Enrico Zennaro
Velista professionista, tattico e team manager. Medaglia d'Oro al Valore Atletico.
The story
My goal is to improve and increase my sailing experience by competing with the great champions of the sport of sailing and I hope that my determination will help me to achieve even more prestigious results.
In 2026, Enrico won the Rolex Swan Cup and the Nations League with Anya Race, and also served as the sports team manager and tactician for the Swan 50 Marlin Cube, achieving strong results despite it being his first season on such a high-level professional circuit.
In 2025 with Flyingnikka I won the line honors trophy using the Loro Piana Giraglia Costal race in Saint Tropez and the ORC Italian Championship with the Swan 42 Morgan.
In 2024 I won one of the most difficult Italian race Offshore Race named Roma per Tutti and long 600 nautical miles and the Swannations League with the new case one design Swan 28.
In 2023 I wan the iconic Bacardi Cup, the offshore Aegean 600 in Grece and the lihe honour trophy during the maxi yacht rolex cup in Porto Cervo againt the important boat of the planet. I sailed my fist transatlentic winning the ARC+ from Capo Verde to Grenada tor a total of 2400 nautical miles.
In 2022 I start sailing with Flyingnikka the first offshore boat full foiling. I was the commentator for the national television during the Barcolana race from the helicopter.
In 2021 I was the coach of Young Azzurra for the Youth Americas Cup in Auckland. due to the pandemic the event was moven in Gaeta and renamed foiling yout gold cup and Young Azzurra finish with a good second place. I start to be the tactician of the Swan 50 Drifter sail in one of the best circuit in the world.
2020 - 2000 All earlier years
In 2020 I start to racing in the Moth class and in the 69F clsss with some grand prix event victory and the 2020 sailing series
In 2018-2019 I was the co-skipper and the team manager of the 100’ feet named “CQS-Tempus Fugit” during the Barcolana Race and I sailed the Rolex Fastnet Race like helmsman of the cookson 50 Kuka 3.
In 2017 I was the tactician of Adelasia di Torres the only italian Team to partecipate to the Arabian Sailing Tour.
In 2016 I was the TV commentator during the Portsmouth event of the Americas Cup World Series and I started to sail in the Moth class.
In 2015 I participate in the role of mainsailtrimmer/tactician to the Extreme Sailing Series: one of the most important circuit for professional sailor. I have sailed in Singapore, Muscat, Qingdao, Cardiff, Amburgo, San Pietroburgo, Istanbul, Trieste and Sydney.
In 2014 I was the Testimonial of the Venice International Boat Show sailing events.
In 2013 I was the team manager of “Team Italy Powered by Stig”, the only Italian team that participated in the Red Bull Youth Americas Cup Selections Series in San Francisco
In 2012 I was the local expert for Emirates Team New Zealand during the Americas cup World Series event in Venice.
In 2000 I was in the Italian Navy Sailing Team. Now I sail more then 180 days every year in the most important circuits like Farr 40, Melges 20, 24, 32, ORC, IRC, Swan 42, Swan 50, RS21 and Match Race usually in the role of tactician, helmsman or mainsail trimmer often in the role of skipper of the boat.
I am an italian professional sailor born in 1980. I started to sail very young in the Optimist class with some good results. Then in the Laser class I have obtained for four consecutive years the title of District Champion and a lot of national and international results: due to hem I join the Italian Olimpic Sailing Team (1999-2002).
Races
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Zeta Racing
Zeta Racing SSD a RL organizza regate ed eventi con lo scopo di divulgare il nostro meraviglioso sport e cercare di trasmettere le esperienze delle persone più esperte a quelle meno preparate.