CETILAR TROPHY, THE PRIZE OF THE NEXT 151 MIGLIA

At the press conference recently held at the Genoa Boat Show the dates and main aspects of the 151 Miglia‘s upcoming edition have been formalized, such as details of the new communication campaign based on the slogan “The greatest night,” the most exciting sport aspects of the regatta and the confirmation of sponsors, namely Rigoni di Asiago and Slam. The famous offshore regatta organized by Yacht Club Punta Ala, Yacht Club Repubblica Marinara di Pisa with the collaboration of Yacht Club Livorno is scheduled between Thursday, June 1 (start of the race from Livorno) and Saturday, June 3, 2017, the official closing event of the regatta by the sea in Punta Ala.

From now on, 151 Miglia will be accompanied by Cetilar®, title sponsor of the event. Cetilar® is a new unique and patented cetylated fatty acids based product (7.5% CFA) aimed at athletes and launched on the 15th of October by Pharmanutra, the pharmaceutical company in Pisa that assisted 151 Miglia with its brand Celadrin since its first edition in 2010.

From the next edition of the 151 Miglia participants will compete for the Cetilar Trophy, which will be awarded to the real-time winner and to the overall winner on corrected time of the most numerous group between IRC and ORC International.

“The transition from Celadrin to the new Cetilar® is much more than just the evolution of a product that was associated with the regatta for years. It is the achievment of a project that I am strongly dedicated to, on which my whole company was working for years and which represents an important change of stride.” – said Roberto Lacorte, Vice President and CEO of Pharmanutra, one of the creators of 151 Miglia and owner and helmsman of the Vismara Mills 62RC SuperNikka. “Thus the trophy of one of the most beautiful races in the Mediterranean Sea will bear the name of Cetilar®; the prize of a regatta that continues to grow year after year and in less than 10 years became an event not to be missed for all the fans of offshore regattas in the Mediterranean Sea”.

Cetilar® is a gel that through therapeutic massage increases the range of movements in osteoarthritic joint disease and reduces pain in muscle skeletal districts. Cetilar® is helpfull for the recovery of Range of Motion, during rehabilitation for  inflammatory disease and in sports injuries on joints and/or muscles.

151 Miglia, important stage of the Italian Offshore Championship, is sailed under the authority of the Italian Sailing Federation, UVAI and World Sailing, and is organized by Yacht Club Punta Ala, Yacht Club Repubblica Marinara di Pisa, in collaboration with Yacht Club Livorno, Marina di Punta Ala and the Port of Pisa. The event is sponsored by the pharmaceutical company Pharmanutra with its brand Cetilar®, by Rigoni di Asiago and SLAM and is also supported by Marina di Scarlino, the District of Tuscany and the towns of Pisa, Livorno and Castiglione della Pescaia.

The event is also supported by Marina di Scarlino, the District of Tuscany and the towns of Pisa, Livorno and Castiglione della Pescaia.