Three Romans and a Brescian in the female crew of Red Moon who won l’America’s Cup in the waters of Barcelona. There is therefore a bit of Lombardy in the Italian sailing triumph in the first women’s edition of the prestigious competition which saw the Italian boat sponsored by Prada and Pirelli defeat the British team Ineos, in this case renamed Athena Pathway.
The one-design AC40 of the Luna Rossa team had Giulia Conti and the 25-year-old from Brescia at the helm Margherita Porrolike trimmers Giulia Fava and Maria Giubilei.
Luna Rossa’s victory and the crew’s celebration
Who is Margherita
Born in Brescia on 11 May 1999, resident in Chiari, the Fiamme Gialle athlete graduated in Motor Sciences starts sailing on Lake Iseo at the age of 5. At a very young age she won the world title in the O’pen Bic, Rs Tera and Rs Feva Classes. After a short while the journey on the 29er began, winning the World and European titles with bowman Sofia Leoni. In 2017 Margherita began sailing on foil boats, including the innovative Waszp, and then moved on to the mixed catamaran Nacra 17 as helmsman. In this Class (paired with Stefano Dezulian) in 2022 he won the Italian Championship and second place at the U24 World Championships. In 2024 she joined the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli team to participate in the Puig Women’s America’s Cup in Barcelona. If she wasn’t a sailor, Margherita he would cultivate his passion for the mountainsdedicating itself in particular to mountain rescue.
Curiosity
Browsing the internet and social media, you discover various curiosities about Margherita, nicknamed by everyone “Marghe”. The dream in the drawer? Participate in the Olympics. An advantage and a flaw? Tenacity and stubbornness. This is how the blue helmswoman describes herself who, in addition to sailing, chosen because “it makes her feel free and doesn’t make her think of anything other than going fast”, loves skiing and Sacher cake. The most important person in his career “is his mother”.
