Saturday, June 13, 2015

Perle di Livorno

Sailboat Ondalunga, porto di Livorno
The “Perle di Livorno” (Pearls of Livorno) are the three islands of the Tuscan Archipelago within the province of Livorno: Gorgona, Capraia and Elba. It is also the name of a race where the sailboats touch the three islands before coming back to Livorno. The winner of the third edition was my friend Roberto with his “Ondalunga”.

See also: Ondalunga - Gorgona
External links: Tuscan Archipelago (Wikipedia)
- Via col vento, trionfa l’Ondalunga di Cestari (Il Tirreno, in Italian)
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18 comments:

  1. RevrunnerJune 13, 2015 at 12:43 AM

    I wonder what constitutes a "touch"?

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  2. VPJune 13, 2015 at 12:53 AM

    Revrunner - Going around a buoy in the vicinity of the island?

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  3. JackJune 13, 2015 at 1:46 AM

    Congratulations, Roberto. (I know absolutely nothing about sailing.)

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  4. RevrunnerJune 13, 2015 at 1:55 AM

    Ah, thanks! I had visions of crew members jumping overboard to "touch" the island and then jumping back in again to head off to the next one. :-)

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  5. DinaJune 13, 2015 at 7:36 AM

    Mazal tov to Roberto and crew. And to the photographer.

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  6. VPJune 13, 2015 at 8:26 AM

    Dina - The photo was not taken during the actual race, but last April just outside the port.

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  7. Stefan JanssonJune 13, 2015 at 11:57 AM

    Congrats to your buddy!

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  8. LowellJune 13, 2015 at 1:19 PM

    What a beautiful photograph. Sounds like an exciting race to win. Kudos to your friend, Roberto!

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  9. HalcyonJune 13, 2015 at 1:24 PM

    Congrats to Roberto. Must be exciting out there!

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  10. BirdmanJune 13, 2015 at 3:34 PM

    Good show Roberto! Looks like it was a mighty fine day to be on the aqua.

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  11. Luis GomezJune 13, 2015 at 5:14 PM

    Beautiful!

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  12. William KendallJune 13, 2015 at 5:14 PM

    Good for Roberto, and a terrific shot!

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  13. RedPatJune 13, 2015 at 8:16 PM

    Love this shot! Hurray for Roberto!

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  14. cieldequimperJune 13, 2015 at 9:32 PM

    Well done both Roberto and you for this magnificent photo. Any chance of a ride????

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  15. RandyJune 14, 2015 at 3:59 AM

    Nice looking sailboat.

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  16. DinaJune 14, 2015 at 7:14 AM

    April, ah. I wondered why they were all bundled up with coats.

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  17. EG CameraGirlJune 14, 2015 at 5:22 PM

    Your friend Roberto must have been very happy about his win!

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  18. orvokkiJune 14, 2015 at 8:06 PM

    Wonderful image !

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