Marina Militare Nastro Rosa Tour – Cattolica Stage

The Tour of Italy by Sail arrives in Cattolica

The Marina Militare Nastro Rosa Tour is the grand sporting journey that accompanies Italy along its coasts every summer: a traveling regatta, but also a platform for promoting maritime culture that unites sport, institutions, and local communities. After departing from Venice, the fleet heads for Cattolica, the "Queen of the Adriatic" in the Province of Rimini, the first Romagna stage of the Tour in Emilia-Romagna.

Three disciplines, one event

The format of the Nastro Rosa Tour brings together the three souls of modern sailing in a single event:

• Offshore: long and challenging offshore races aboard the one-design Figaro Bénéteau 3, which reach Cattolica after the leg from Venice.
• Inshore: spectacular coastal races on the Waszp, flying foiling dinghies capable of impressive speeds, which provide a show right in front of the seafront.
• Board: the acrobatics of Wing Foil, which take place just meters from the beach, under the eyes of the public.

Competing for the stages are ten international crews, including Olympic athletes, ocean skippers, and crews from Italian military corps — Navy, Air Force, and Financial Guard — alongside teams from Poland, Germany, and England.

The Sailing Village

The land-based heart of the event is the Sailing Village, set up on the quay of via Antonini, in the port of Cattolica. The area is open to the public free of charge and offers activities dedicated to maritime culture and the values of sailing throughout the stage: educational sessions on the history and missions of the Navy, workshops on sailing knots and introductory sailing for young people from the Italian Sailing Federation's Young Project, readings and creative workshops from the Giunti Sea Library for the little ones, as well as an official infopoint.

Hot Air Balloons over the Riviera

Among the most anticipated novelties, a large hot air balloon near the Village (Spiaggia della Lampara area) offers free tethered rides for adults and children. During the stage, the Italian Air Force Balloon Cup, the international hot air balloon competition scheduled in Piacenza, also in Emilia-Romagna, will be presented.

Cattolica, the Queen of the Adriatic

Including a stage of the Tour in Cattolica means enhancing one of the most vibrant seaside resorts on the Romagna Riviera: a municipality that makes its relationship with the sea its identity and which, in the height of summer, offers the opportunity to combine a seaside holiday with the spectacle of grand sailing. An event that also benefits local tourism, during a period of strong appeal along the entire Emilia-Romagna coast.