{"id":19621,"date":"2026-08-14T17:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T15:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veledepoca.com\/2026\/08\/14\/vela-imperia-costa-azzurra\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T11:21:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:21:05","slug":"vela-imperia-costa-azzurra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veledepoca.com\/en\/2026\/08\/14\/vela-imperia-costa-azzurra\/","title":{"rendered":"Imperia and the C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur: the same sailing trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"298\">In the harbour, a sea breeze carries salt spray that clings to the skin. A foot leaves the quay and steps onto the wooden deck before the mind has even registered being aboard. A sheet runs through the hands of someone preparing the sails; a snap shackle clips onto the lifeline with a sharp click.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"488\">The gaze travels up the mast to the telltales, then turns towards the sky. Even before casting off, reading the sky is the first instinct of anyone who goes to sea. The weather is holding.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"867\">Now the eye drops, running from bow to stern across teak worn by years of racing, before reaching out towards the open sea. From here, <strong data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"773\">the harbour of Imperia slowly receding astern is the last fixed point before a coastline that stretches uninterrupted towards the French Riviera<\/strong>. Monaco, Nice, Antibes, Cannes and Saint-Tropez mark the same course, one port after another.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-section-id=\"1qxkr6z\" data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"900\">Two countries, one coastline<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"1201\">The border that today divides this coastline between two countries is relatively recent. Nice remained part of the territories ruled by the House of Savoy until 1860, when, together with Savoy, it passed from the Kingdom of Sardinia to France following the agreement between Cavour and Napoleon III.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1203\" data-end=\"1591\">For centuries, geographical proximity and the similarities of the landscape meant that <strong data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1353\">this stretch of coast was perceived as a single destination<\/strong>, regardless of political boundaries. It was precisely along this temperate Mediterranean coastline that, during the Belle \u00c9poque, the European aristocracy chose to spend the winter months away from the harsher climate of northern Europe.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1593\" data-end=\"2208\">During this period, a new way of experiencing the sea began to emerge, centred around leisure. <strong data-start=\"1688\" data-end=\"1730\">Sailing established itself as a sport.<\/strong> On the French side, the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des R\u00e9gates de Cannes was founded as early as 1859, one of the earliest organised expressions of this culture. On the Ligurian side, the same passion developed with equal intensity soon afterwards: Sanremo\u2019s racing tradition dates back to the early twentieth century, with the Coppe d\u2019Italia held between 1902 and 1912 and, in 1903, a competition bearing the evocative name <em data-start=\"2137\" data-end=\"2155\">Coppa di Francia<\/em>. Two histories born from the same maritime vocation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2210\" data-end=\"2520\">In the second half of the twentieth century, this shared passion for sailing brought the two shores even closer: the <strong data-start=\"2327\" data-end=\"2356\">R\u00e9gates Royales de Cannes<\/strong> were revived in 1978 after a period of absence, <strong data-start=\"2405\" data-end=\"2428\">Monaco Classic Week<\/strong> was established in 1994 and, between the two, <strong data-start=\"2475\" data-end=\"2502\">Vele d\u2019Epoca di Imperia<\/strong> was born in 1986.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-section-id=\"qfh7ik\" data-start=\"2522\" data-end=\"2548\">Imperia sets its course<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2550\" data-end=\"2950\">Sailing culture had already found a home in Imperia. In <strong data-start=\"2606\" data-end=\"2732\">1946, the Circolo Velico Imperiese was founded \u2014 today Yacht Club Imperia, which celebrates its 80th Anniversary this year<\/strong> \u2014 and was officially recognised by the Italian Sailing Federation in 1948. Against this backdrop, in 1986 Pier Franco Gavagnin, then Director of Portosole Sanremo, had the vision to create <strong data-start=\"2922\" data-end=\"2949\">Vele d\u2019Epoca di Imperia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2952\" data-end=\"3297\">Gavagnin is a name with a long history in sailing. In 1953, together with Beppe Croce and Ren\u00e9 Levainville, he was among the founders of the <strong data-start=\"3093\" data-end=\"3105\">Giraglia<\/strong>, one of the Mediterranean\u2019s most important offshore races. In 1958, he founded the Scuola Allievi di Sanremo, which would go on to train sailors competing at national and international level.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3299\" data-end=\"3626\"><strong data-start=\"3299\" data-end=\"3364\">Vele d\u2019Epoca grew out of three decades of passion for sailing<\/strong>, and around thirty yachts took part in the very first gathering. An impressive number that set in motion a period of growth which, over the years, would establish the event on the international classic yacht circuit and bring it back to Imperia every September.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3628\" data-end=\"4023\">The event is part of the <strong data-start=\"3653\" data-end=\"3702\">Comit\u00e9 International de la M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e (CIM)<\/strong>, the organisation that <strong data-start=\"3726\" data-end=\"3796\">brings together the Mediterranean\u2019s leading classic yacht regattas<\/strong> and awards an overall trophy based on results achieved at events held in at least two different countries. The same yachts that race in Cannes, Antibes and Monaco come to Vele d\u2019Epoca di Imperia to compete for the same trophy.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4025\" data-end=\"4301\">Founded in 1926, the CIM elected Italian <strong data-start=\"4066\" data-end=\"4082\">Gigi Rolandi<\/strong>, President of the Associazione Italiana Vele d\u2019Epoca, as its President in March 2026. Another sign of how, even today, the classic sailing community continues to maintain close ties across both sides of this coastline.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4303\" data-end=\"4676\">In the same year, <strong data-start=\"4321\" data-end=\"4369\">Vele d\u2019Epoca celebrates its 40th Anniversary<\/strong>, and the event expands into a new format: alongside the historic classic yacht gathering, Imperia welcomes the <strong data-start=\"4481\" data-end=\"4532\">International 12 Metre Class World Championship<\/strong>, featuring the yachts forever associated with the golden age of the America\u2019s Cup. Together, the two events form <strong data-start=\"4646\" data-end=\"4675\">Imperia Sailing Week 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4678\" data-end=\"5280\"><strong data-start=\"4678\" data-end=\"4910\">Imperia\u2019s selection as host city for the 12 Metre World Championship reflects its long-established sailing tradition, particularly favourable wind and sea conditions for racing, and the technical expertise of Yacht Club Imperia.<\/strong> These strengths are complemented by <strong data-start=\"4947\" data-end=\"5128\">the city\u2019s proven ability to host international sailing events of this calibre and the ongoing support of the City of Imperia and its Municipal Administration in organising them<\/strong>. Together, these factors contributed to Imperia being awarded the World Championship and make its waters an ideal racecourse for a class of this level.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"5282\" data-end=\"5580\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">And it is along this course, shaped over time, that the yachts continue to glide across the water today just as they did in the past, returning to exactly where this story began: aboard a yacht, looking back towards <strong data-start=\"5498\" data-end=\"5521\">Imperia and its sea<\/strong>, before setting their sights once again on the open water.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"awb-gallery-wrapper awb-gallery-wrapper-1 button-span-no\" style=\"--more-btn-alignment:center;\"><div style=\"margin:-5px;--awb-bordersize:0px;\" class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-3 fusion-columns-total-14 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-1\"><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column 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