Barcolana
Barcolana takes place Mid-Oct 2027 (dates TBC) in Trieste, Italy. Free to attend; budget up to 800 EUR per person for hospitality and extras.
Barcolana is a sailing regatta in the Gulf of Trieste, held on the second Sunday of October. The fleet starts together on a line between Barcola and Miramare, sails a fixed course of about 13 nautical miles and finishes off the Porto Vecchio breakwater in front of Piazza dell'Unita. A village with stands, shows and evening events runs on land in the days before, with the evening programme in the piazza. Members go for the spectacle from the waterfront and the week of events around it.
- When
- Mid-Oct 2027 (dates TBC)
- Where
- Trieste, Italy
- Cost
- Free to attend; budget up to 800 EUR per person for hospitality and extras.
- Weather
- 14 - 20C, mild autumn; can be sunny and calm or hit by the cold gusty Bora off the Karst
- When to book
- Sailors need a confirmed berth booked before their entry is accepted, since boats without one are excluded, so arrange the berth first. Ticket to Race crew registration opened in late May.
- Getting there
- Trieste Airport is the nearest airport. Bus line G51 runs from the airport to the Trieste bus station in Piazza della Liberta, with extra runs on event days.
- Where to stay
- Savoia Excelsior Palace, Trieste
- Official site
- https://www.barcolana.it
How to attend
Sailors enter online through the organiser's registration site. The boat needs valid third-party liability insurance of at least EUR 1.5 million that explicitly covers regatta participation, and a confirmed pre-booked berth, otherwise it is excluded. Sailors without a boat can register as crew through the Ticket to Race programme. The organiser's pages list no ticket for watching from shore.
Insider tip
The Rive are closed to traffic for long stretches over race weekend, so use the Park & Bus service (a EUR 1 ticket covers the city transit network until midnight) or the extra trains instead of driving to the waterfront.
Get inside Barcolana
Booking matters here: sailors need a confirmed berth booked before their entry is accepted, since boats without one are excluded, so arrange the berth first. Ticket to Race crew registration opened in late May. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 571 more events across the season.
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