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‘gozzo’ and ‘lancia’ with about 250
participants divided into crews and
escorts from all over Italy, raced for
the pleasure that drives them to carry
on the tradition for the Latin sail. The ©Foto Rastrelli - Blue Passion
Championship has recalled in a single
regatta gozzo and lancia coming from
the main Italian marines, of origins
and peculiarities different from each di calendari “20 anni di mare” di C’è da augurarsi che questo
other to make them all unique jewels: Antonio Mannu dalla Sardegna. evento si consolidi anche per far
from the Sicilian red sails of “Rosio” A tutto questo si sono aggiunte le conoscere quest’angolo di Salen-
from Trapani, to the silhouettes of “La immancabili degustazioni di cibi to, e ancora di più per far gode-
Santa Lucia di Magna Grecia Mare” e vini locali. re di questo meraviglioso borgo
from Tricase, winner of the “Vela La-
tina Classica Pura” award, from the Quattro giornate di sport, arte e sullo Ionio. Senza trascurare il
fast Sardinian lance to the Salerno and gastronomia hanno dunque ani- messaggio importante che pro-
Pisciotta gozzi by Maestro Giovanni mato Gallipoli celebrando la vela viene dall’evento medesimo, ov-
Cammarano, from the marvelous li- latina. vero la salvaguardia del mare.
nes of Mastro Bonanno from Marsa-
la boats to the Lancetta of Marina di
Catona from Reggio Calabria. Gozzo
International Festival is the event
that was born in 2015 with the aim of
enhancing the tradition and the seafa-
ring culture, placing the undisputed
protagonist at the center of attention:
the boat with the Latin arm, the only
common minimum denominator of all
countries overlooking the Mediterra-
nean. There are many collateral events
at the Italian championship inside the
evocative Galleria Dei Due. The exhi-
bitions of the artists who portray the
sea and especially the sails like the wa-
tercolors painted by Emanuela Tenti ©Foto Rastrelli - Blue Passion
and the photographs on the Salento
by Roberto Rocca and Bruno Sergio,
the collection of “20 years by the sea”
calendars by Antonio Mannu from
Sardinia are highly appreciated. To all
this were added the inevitable tastin-
gs of local food and wine. Four days of
sport, art and gastronomy have there-
fore animated Gallipoli celebrating the
Latin sail.
It is to be hoped that this event will
also be consolidated to make known
this corner of Salento, and even more
so to enjoy this wonderful village on
the Ionian. Without neglecting the
important message that comes from
the event itself, namely the protection
of the sea.
©Foto Rastrelli - Blue Passion

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