02/09/2026
Months of preparation went into getting Fiamme Gialle NICE and her North Sails inventory dialed in for the 2026 Palermo - Montecarlo. It paid off with a Maxi victory. 🏆
The Reichel-Pugh 80 raced under the Fiamme Gialle name, marking 40 years of the Guardia di Finanza’s sailing program. Across a course that brought everything from light-air transitions to stronger breeze, helmsman Paolo Cian credits the preparation behind the campaign:
💬 “The team worked extremely well, and the boat was very well prepared and sailed with great consistency by the Fiamme Gialle team across very different conditions. The sail program developed with North Sails was very well set up and allowed the boat to remain competitive throughout. This result also confirms the excellent work carried out together with the North Sails team.”
A great way to mark 40 years of Fiamme Gialle on the water. Congratulations to the entire crew on the Palermo-Montecarlo win. 👏
📸 Studio Borlenghi
