FRAGLIA VELA MALCESINE Sailing is not only a sport but it’s a lifestyle For over 60 years we have worked to bring people closer to this wonderful sport.
FVM operates in the sport environment of Malcesine from almost 70 years. During the years it has established a significant presence both in Malcesine, and in the sailing world at national and international level. Malcesine and the North Garda Lake are and glass, under a natural grass cover. THE MARINA OF known all around the world as the best natural open-air gym for sailing. The new Marina Navene offers a fully NAVENE THE EVENTS In fact, wind blows regularly over 10 hours equipped marina service for over 240 per day. boats, generating a passage of people of 40,000 units per year. In this beautiful scenario, Navene (small village few kilometers North of Malcesine FVM is equipped to organize sailing and perfectly connected to the center) events of high technical level, and since hosts the new FVM headquarters and its 2015 enriched its facilities with a new Marina, with cutting-edge facilities with south floating pier that can low environmental impact. accommodate 70 racing boats, making possible to organize new and more The clubhouse, the gym, conference room spectacular events. and the restaurant are all made of wood
REGATTAS AND EVENTS will host a well-known event dedicated to the new generations of foiling boats (flying boat on the water), that offer Every year Fraglia Vela Malcesine organizes numerous prestigious spectacular tricks on the water and that will ensure the events, for a total of 20-25 appointments per year. presence of the international press and media and the presence of a large part of America's Cup’s crews and Among the 2017 calendar the most important events are: designers. J70 Alcatel Onetouch Italian Trophy (26-28 May): the new Italian Moth World Championship (8-10 August): the most circuit dedicated to one of the most interesting monotypes spectacular event expected in Italy in 2017. 200 flying boats presented in the recent years. with the best sailors will fight to determine who is the strongest in the world. The show is guaranteed and you will be Foiling Week (6-9 July): For the fourth consecutive year Malcesine able to watch it directly from the Fraglia’s headquarters.
Coutts, Paul Cayard, Dean Barker, James Spithill, Robert Simone Lombardi Trophy (8-10 August): the classic event of Scheidt, Torben Grael, Ben Ainslie and Iain Percy, are just August on Garda Lake with more than 350 young sailors some of the famous names that came to train in our waters. between 9 and 15 years-old. SAILING SCHOOL AND AGONISTIC TEAMS These appointments bring to our facilities more than 2,500 sailors , from different classes and categories and with a big In addition to the series of National and International range of ages (from kids to master). To these numbers we events, Fraglia Vela Malcesine stands out in Italy and in the need to add the 2,500 / 3,000 people formed by coaches, world for its incredible youth activities. The starting point is parents, relatives that gravitate around regattas. the Sail-and-School Project (Progetto Vela Scuola), project We talk of at least 5,000 people coming to Fraglia every recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education. year, for a total of 30,000 daily stays (and hotel stays) every The Sail-and-School Project brings sailing into schools as a year. real subject for young kids of Malcesine and Brenzone, and many other classes of the Veronese territory. TRAININGS In 2016, the Project involved more than 400 boys and girls between 6 and 14 years-old. In addition, during the year more than 2000 visitors come Our sailing and windsurfing school counts every year more to Fraglia for training sessions than 300 courses carried out by children and teenagers Malcesine is a regular stop-over for the best sailors in the from 6 to 13 years old. world during their Olympics preparation, and many of the Olympics medals and World Championships victories were From these courses come out the 80 athletes that are part built here. Russell of the FVM agonistic teams:
the Optimist Team , the Laser Team , the European Women Championship and the Windsurf Team , the 420 and 470 Teams , Team Racing European title, Edoardo Tanas and the 49er team . won the European Under 15 title in the Techno In 2016, our athlete Vittorio Bissaro 293 class, the Optimist team won the Team attended the Olympic Games in Rio with Racing national title, and the couple Spagnolli- Nacra 17 Class, together with Silvia Sicouri Rio won the Italian Championship in 420 class. as his crew. In the same year, FVM athletes Moreover in 2016, FVM enrolled into the conquered many other titles: Gaia Italian Sailing League (LIV) and competed in Bergonzini in the Optimist class won the the National Club circuit.
