Vela latina del 1973. “La Bonita”

Restored fully from 2014 until 05/2015 by the "Master Michele IAVAZZO ( Alghero - Italy )

Boat armato ( with sails full and new material + material of race/competition.

Lancia Catalan

Unlike most known Gozzo, Lancia presented the transom.

This allows for greater sailing performance, but its construction refined and the light does not allow you to have the same success in the time of Tit.

In fact, while Gozzi, and closings were used as vehicles of "heavy" work, the spear is used primarily for pleasure or as a means of serving the larger vessels and in the ports.

The type of naval Lancia Catalan, spread to other parts of Sardinia, we obtain, as for Tit, of the Balearic Islands nearby. Therefore, if the Tit comes from Llaut, the forms of our Launches are derived from Boats. These could be extended up to about 9 metres, with the stern and the bow of width lines very crisp. In ancient times, the Balearic Islands nearby, Boat races could have cost two or three times higher than those of the fishing, and the boats were very refined and luxurious.

It is assumed that the Boat races appeared in the Balearic Islands as competitions between friends, or affairs of honor between the fishermen or for purely economic reasons; because they arrived before the port was selling most of his product.
Whatever the reason that there were several periods of racing due to the commissioning of several Water Clubs between the years '20 and '50. It turns out that in Menorca in the 20's were organized regattas between Boats. Then, he began to build Boats designed exclusively for racing sails and equipped with special equipment. The races were held until the '36, the year of the Civil War and began again in '44. Later, with the emergence and spread of Gliders Marconi, racing Boats declined.

In our coast there are very few Throws he survived, and today, with the project "Alghero", we want to repeat this type of naval as was done in the past with the Tit most popular.
The design of the water lines and was cured by Ing. Luigi Scotti, who was inspired by the designs of Boats Majorchini continue to browse.