Just back from the Acura Miami Grand Prix, the DSK-Comifin Sailing Team is in the final stages of preparation for the first Swan 45 event of the season, the Memorial Giorgio Falck Regatta.

Milan, 19 March 2008 - Following on from their foray in the competitive Farr 40 Class in the US, the DSK-Comifin Sailing Team will start their Swan 45 sailing season this weekend. The team will shift gears and step onboard the Swan 45 to line up against a dozen other teams at this weekend’s Memorial Giorgio Falck Regatta. Organised exclusively for the Swan 45 Class by the Club Nautico Scarlino, this second annual regatta promises challenging wind and weather conditions for the more than 200 sailors participating.

Over the last three years, the DSK-Comifin Sailing Team has consistently been on the Swan 45 Class podium and finished second overall in the Swan 45 Mediterranean Circuit 2007, just behind Swan 45 Jeroboam Ca’nova.

“I am looking forward to getting back onboard our Swan 45. We’ll be racing in both the Swan 45 Mediterranean and International circuits. It promises to be a competitive season for the Class culminating with the Swan 45 Worlds hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in September,” stated owner/helmsman Danilo Salsi.

Recent winner of the Transat Jacques Vabre with Giovanni Soldini and recipient of Audi’s 2007 Sailor of the Year award, DSK-Comifin Sailing Team member Pietro D’Ali will be calling tactics onboard the team’s Swan 45 this weekend.

The DSK-Comifin crew for the Memorial Giorgio Falck Regatta includes: Danilo Salsi (helmsman), Pietro D'Alì (tactician), Tom Burnham (main), Andrea Caracci (navigator), Alessandro Franci (trimmer), Anna Caldirola Salsi (bow), Duilio Trinca (mast), Riccardo de Magistris (pit), Max Cavallo (mast), Stefano Gerardi (bow), Saverio Cigliano (bow) and Nuno Barreto (trimmer).