VENUE INFORMATION PACK GC32 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2021

15th – 19th September 2021 VILLASIMIUS, , (Version 1 issued 12.08.2021)

Sez. di Villasimius di Villasimius

GC32 RT 2021 SUMMARY

1. Venue Location Villasimius Page 3 – 5 2. Race Course Villasimius Page 6 3. Marine Protected Area Capo Carbonara Page 7 4. Event Schedule Page 8 – 10 5. Travel and Arrival Page 11 – 12 6. Accommodation Page 13 7. Arrival and Technical Area Page 14 8. Addresses and Locations Page 15 9. Technical Area at Marina Page 16 10. Further Location Information Page 17 – 18 11. Covid Regulations and Protocol Page 19 – 20 12. Further Team Information Page 21 – 23 13. GC32 Lounge and Hospitality Page 24 – 26 14. Press Information Page 27 – 28 15. Contacts Page 29 16. Important Numbers Lagos Page 30

GC32 RT 2021 2 1. VENUEVENUE LOCATION LOCATION VILLASIMIUS

Cagliari

Cagliari Elmas Airport

Marina di Villasimius

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Town of Villasimius

Marina di Villasimius

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Crane Technical Area

Car Parking

Lega Navale Italiana GC32 Moorings Press Office Pontoon R + H + Q (to be confirmed)

Marina Office Race Office

GC32 Lounge 5 GC32 RT 2021 2. RACEVENUE COURSES LOCATION VILLASIMIUS

Race Course West Race Course East

6 GC32 RT 2021 3. MARINE PROTECTEDVENUE LOCATION AREA CAPO CARBONARA

Rules of conduct in the Marine Protected Area → Boats can not enter the areas indicated in red on the map which are marked by yellow buoys for the marine conservation. See rules and more details under: http://www.ampcapocarbonara.it/amp-page-rules.html

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Thursday 9th Official arrival day for containers and trailers (free September craning).

Friday 10th, Saturday 11th Preparation of boats and measurement ashore. and Sunday 12th

Monday 13th and 09.00 – 18.00 Craning, measurement, sail declarations, Tuesday 14th crew registration and weighing at the Race Office at the Marina main office.

Wednesday 15th 10.00 Main event briefing at GC32 Lounge at the Piazza of the Marina. 13.00 Official Practice Races. 18.30 Opening / Aperitif at the GC32 Lounge at the Marina di Villasimius.

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Thursday 16th 10.00 Skippers briefing / Morning coffee at GC32 September Lounge at the Piazza of the Marina. Piazza of the Marina di Villasimius. 10.30 Guest briefing. 13.00 First warning signal. After racing Happy Hour at GC32 Lounge at the marina.

Friday 17th Skippers briefing and racing schedule to be announced. After racing Happy Hour at GC32 Lounge at the marina.

Saturday 18th Skippers briefing and racing schedule to be announced. After racing Happy Hour at GC32 Lounge at the marina. 20.00 Regatta Dinner (venue to be announced).

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Sunday 19th Skippers briefing and racing schedule to be September announced. After racing craning out of GC32’s. 17.00 Prize Giving at the Piazza of the Marina.

Monday 20th Further craning of boats if needed, packing up.

Tuesday 21st Official loading day and departure of containers.

Please contact Local Event Coordinator Mirco Babini for your arrival time and details. If you wish to arrive earlier or later, need space for storage or facilities for training you need to ask for permission from Mirco Babini and the Marina di Villasimius.

Mirco Babini, Phone: +39 335 701 59 59, Email: [email protected] Amedeo Ferrigno (Marina Director), Phone: +39 070 797 006, Email: [email protected] 10 GC32 RT 2021 5. TRAVEL AND ARRIVAL

Arrival by airplane / car The closest airport to Villasimius is the Cagliari Elmas Airport (approx. one hour away). The Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport is the second international airport on the island, however it is located in the north and approx. three hours away by car.

