Circolo Nautico Cervia Amici della Vela
Circolo Nautico Cervia "Amici della Vela" is an established sailing and yacht club on the Adriatic coast in Cervia-Milano Marittima, Emilia-Romagna. The clubhouse on the Banchina with direct sea access has existed since the early 1950s and offers mooring management in the Porto Canale di Cervia, haul-out and launch services, two cranes, boat storage and a warehouse. The programme includes regattas, sailing school, offshore training, nautical licence courses and activities with dinghies, cabin boats, catamarans and traditional gaff-rigged vessels. The club hosts the Tenza di Cervia of the Mariegola delle Romagne and organises events such as the Trofeo Fiamma di Lunga Navigazione and the Veleggiata al Chiar di Luna.
History
The current clubhouse of Circolo Nautico Cervia on the Banchina lato Milano Marittima has existed since the early 1950s in a prestigious location with direct access to the sea. The club experienced an interruption of activities from 1973 and was practically closed from 1973 to 1977. In 1977, the "Amici della Vela" resumed club activities and contributed to the refoundation of the Circolo, updating its name accordingly. Over the following decades, the club became a central anchor of sailing in Cervia and on the Romagnola Adriatic coast. The Tenza di Cervia was founded in 1984 on the initiative of Paolo Puzzarini, a friend and member of the club, and is part of the Mariegola delle Vele al Terzo e delle Barche da Lavoro delle Romagne, whose first founding act was documented only in 2004. Today the Mariegola comprises six founding Tenze in the ports of Cervia, Cesenatico, Bellaria, Rimini, Riccione and Cattolica. The Veleggiata "Vele al Chiaro di Luna" was created in the early 1990s under vice-president Alessandro and president Giorgio Galeati and has become a traditional event spanning more than thirty years. The Rotta del Sale, a historical re-enactment of the Adriatic salt route from Cervia to Venice from the time of the Serenissima, was also initiated by Paolo Puzzarini in 2001. The club is concessionaire and operator of mooring services for recreational boating in the Porto Canale di Cervia and manages a significant stretch of the northern quay. Annual Tenza activities include the Cursa di Batell as a prelude to the Sposalizio del Mare and further gatherings and regattas along the Romagnola coast.
Information
Facilities
Clubhouse since the early 1950s on the Banchina lato Milano Marittima with direct sea access; approx. 400 mĀ² indoor space with restaurant, bar, changing rooms, classrooms and conference hall; approx. 200 mĀ² garden and approx. 60 mĀ² covered storage area; haul-out and launch, two cranes, boat and dinghy storage, large warehouse; mooring concessionaire in the Porto Canale di Cervia; own meteorological observatory with Davis Vantage Pro 2.
Activities
Regattas, sailing courses, sailing school, Patente Nautica (sail and motor, within and beyond 12 miles), boat rental, offshore training, dinghies, cabin boats, catamarans, offshore sailing, Vele al Terzo, Tenza di Cervia and Mariegola delle Romagne, Trofeo Fiamma di Lunga Navigazione, Veleggiata al Chiar di Luna, Spring Cup, Meeting Giovanile, engine and onboard systems course.
Youth section
Sailing school and summer sailing courses; Spring Cup and Meeting Giovanile in Milano Marittima
Guest berths
Yes, upon request to the secretariat
Boating license training
Available: 1
Theory lessons on Fridays 21:00-23:00; full-immersion days on weekends before the exam