The countdown has begun, and the wait is more and more anxious: really not long now to the competitive début of the FlyingNikka, planned for Monday in Porto Cervo, the first day of regattas in the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2022. After an intensive programme of tests and training sessions between Valencia and Punta Ala, […]
After an intense test and training program between Valencia and Punta Ala, FlyingNikka is ready to make its race debut: the first full foiling sailboat in the Mini Maxi category will race in the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Porto Cervo, scheduled from September 5th to 10th, with the organization of the Yacht Club Costa […]
A rapid sequence of emotions. This is the best definition of the official launch of FlyingNikka that took place today in Punta Ala. “I’m extremely happy to officially present the FlyingNikka project in Punta Ala, this is a location I am particularly attached to, especially during such an incredible event as the 151 Miglia”, claims […]
FlyingNikka’s first flight is a date to mark on the calendar, with indelible marker: a flight which at 1pm today, Thursday 12 May, off the coast of Valencia, Spain, marked the beginning of a new era for offshore sailing. “I can hardly describe the emotion I’m feeling right now,” explains Roberto Lacorte, a visionary owner […]
Eight trials in three days; the first two characterised by light breezes, whereas conditions on the third day – Sunday – were fantastic with sunshine and wind up to 16 knots and moderate seas. A meteorologically sparkling final for the last leg of the Persico 69F Cup at Puntaldia, in Sardegna, yesterday. After the FlyingNikka […]
Following presentation of the FlyingNikka project at the Genoa Boat Show, the team captained by Roberto Lacorte is ready to take to the water once again, this time to face the regattas in the 69F Sailing circuit, scheduled for next weekend at Puntaldia, in Sardinia. Three days of sailing, from Friday to Sunday, at what […]
Roberto Lacorte with Enrico Zennaro and Lorenzo Bressani took second place at Malcesine, in the first leg of the 69F circuit, with a fourth place for FlyingNikka 74 (Razeto, De Felice and Fornaro). Roberto Lacorte’s FlyingNikka team has got off to a great start in the “flying boats” of the Persico 69F with second and […]
As the FlyingNikka project draws to its final phase and with the King Marine boatyard selected for construction, Roberto Lacorte’s team is preparing to defend their title on the 69F circuit. The second season of regattas is just around the corner for the two small and swift FlyingNikka 69F, modern foils in the Persico 69F […]
The FlyingNikka project, Roberto Lacorte’s new, long-awaited boat is finally becoming a reality. It is a unique and unprecedented step into third-millennium sailing, not travelling on the water in a traditional way but flying. Literally. Nineteen meters long and equipped with state-of-the-art foils that will enable full-foil sailing, FlyingNikka is a design project from the […]