Covid travel information Before travelling to Sardinia, please check the regulations and information according to the country you travel from and your travel plan. Useful information can be found on the following website: https://infocovid.viaggiaresicuri.it/index_en.html

General tourist information Further information about Villasimius and the region of southern Sardinia can be found at the following website: www.sardegnaturismo.it/en/places/sud/villasimius

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Transfer services Airport Transfers with discounted rates for the GC32 Racing Tour with Maremania +39 070 254 80 49 Barbara Cubeddu +39 349 460 31 10 [email protected]

GC32 RT 2021 12 6. ACCOMODATION

Recommended accomodation hotels and villas:

Hotel Domu Simius, Contact: Sebastiano, [email protected] Hotel Cala Caterina, Contact: Matteo Lonis, [email protected] Hotel Timi Ama, Contact: Daniele Bassetti, [email protected] Green Village Resort, Contact: Andrea Natteri, www.greenvillageresort.it

Simius Immobiliare, Contact: Carlo Loi, [email protected] https://www.simiusimmobiliare.com

For special rate please don’t forget to mention that you are taking part in the GC32 World Championship 2021 in Villasimius.

GC32 RT 2021 13 7. ARRIVAL AND TECHNICAL AREA

Arrivals and Technical Area Access Official arrival date is the Thursday 9th of September (free craning for containers provided). If you wish to arrive on a different date, please contact the Local Event Coordinator Mirco Babini and the Marina of Villasimius.

Local Event Coordinator Mirco Babini is the Local Event Coordinator of the Lega Navale Italiana / Sez. Villasimius and the Marina di Villasimius Phone: +39 335 701 59 59, Email: [email protected]

Please contact Mirco for your arrival times and any queries you might have about your arrival, launch and logistics in Villasimius.

Marina / Techncial Area Address Marina di Villasimius SRL, Via degli Oleandri 10, 09049 Villasimius (CA), Italy

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Post Delivery Address Marina for Teams Marina di Villasimius SRL, Via degli Oleandri 10, 09049 Villasimius (CA), Italy All’attenzione di Amedeo Ferrigno – Segreteria porto +39 070 797 006 Name Team

Marina / Technical Area Address (for containers) Same address as above.

Marina, Race and Media Offices The Marina and Race Offices are located in the main buildings of the marina and the Media Office will be located in the building of the Lega Navale Sez. Villasimius at the southwest end of the marina (see map in slide 5 of this Venue Info Pack).

GC32 RT 2021 15 9. TECHNICAL AREA AT MARINA

Craning at Marina di Villasimius Craning is provided by the Organising Authority during the official craning schedules (see ENoR). For additional craning outside the official event craning schedules the crane can be booked for a fee of €150 per movement (to be done consecutively) through Andi Drack +43 676 590 38 59 or Christian Scherrer +41 79 421 62 17. Before 9th of September your contacts for craning are Mirco Babini +39 335 701 59 59 and Amedeo Ferrrigno +39 070 797 006.

Any craning after Tuesday 14th September 18:00 is not permitted without permission of the OA (see ENoR 14).

The craning out sequence of the boats after the last race on Sunday will be communicated by the Organising Authority. The OA will provide a craning list accordingly. Craning will start straight after the last regatta. There will be no craning during the period of the prize giving.

GC32 RT 2021 16 10. FURTHER LOCATION INFORMATION

Parking at Marina di Villasimius Parking is available at the Marina di Villasimius. Two cards access key cards will be handed out per team at the Marina di Villasimius reception desk.

Berthing at Marina di Villasimius The Organising Authority will provide an assigned berth for each boat at Marina di Villasimius.

