Norman Sailing Lake Garda

04/24/2025

Learning First.

At Norman Sailing, we value empowering young sailors to make their own decisions on the water, even if that means getting it wrong.

Because every bad start, missed shift, or overstood mark is a lesson. And that lesson sticks deeper when it comes from experience.

We’re not here to push kids into a results-only mindset. We’re here to help them build confidence, independence, and a lifelong love for sailing.

This is a long game. And it starts with trust, courage, and the space to grow.

📍 Lake Garda, Italy
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04/24/2025

Grateful for the whole crew 🫂
For the laughter, the effort, the curiosity, and the courage. For every roll tack, every dockside dance, every brave start, and every new friendship formed.

This week reminded us why we do what we do. It’s not just about sailing:�
It’s about growth.�
It’s about joy.
�It’s about becoming.

Grazie mille, sailors.�
You made this edition of the annual Lake Garda trip unforgettable.

See you next year—save the date for the week leading up to Easter Sunday.

📍 Lake Garda, Italy�
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04/23/2025

Posted • 43° Lake Garda Meeting – Fraglia Vela Riva, 17-20 aprile 🌊
⛵️La squadra Optimist al completo ha preso parte al tradizionale appuntamento della settimana di Pasqua, accompagnata dagli allenatori Nicole Galazzini, Ylena Carcasole e Tommaso Boccuni.

Nella flotta Juniores, composta da ben 730 atleti, brillano i risultati di:
• Annalie Meoni, 24ª assoluta e 5ª tra le ragazze!
• Nina Cesari, 39ª assoluta
• Nicolò Lonardi, 58°
• Pietro Lombardi, 80°
Tutti e quattro hanno conquistato l’accesso alla prestigiosa flotta Gold!

Negli altri raggruppamenti:
• Flotta Silver: Nicolò Chemasi chiude con un ottimo 5° posto.
• Flotta Bronze: Ilenia Chincarini 6ª, Vittoria Casella 28ª, Ginevra Gainelli 42ª.
• Flotta Emerald: Ayan Halkabada 15°, Sofia Stefenelli 43ª, Tommaso Casella 95°.
• Flotta Pearl: Splendido 2° posto per Gaia Cobelli!

Nella flotta Cadetti (66 partecipanti):
• Leonardo Vittadini conclude 19°
• Thomas Chemasi 25°
• Ginevra Casella e Greta Inverardi, alla loro primissima regata, si classificano rispettivamente 43ª e 50ª.

🌬 In questa occasione si sono uniti alla nostra squadra anche gli amici Finn e Alex dall’Australia, e Jacopo dalla Lega Navale di Ostia!

Prossimo appuntamento: la seconda Selezione Nazionale ad Agropoli!
Coach👬 Nicole Galazzini, Tommaso Boccuni, Ylena Carcasole
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04/20/2025

This is so much more than sailing. Building trust, inspiring growth, and making an impact that lasts long after the regatta ends.

This week, a few of our sailors surprised our coaches with handwritten notes—and it reminded all of us why we do what we do.

💌 “You are one of my favorite coaches... You give so much time and effort into the sport. You are one of the nicest people I know and you have so much empathy for people.”

💌 “I feel so blessed to have you as my sailing coach. I always like how you are so engaged with us and your eyes never leave us.”

💌 “You taught me the core values of the team. I can apply them not only to the sailing world, but to my real life so I can be a better person.”

This is what Norman Sailing is all about: courage, honesty, dedication, teamwork—and lifting each other up along the way.

To our sailors: your words mean everything.
And to our coaches: your impact runs deep.

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