
Class40

Italy
© IBSA | Carlo Borlenghi
AlbertoBONA
IBSA
age
38 years old ( 09/05/1986)
About
Alberto, born in Turin, has a degree in philosophy and the sea in his DNA. At 19, he built a dinghy and crossed the Tyrrhenian Sea. Ocean racing is his goal: at 23, he discovered the Mini 6.50 and in 2013, he finished 5th in his first Mini Transat. In 2017 he participated in the Transat Jacques Vabre, but had to retire in 6th place. He also sails as a tactician and navigator in the Mediterranean on different boats. In 2019 he decided to enter the "school of the greats": La Solitaire du Figaro. The only Italian to enter, he finished 7th in the novice class, and the following year he finished 16th overall.
List of hits
Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe
8
th
Class40
2022
Italian offshore Championship
2022
EUROSAF Mixed Offshore European Championship
2020
Solitaire du Figaro
16
th
2020
Solitaire Urgo – Le Figaro / Bizuths order
7
th
2019
GPI Prototype and record
2016
Minitransat italian champion
2016
Italian offshore Championship
2014
Minitransat SADA – GUADALOUPE non – stop (ITA 507)
5
th
2013
Mini Barcelona
2012
Minitransat italian champion
2012
ARC Stormvogel and Panerai Trophy
1
st
2008
Les Sables – Les Acores – Les Sables
2
nd
© IBSA | Carlo Borlenghi
For me, the RdR 2022 will be the culmination of a journey in ocean racing that began in 2013 with the first Minitransat. I couldn't have wished for a better start to my new Class 40 project for the next three years involving a mythical race such as the RdR, especially as my boat will be of the latest generation class! I am looking forward to sharing the atmosphere and magic of this race with my partners!
Who you really are ?
Star sign ?
Taurus
Favorite freeze-dried food ?
No lyophilisé on board only italian pasta !
Lucky charm ?
Photos of important people in my life and a very important bracelet.
Nickname of the ship ?
Kiniska 2
Favorite creole food or beverage ?
I don't know but I can't wait to find out!