Simone Bianchetti

Simone Bianchetti is a Italian professional sailor born on February 20, 1968 in Cervia (in the province of Ravenna in Italy) and died on June 28, 2003 in Savona in Italy).[1]

Simone Bianchetti
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1968-02-20)20 February 1968
Cervia
DiedJune 28, 2003(2003-06-28) (aged 35)

Biography

The son of Pilade and Maria, he graduated from the Cesenatico Naval Institute and then obtained the title of long-term captain at the "Giorgio Cini" naval college in Venice. He served in the Italian Navy for two years, then devoted himself to sailing.

In 1994 he took part in his first major solo regatta, the BOC Challenge on Town of Cervia in Class 2 (40 to 50 foot monohulls). He retired on the second stage in the Indian Ocean.

In 2001 he bought Aquitaine Innovations for the next Vendée Globe. He finished fourth in the IMOCA class under the name Tiscali. Finally he sold it to Patrick de Radiguès. He then turned to the Boat of Catherine Chabaud the former The Penguin whom he named Tiscali because he keeps the same sponsor. He participated in Around Alone, which he finished in third place. Coincidentally Patrick de Radiguès competes in the same competition on Simone's old boat, but has less luck and has to give up.

On 28 June 2003,he died of a ruptured aneurysm while on his boat Tiscali without the port of Savona

Sailing career highlights

1994

  • Abandoned in the BOC Challenge on Town of Cervia

1995

  • 10th of the Mini Transat on Vismara Kidogo

1996

  • English Transat
  • Transat Quebec-Saint-Malo

1998

  • 26th overall on the Rum Route on Italia Telecom TNT

2000

  • 4th in the English Transat

2000-2001

  • 15th of the 2000-2001 Vendée Globe on Wind Telecommunicazioni

2001

  • 4th in the Fastnet Race in IMOCA class on Tiscali

2002-2003

  • 3rd of Around Alone on Tiscali

Publications
  • Simone Bianchetti (2000). Olimpia (ed.). Poemetti furiosi di un navigatore (in Italian). Florence.
  • Simone Bianchetti; Fabio Pozzo (2003). Longanesi & Cie (ed.). I colori dell'oceano (in Italian). Milan. p. 212. ISBN 9788830420885.

Reference
  1. "Simone Bianchetti dies". July 1, 2003. Retrieved 2021-01-30.


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