TRAINING FOR COACHES AND ACCESSIBILITY TECHNICIAN We also would like to point out that our society is completely accessible for We organize every season update disabled people who want to sail. In courses for technicians with the fact, FVM was chosen to be the official support of the 14 th District of the training base for the National Italian Federation (XIV ZONA FIV), and Paralympic Team of the Italian Sailing courses to become 1 st level Instructor Federation and their Olympic of the Italian Sailing Federation. preparation for Rio and London was In our staff we have District and done in our facilities. National trainers: Mattia Lonardi and During the Garda Trentino Olympic Giorgia Brizio as trainers for the 14 th Week, the first leg of the EUROSAF District and Giuseppe Devoti and Ylena Champions Sailing Cup, FVM hosted the Carcasole as National trainers. Among races of the three Paralympics classes: FVM’s staff we can also count on the Sonar, Skud and 2.4. Moreover, we host prestigious presence of the Technical several associations for people with Director of the Italian National Sailing disabilities (both with physical and Team Michele Marchesini and the mental problems) that sail with the Technical Director of the Italian Dream boats. To promote these National Paralympic Team Giuseppe activities, every year in cooperation Devoti (FVM Athletic Director), as well with AIDM (Malcesine Association for as Mattia Lonardi Technical disable people), we organize two Open- Coordinator 14 th FIV District. Days to try Dreams. In 2013, we created the Sailing School GYM FITNES CENTER dedicated to people with disabilities that allowed us to realize the project Within our Club you will also find a "Explain Sailing", in collaboration with fully equipped gym with a cardio room INAIL (Italian National Institute for and a weight room. Injuries on the workplace), born to bring sailing people who have suffered injuries on the workplace.
RELATIONS WITH SPONSORS AND TECHNICAL PARTNERS All activities presented above would not be possible without the active contribution of sponsors and technical partners, with whom FVM has built over the years reliable and highly communication, like the gadget of the professional relationships. FVM can offer you many different event, the commercial stand, or the opportunities!! technical conference on topics of your Our main sponsor is Falconeri, brand interest. In addition, the visibility can of Calzedonia Group; and among the For example, FVM could be the right also be provided through the presence other sponsors we have Cassa Rurale place to organize events, meetings, in our newsletter with articles Alto Garda, Frantoi Redoro, Funivia lunches or dinners, thanks to our dedicated to your products. Monte Baldo Malcesine, Consorzio restaurant or the ability to call in Lago di Garda Veneto, and as Partner outside catering. In this regard we We constantly monitor our website to we have Armare Ropes, Spinloock, point out the easy accessibility by car understand the amount and type of Harken, Bestwind, Negri Nautica, g&d and the availability of a wide parking. Staschitz photography/print, Other possible activities are team Fotomercato Verona, MFT Italia, buildings, sailing school, tourist Immobiliare La Costa Blu, Iza Boa, recreational activities for companies Speck Stube Malcesine, Associazione and their partners. Ristoranti e Pizzerie Malcesine, Associazione Malcesine Albergatori. Moreover Fraglia can offer visibility to you company. Besides the classic tools Now, we feel the need to expand our (banners, posters, vans etc.), Fraglia relationships with new sponsors and can offer dedicated visibility in some partners with whom to have a stable or all of the sailing events organized, cooperation and mutual satisfaction, with the possibility of differentiating giving both an economic contribution the offer and the type of or a technical support.
accesses. Data are very encouraging: since March 2015, when the new website was launched, we had almost 38,000 unique users for a total of more than 221,536 page views . As you can see from the graphs below, views come from almost all over the world. Our facilities and our organization also allow you to organize ad hoc events dedicated to the promotion of your product in the sailing world with the presence of technicians, athletes and sailing lovers. Furthermore, Fraglia, through its network of local, national and international relationships
in the sailing world, allows you to have direct contacts with technicians, club coaches and instructors of national and international Clubs. We hope that these words have described deeply our world, and have made you experience our spirit as Fraglia Chairman Gianni Testa
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