The 5th Foiling Awards are over with yet another amazing display of the foiling professional community. Two years have gone by since the last Awards and we seem to be 5 years later considering the technology leap, the innovations, the number of projects and the boats launched.

Here are the winners:
Female Sailor: Josie Gliddon
Male Sailor: Tom Slingsby
Sailing Team: Alinghi Red Bull Racing
Project: Flying Nikka by Mark Mills
One-off boat: SVR Lazartigue by MerConcept
Motor Boat: SCF by MerConcept
Commercial Vessel: Mobyfly
Production Boat: Vortex by McConaghy Boats
Innovation: gyro system by Level Hydrofoils
Sustainability: Ecofoiler NL Composite
Event: 37th America's Cup (#36)
Amateur Builder: Finn Morris

During the awards we had the pleasure of an intro speech by David Graham, World Sailing CEO and also see the presentation of the Fly 40 by Marcello Persico, the launch of the new FD-SWitch by Luca Devoti, Gian Ferrighi and Stefano Ferrighi plus Gianni Cariboni and last but not least a live connection with François Gabart sailing his Ultim Tri in Biscaine Bay
A big congratulation to all other nominees, you were all outstanding.
The event was presented by Stefano Vegliani and Hattie Rogers
A big thanks to all the organizing team: Brunø Giunłoli Beatrice Colombo Serri Federica Manoli Martina Orsini Valère Caneri Giulia Della Rosal and to Gianmario Longoni e Marzia Ginocchio for giving us the opportunity to have the event at Teatro Arcimboldi Milano
Once more the event was made possible by the support of our partners Persico Marine Cariboni Srl Torqeedo The Magenta Project GAC Pindar Giornale della Vela
Francois Chevalier and Jacques Taglang provided the beautiful foiling history drawings.
Martina Orsini provided the Foiling Week history pictures and organized the Foiling Best Photographer Exhibitions with Jesús Renedo Andrea Francolini Photographyr Gilles Martin-Raget James Tomlinson Maxime Horlaville Stefano Gattini Luca Butto Thierry Martinez Bernardí Bibiloni Bigasi Ricardo Pinto Clive Mason Martin Keruzoré Christophe Favreau Giovanni Mitolo Loris von Siebenthal Tomas Moya francesco ferri
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