Support boats / training before regatta Please read the special instructions in the Notice of Race (NoR) point 6. and the Event Notice of Race (ENoR), point 13. Support Boats, applying to all support boats in Villasimius. If you are training before the start of the event check in with Mirco Babini for a dedicated briefing and instructions. Please be aware that the Marina di Villasimius is located inside a protected marine area (Area Marina Protteta Copa Carbonara) http://www.ampcapocarbonara.it/home.html

GC32 RT 2021 17 10. FURTHER LOCATION INFORMATION

Compressed Air Supply You can refill you air tanks directly in the Marina di Villasimius at local Diving Center SubAquaDive Service.

GC32 RT 2021 18 11. COVID REGULATIONS AND PROTOCOL

General situation in Italy and Sardinia The difficult health situation caused by Covid-19 persists worldwide and throughout Italy. Despite the general improvement of the situation especially in Europe since this spring, there are still many restrictions and regulations on travelling and the organisation of events. Working with local organisers, the GC32 Class will take all possible precautions, and adhere to all local restrictions, to minimise the chances of spreading the virus. General information about the situation in Italy and the utilisation of the green pass can be found under the following link on the website of the Ministry of foreign affairs: https://www.esteri.it/mae/en/ In Italy, regions are classified in four areas (red, orange, yellow and white) corresponding to three risk scenarios, for which specific restrictive measures are foreseen. On the date of the publication all regions are classified as white area. You find regularly updated information under the following link: https://www.salute.gov.it/portale/nuovocoronavirus/dettaglioContenutiNuovoCo ronavirus.jsp?lingua=english&id=5367&area=nuovoCoronavirus&menu=vuoto

GC32 RT 2021 19 11. COVID REGULATIONS AND PROTOCOL

Regulation for sailing events by the Italian Sailing Federation In addition to the Italian national and regional regulations, the GC32 World Championship in Villasimius will be conducted under the regulations and recommendation of the Italian Sailing Federation (FIV) and their protocol which will follow later this month.

GC32 RT 2021 20 12. FURTHER TEAM INFORMATION

Opening of the event The event will be opened on Wednesday 15th September after the practice races at 18.30 in the GC32 Lounge on the piazza of the Marina di Villasimius.

Follow the racing: 2D Tracking and Race Commentary During the official regatta days the racing can be followed live on the GC32 Racing Tour website by 2D Tracking provided by TracTrac as well as live commentary.

See more information on press and social media on page 19 and further.

GC32 RT 2021 21 12. FURTHER TEAM INFORMATION

GC32 Racing Tour WhatsApp Group Additionally to the notices posted on the Official Notice Board (ONB) on the Tour website http://www.gc32racingtour.com/onb/, a WhatsApp group for registered phone numbers will be used to communicate. Please register your phone number with Christian Scherrer +41 79 421 62 17.

Lunch and lunch packs Lunch and lunch packs can be booked / ordered directly with the restaurant Acqua e Sale at the Marina di Villasimius. Please make your bookings and arrangements with enough time in advance. The restaurant offer a 15% discount for all teams for lunch, lunch packs and dinner arrangements. Please contact Acqua e Sale directly. Phone: +39 335 789 70 31, Email: [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/AcquaeSaleVillasimius

GC32 RT 2021 22 12. FURTHER TEAM INFORMATION

Official Regatta Dinner We are planning to organise an official regatta dinner on Saturday 18th of September. Depending on the pandemic situation the OA reserves the option to not organise the dinner.

Prize Giving On Sunday 19th of September after racing at 17:00 the prize giving will be held on the piazza of the Marina di Villasimius. All teams are required to participate with the full crew at the prize giving. The craning will be stopped 15 minutes before the prize giving and restarted after the end of the ceremony.

23 GC32 RT 2021 13. GC32 LOUNGE AND HOSPITALITY

GC32 Lounge The GC32 Lounge will be located in the Piazza of the Marina di Villasimius and will serve Morning Coffee at the Skippers Briefing and Happy Hour Drinks after racing. To access the GC32 Lounge you will need to show the event bracelet. Eight bracelets per team are included in your entry. For additional members to the team, bracelets can be purchased for the price of €80 for the duration of the event.

