Matrero, the legendary Argentine sailboat triumphed on the Italian coast

The legendary Argentine boat “Matrero”, designed by Germán Frers in 1970, was crowned at the Argentario Sailing Week in Tuscany by leading the Classic IOR class of the Italian regatta for classic and vintage yachts, where almost fifty 9-gauge boats competed. countries in 7 categories with the beautiful Porto Santo Stefano as a starting point, facing the blue waters of the Mediterranean.

The winning crew in Monte Argentario was made up of its leader, businessman Rafael Pereira Aragón, accompanied by Sebastián Córdoba, Felipe Varela, Alex Hasenclever, Máximo Feldtmann, Alejandro Chometowski, Diego Weppler, Martín Zimmermann, Edi Cornudet, Karin Haddad, Marcus Beherendt and helmsman Martín Busch.

Once again they stood on the podium to receive a trophy, just as they did recently in Les Voiles D’Antibes, on the French Riviera, where they had achieved second place.

“We were able to handle the wind changes very well and sailed through the first hole. In fact, we rounded the second mark just off the stern of Il Moro di Venezia. “I can say that we are really satisfied with the work of our team,” explained Busch. He was referring to one of the most prestigious and competitive international sailboats, headed by Massimiliano Ferruzzi, who came in second place.

The crew of the Argentine ship “Matrero”.

The Argentario Sailing Week was organized by the Yacht Club Santo Stefano with the support of the Region of Tuscany and the Municipality of Monte Argentario and is one of the regattas that are part of the championship created by the International Mediterranean Committee, whose program includes events both in Italy as well as in Spain, France and Monaco, among others.

It was four days of fantastic racing, great weather and of course fun on the docks. The vice president and sports director of the Yacht Club Santo Stefano, Marco Poma, said that today “was a very technical race with a 13-mile course, under a sunny sky with calm seas and a southeast breeze between 12 and 14 knots at start that increased as the day progressed. Dream conditions for the entire fleet. A worthy closing for this 23rd edition.”

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