| Age | 35 (1/28/88) |
|---|---|
| Top performance | 2015 world and european champion in 49er FX |
| Joined Imoca on | 2022 |
| Team | 11th HOUR RACING TEAM |
| Base | Concarneau (FRANCE) |
| Commitment | 11th Hour Foundation |
Francesca began sailing in her hometown of Trieste, Italy in 1999. After graduating from the Nautical Institute of Trieste and San Raffaele University with a Sport Science degree, she joined the Italian Air Force and served as a First Senior Airman.
Francesca competed with the Italian Sailing Federation between 2002 and 2017. She participated in the 2012 Olympic Games in the Laser Radial Class and the 2016 Olympic Games as crew in the 49er FX class. She won both the World and European Championships in 49er FX in 2015, and placed in the top five at the 2013, 2014 and 2016 World Championships and the 2013 and 2015 European Championships.
Most recently, Francesca was part of the Turn the Tide on Plastic team, competing in the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018, and was the Skipper of the 90’ Maxi Golfo di Trieste Wind of Change.
She joins the American 11th Hour Racing Team for The Ocean Race in 2023.
| Name | 11TH HOUR RACING TEAM |
|---|---|
| Sail number | USA 12 |
| Architect | Guillaume Verdier |
| Construction | 2021, CDK Technologies |
| Former names |
| Length | 18,28m |
|---|---|
| Beam | NC |
| Draught | 4,50m |
| Weight | NC |
| Mast height | 29m |
| Mast type | Wing mast |
| Foils | Yes |
| Sail area max. | |
| Upwind | NC |
| Downwind | NC |
Leg 4 of the 2023 The Ocean Race will be remembered as the setting for an epic battle between two IMOCAs that raged 24-hours-a-day for two weeks, over thousands of miles of ocean through light and medium winds, transitio…
•••The forecast is for winds gusting near 50 knots as the leaders approach their penultimate night at sea on Leg 4...
•••The weather is forecast to provide one final taste of Southern Ocean conditions on the approach to Cape Horn.
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