Everybody accessing the GC32 Lounge will have to register with the OA at the Race Office and provide their personal data and a negative covid test or valid vaccination certificate prior to entering.

GC32 RT 2021 24 13. GC32 LOUNGE AND HOSPITALITY

GC32 Guest Hospitality Like in the past years in Italy we’ll be working again together with our Italian event partner YEG – Your Event Group (ex Ventana) for our hospitality program for guests and sponsors. Eleonora Fiore from YEG will run our hospitality program in cooperation with Stephanie Nadine and the local organisers.

Please contact Stephanie Nadin and of Eleonora Fiore for more details.

Stephanie Nadin, Phone: +33 6 11 50 65 21, Email: [email protected]

Eleonora Fiore, Phone: +39 335 5604378, Email: [email protected]

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GC32 On Board Guest Hospitality We will continue to run our On Board Guest Hospitality program for guests and sponsors also for the GC32 World Championship in Villasimius if the prevailing conditions are suitable. Numbers of spots will be shared between the teams (50%) and GC32 Class (50%). Stephanie Nadin from the GC32 Class will oversee the program. Stephanie will contact you before the event with more information and to check also on your requirements.

All guests will have to register with Stephanie Nadin and provide their personal data and a negative covid test or a valid vaccination certificate.

Stephanie Nadin, Phone: +33 6 11 50 65 21, Email: [email protected]

GC32 RT 2021 26 14. PRESS INFORMATION

Press Accreditation Any press attending the GC32 Villasimius Cup must be accredited. Please contact James Boyd ([email protected]) and let him know if you have any media attending or require press space as a team.

Official GC32 Racing Tour Website and social media channels Website: www.gc32racingtour.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GC32RacingTour/featured Facebook: www.facebook.com/gc32racingtour Instagram: www.instagram.com/gc32racingtour Twitter: www.twitter.com/GC32RacingTour

#gc32worlds #gc32racingtour #gc32 #gc32class @gc32racingtour @Marinepool @ForwardSailing @GC32Class #sardegnaturismo #mysardinia #sardiniaofficial #villasimius #LNIVillasimius #marinadivillasimius

GC32 RT 2021 27 14. PRESS INFORMATION

Event Photography Sailing Energy will be the 2021 GC32 World Championship photographers and will be in Villasimius from the 15th September onwards. Photos will be available on a photoshelter account for press and teams. Photos are rights free for editorial usage but must be credited: ‘©Sailing Energy/ GC32 World Championship Villasimius 2021‘.

Event Video Production Icarus Sports is in charge of the video production and distribution for the event. VNR’s, daily highlights, short social features and a wrap up video will be produced and distributed.

Opening / Meeting the teams The event will be opened on Wednesday 15th of September after the practice races at 18.30 in the GC32 Lounge located in the Piazza of the Marina di Villasimius. This event is open to the accredited press. GC32 RT 2021 28 15. CONTACTS

Mirco Babini Christian Scherrer Local Event Coordinator GC32 Racing Tour Manager [email protected] [email protected] +39 335 701 59 59 +41 79 421 62 17

Amedeo Ferrigno Andi Drack Marina Director GC32 Racing Tour On Shore Support [email protected] +43 676 5903859 +39 070 797 80 06 www.marinadivillasimius.it Stephanie Nadin GC32 Hospitality Coordinator [email protected] +33 6 11 50 65 21

GC32 RT 2021 29 16. IMPORTANT NUMBERS VILLASIMIUS

Ambulance / First aid 118 Police 113 Carabinieri 112 Vigili del Fuoco / Fire fighters 115 Capitaneria / Coast guard 1530

Police Villasimius +39 070 793 02 23 Marina di Villasimius +39 070 797 80 06 +39 070 793 02 06 Via Degli Oleandri, 10 Emergency +39 328 760 43 69 09049 Villasimius (CA) Sardinia - Italy GPS - 39º07’00’’N 09º30’44’’ E VHF Channel 09

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