
A Tribute to Giorgio Brezich
It's difficult for me to write about Giorgio Brezich without resorting to rhetoric and sentimentality, things he certainly didn't appreciate and would have disliked.
Giorgio Brezich passed away today in Trieste.
(Photo courtesy of Club Vela Blanes) South European Championship Blanes, Spain 1970 – Félix Gancedo & M. Bernal; 1972 – Giorgio Brezich & Roberto Vencato 1975 – Félix Gancedo &…
The International Snipe Class has a long history of which very few other classes can boast. The boat was designed by Bill Crosby in 1931 and 89 years…
Bon II – Giorgio Brezich & Franco Ostoich Riva del Garda, July 13-24, 1957 From Luisa Spanghero archives:…
From Giorgio Brezich archives Barbanera II, in Sulzano, 1960 Barbanera II, in Trieste, 1963 Barbanera IV, in Trieste (Triestina della Vela), 1966 Barbanera IV, in Antignano, with Giorgio Brezich and…
Trieste, 1957. Launching and christening ceremony Barbanera I Sail number: 11012 Builder: Aldo Brezich Launched; Spring 1957 in Trieste, Società Triestina della Vela Skipper: Giorgio Brezich (From Giorgio Brezich archives)…
From Giorgio Brezich archives 1955 Sistiana – Italian Junior Nationals Waiting for the wind…
From Giorgio Brezich archives The photo was certainly taken in Grignano (Gulf of Trieste) in the early 1960s. The motor boat is the “Vela” of…
[caption id="attachment_8942" align="alignnone" width=""]Miami, platform for the Race Committee with racing signals[/caption]By Giorgio Brezich The Racing Rules of Sailing have remained more or less the same. Today things are specified…
[caption id="attachment_8923" align="alignnone" width=""][/caption]By Giorgio Brezich (excerpted and translated from the book "La Vita dello Snipe in Italia" – Sergio Michel – 2004 Alberto Perdisa Editore) My younger friends are…
SCIRA’s rules have been approved by World Sailing and will take effect January 1, 2018 through 2020. See the new version posted on the snipe.org website! Thanks…
From Giorgio Brezich archives Trieste, 1960 Barbanera II (Brezich & Rinaldi) ……
From Giorgio Brezich archives Giorgio "Dodo" Gorla in the late '50s preparing his Snipe ...
Last Sunday Trieste was the “capital of sailing” (la “capitale della vela”) with the famous regatta “La Barcolana” with more than 2,100 boats (and more than 25,000 sailors) on…