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Dear Sirs, The Yacht Club Gaeta Egeo Vittorio Simeone with the support of the Sezione Vela Fiamme Gialle, Circolo Nautico Caposele, Circolo Nautico vela Viva, Lega and Club Nautico Gaeta, is pleased to announce our availability to organize the Formula 18 World Championship 2020. Our management has considerable expe- rience and confidence in the organization of international sailing events such as Star Class World and European Championship,the Rolex Volcano Maxi Race, 470 Masters World Championship and European Championship, and Melges 32’ and Melges 20’ Series, Farr40 Series, Formula 18 Italian Championship, as well as several National races of Olympic Class Italian Championship. Participants have been particularly pleased with the hospitality, and the technical level of the race courses ensuring a very high level of racing. The race village there will be set up inside the Port located in the heart of the town of Formia, and is able to offer large areas for the parking of boats, trolleys, tenders, caravan and containers. Inside the Regatta Village will be realized a large restaurant and bar, relax area, toilettes, changing rooms, Race Office, Race Committeee office, Jury room, Press room, etc. that have satisfy the requirements of participants and sponsors of events hosted by our Club. The positioning of Formia offers easy access from and Interna- tional Airports, as well as excellent train connections. In Gaeta there is a harbor for commercial ships making it possible to organi- ze the logistics and custom services in the event you are shipping your boat and equipment in. We look forward to sending you any further information you may need to evaluate this exciting opportunity.

Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincere regards, F18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2020 CARAVAN PARKING LOCATION CAR PARKING BOAT PARKING WAY TO EXIT BOATS SERVICE SECRETARY PIER

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From Rome-Fiumicino “Leonardo da Vinci” Airport (150 km- 94 mi) by train: take the fast train inside the Airport to Rome “Termini Station” - trains leave every half hour. From Termini Station take the train heading to Formia - trains runs every hours. By car: Drive SS 148 heading to Formia or take the Tollway A1 heading to . From Cassi- no SR 630 Ausonia heading to Formia. From Rome-Ciampino Airport (Km 150): small airport, low cost ights -

By train: Bus from Ciampino Airport to Rome “Termini Station” leaves every 20 minutes. Trains heading to Formia runs every hours.

By car: Drive A1 /E45 heading to a Cassino and SR 630 Ausonia from Cassino to Formia.

From Naples - Capodichino International Airport (80 Km- 50mi). by train: bus (Alibus) from the Airport to Naples main station “Stazione Centrale” leaves every 30 minutes. Trains from Napoli Centrale Station heading to Formia runs every hours. by car: Drive A1/E45 heading to a Capua and SS 7 Appia to Formia. HOW TO GET HERE

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F18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2020 F18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2020 formia FORMIA is about 80 kilometres from Naples and 120 kilometres from Rome,and has excellent train connec- tions. Overlooking the Gulf of Gaeta, Formia is surrounded by Aurunci Mountains. It has almost 37,000 inhabi- tants and is easily accessible by an ecient road and railway system. The beauty of the coast, the mild climate, and the marvelous beaches and bay, as well as the interesting archaeological sites, oer the opportunity for sailors and their families to spend a great holiday in Formia and the nearby Gaeta. The bay of Gaeta is well known to sailors for its natural shelter made by the arc of its gulf, oering a secure refuge to seafarers traveling along the . The view from the sea is remarkable for its beautiful combination of natural and manmade elements developed throughout the course of history.

The town of Formia was heavily damaged during the Second World War, in 1944. Yet recent restoration works allow the appreciation of a remarkable artistic heritage, which stirs up the emotions.

Formia is one of the oldest towns of the South Pontine Area. Its name derives from the Greek hormiai (landing place) which, according to the legend, was one of the places where Ulysses’ ships docked and set sail with the presence of Lestrigoni (ancient cannibal giants) on board. Formia keeps several and remarkable testimonies of its past and it has been appreciated as tourist destination from the Roman to Middle Ages, as the ruins of many villas testify. The most famous guest of the town was Marcus Tullius . He was the owner of a villa called Formianum.During the Civil War, supervised the political actions of Rome from the Formianum. Cicero was later joined by his wife Terenzia and his daughter Tulliola, who, according to the tradition, is buried on the slope in front of her father’s tomb. In 43 BC, Mark Antony’s hired assassins murdered Cicero. To visit: National Archaeological Museum Archaeological Museum of St. Erasmus Church Porticciolo Caposele Roman Cistern Cryptoporticus Villa Mamurra

Nearby to Formia, in the bay, there is Gaeta the city that gives its name to the gulf. Lovely city. Gaeta is a picturesque town in the Region in . It was in the middle ages that Gaeta, built upon the extreme headland of the rocky promontory, started playing a lead role over a large territory, creating an autonomous and independent Dukedom.

The presence of the huge historical buildings originated during that age, and still oers a great skyli- ne view, characterized by the Mausoleum of Roman Consul Munazio Planco located on the top of Monte Orlando Hill, as well as the Aragonese and Angionian Castle along with many monumental churches spanning the centuries.

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Yacht Club Gaeta EVS Lungomare Giovanni Caboto, 93 04024 Gaeta (LT) www.yachtclubgaeta.it

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