by Max Sirena, will

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Foresti & Suardi, coming out of a year, 2019, in which it achieved the certificate “100% Made in Italy”, issued by the Institute for the Protection of Italian Producers, will kick off 2020 at Boot Düsseldorf with its collection entitled Nautica, which, alongside other collection such as Starlight, Inoxline, Aluminiumline, Watertech and Custom, makes up the company’s catalogue. Founded in 1961 in Predore, on Lake Iseo, and based since 2018 at their new location in Adro, only a few kilometres outside Brescia, right in the heart of the renowned Franciacorta region, Foresti & Suardi combines knowledge and experience in foundry work with attention to detail and refined lines, often referring back to tradition in a more contemporary interpretation. And the range of accessories that make up the Nautica collection, including its vanishing bow chocks, its hatch locks, retractable coat hangers, switches and door knobs, that come to a staggering 104

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