Even in the cold waters of Helsinki, Italian is spoken with Sugar, Ott Kikkas' IY 9.98, who conquers the top step of the podium at Baltic Offshore Week 2023. "It's a completely new configuration with which we raced," says Paolo Bucciarelli, the tailer on board. "This was the first opportunity to test the results of our work on the water and understand how to maintain speed in all maneuvers. It was challenging on the first day when we were in a calm, on the second day with very light winds, we didn't feel fast compared to our opponents, but on the third day with winds around 20/25 knots and buoy races, with 3 first-place finishes out of 3 races, the results speak for themselves." We are confident that the team, with Sandro Montefusco at the helm, Matteo Ivaldi as tactician, Matteo Polli on the mainsail, Sandro Bucciarelli as the tailor, Ott Kikkas as pit/owner, Karl Robert Trink as co-tailer, Taavi Vaigla on the mast, and Siim Ots as bowman, will always work to leave no chance for their opponents.
