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 […]
Final victory belongs to Roberto Lacorte’s FlyingNikka team in the first edition of the Persico 69F Cup, the international circuit reserved for small flying monotypes. Blue sails emblazoned with the Cetilar® brand, Lacorte at the helm, onboard with Lorenzo Bressani and Enrico Zennaro, FlyingNikka 47 closed classification in first place, followed by FlyingNikka 74, with […]
Roberto Lacorte was the winner of the Owner-Helmsman of the year award, assigned within the FIV Yachtsman of the year awards, Sailing Oscars 2019 organised by Acciari Consulting in collaboration with the Italian Sailing Federation and partners Confindustria Nautica and Mercedes-Benz Vans. Also acknowledged with Lacorte were the young Optimist World champion, Marco Gradoni, absolute […]
