They were three difficult days for the five Lasers of the Mascalzone Latino Sailing School in the second heats of the Italia Cup in Formia last weekend, with inconstant and very shifting wind.
Our Lollo in the Radial fleet of 86 boats did pretty well, ending up halfway down the rankings. But Salvio, who could have hoped for a final in the Gold Fleet, lost important points when he was disqualified and sailed the only race of the day in the Silver Fleet, winning it by a large margin.
It showed he potentially had everything it takes to sail against the best in the fleet, but he failed to control his anxiety and his nerves and keeps collecting yellow flags, paying a heavy price in the rankings for these penalties.
Francesca, Camilla and Alessio, on the other hand, couldn’t handle the demands of this boat which demands a complete physical fitness they have not yet reached.
However, instructor “Bellomino” was satisfied with the result obtained by Lorenzo, who was racing against older and more experienced kids but always did his best and never gave up.