In a wonderful and sunny day the
Porto Mediceo of Livorno welcomes the first “TAG Heuer VelaFestival”, an open-air boat show, but mostly about sailing. The event is organized by the magazine “
Il Giornale della Vela” (Sailing Journal).
The location is suggestive: the jetties of the Yacht Club Livorno are close to the Forte di Punta (Fort of the Point), which once defended the port of Livorno with a powerful battery of coastal artillery. On the other sides of the Medicean basin we have the “
Fortezza Vecchia”, cargo ships, ferries and luxury motor yachts.
Some boat slips are still empty because in the past days it wasn't smooth sailing to get here: on Monday we had winds at 110 km/h (60 knots or 68 miles per hour). The boat show will go on until next Sunday.
External links:
TAG Heuer VelaFestival -
Il Giornale della Vela (In Italian) -
TAG Heuer (Wikipedia)
13 comments:
68mph! Wow! It's a wonder they didn't damage the docks.
Very stormy currently over here. Feels as if spring will arrive with a blast ;)
Please have a good Friday.
The winds aren't obvious in the photo. BUT, the blue sky is apparent.
That would be something great to see in person.
Revrunner - The port is protected by two outer seawalls.
Jack - Luckily, yesterday we had only a gentle breeze.
Yes, yes, yes, that's my kind of stuff!!! Love it but you need more than a gentle breeze...
Una giornata speciale!Splendide fotografie! :)
Léia
All so very exciting! Enjoy it!
Léia - Complimenti per il tuo italiano!
I love your blue skies. This sounds like it will be a fun event.
Awesome. Looks like a wonderful day.
A perfect day for that event!
This really is your kind of festival!
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