SAILING COURSE
Inside the sports activities proposed by the “scuola media” of Castagneto Carducci-Donoratico (pupils aged 11 – 14) this year (2005), for the first time, there was also a sailing course; it was the first project of this type in the province of Leghorn and its aim is not only teaching the practice of this sport, but also transmitting love for the sea and stimulating an environmental consciousness through a direct contact with nature, in total respect of the sea ecosystem.
On the opening-day, in the headquarters of Donoratico nautical club, there were Mr.Serretti (president), Mr. Tinti (mayor), Mrs. Biasci (headmistress) and the president of the Italian Sailing Federation (FIV) Mr.Fausto Meciani.
A lot of young boys and girls joined the course, organized in the nautical club where a FIV trainer, Mr. Renzo Campigli, taught them sailing theory and practice.
The nautical club put at disposal six out of the eight boats necessary for the course: the other two (“optimist” class) were built by the pupils of class 3rd D together with their teachers Mr Bersotti and Mrs. Cateni, helped by some workers from “Filippi” shipyard, in Donoratico. The project was financed by the European Social Fund. Special thanks to the local council who offered money and services and to Mr Taddei’s worksop “Spazio Aperto” , that offered some trolleys for the boat transport.