Marina di Scarlino, 26-27 March, 2022

Swan OD Scarlino Warm Up, in its second edition, confirms that once spring has sprung, the teams are willing to stretch out after the winter and finalize the fine-tuning, test sails and race-preparation. Top international sailors together with representatives from the best sailmakers, made this weekend a real hotbed in view of the imminent start of THE NATIONS LEAGUE.

Among the ClubSwan 50s, the winning team of the 2021 circuit, Marcus Brennecke’s HATARI, is reconfirmed in great shape with the German Markus Wieser calling tactics.

The Belgian team of BALTHASAR (Louis Balcaen), which lines up the New Zealander Amish Pepper, also seems destined to be talked about. Olympians Iker Martinez (ESP) aboard Andrea Masi’s ULIKA and Will Ryan (AUS) aboard Hendrik Brandis’s EARLYBIRD will certainly be names to beat.  Brand new boat ‘MOONLIGHT’ (Graeme and Raquel Peterson) joins the fleet for the first time, sporting stunning metallic silver livery with Olympic gold medalist Saskia Clark calling tactics. 

Among the supercharged ClubSwan 36 class, where a new bigger mainsail has been tested, Pavesio brothers’ FRA MARTINA and newcomer YASHA SAMURAI will for sure put GSPOT (The nations League 2021 leader) in trouble with an expected-to-be exciting battle.