Simone Bianchetti (20 February 1968 – 28 June 2003) was an Italian offshore sailor, competing in the

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and the

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Biography

Bianchetti was born 20 February 1968 in

Cervia Cervia () is a seaside resort town in the province of Ravenna, located in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. Cervia is a major seaside resort in Emilia-Romagna, North Italy. Its population was 28,983 at the 2023 census. It is mainly ...

. He was as the son of Pilade and Maria. He graduated from the Cesenatico Naval Institute and then obtained the title of long-term captain at the "Giorgio Cini" naval college in Venice. He served in the Italian Navy for two years, then devoted himself to sailing. In 1994, he took part in his first major solo regatta, the

on ''Town of Cervia'' in Class 2 (40 to 50-foot monohulls). He retired on the second stage in the Indian Ocean. In 2001, he bought ''Aquitaine Innovations'' for the next

. With the boat, he finished fourth in the IMOCA class under the name ''Tiscali''. Afterwards, he sold it to

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and turned to the boat of Catherine Chabaud, ''The Penguin'', which he renamed ''Tiscali'' because he kept the same sponsor. He participated in Around Alone, in which he finished in third place. Coincidentally, Patrick de Radiguès competed in the same competition on Simone's old boat, but had less luck and had to give up. On 28 June 2003, he died of a ruptured aneurysm while on his boat ''Tiscali'' in the port of Savona.

Sailing career highlights

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bianchetti, Simone 1968 births 2003 deaths Italian male sailors (sport) Sportspeople from Ravenna IMOCA 60 class sailors Italian Vendee Globe sailors 2000 Vendee Globe sailors Vendée Globe finishers Single-handed circumnavigating sailors 20th-century Italian sportsmen