• The field of yachts sail during the 46th Barcolana regatta near Trieste, Italy on Sunday. The regatta began in 1969 and takes place on the second Sunday of October. Giuseppe Cacace / AFP
    The field of yachts sail during the 46th Barcolana regatta near Trieste, Italy on Sunday. The regatta began in 1969 and takes place on the second Sunday of October. Giuseppe Cacace / AFP
  • Boats competing in the Barcolana regatta sail past the Miramare castle near Trieste, Italy on Sunday. Giuseppe Cacace / AFP
    Boats competing in the Barcolana regatta sail past the Miramare castle near Trieste, Italy on Sunday. Giuseppe Cacace / AFP
  • Boats shown gathered for the Barcolana regatta in the Gulf of Trieste on Sunday in Italy. Stefano Rellandini / Reuters
    Boats shown gathered for the Barcolana regatta in the Gulf of Trieste on Sunday in Italy. Stefano Rellandini / Reuters
  • Sailing boats shown near Trieste, Italy on Sunday for the start of the Barcolana regatta, which features an 1,800 strong fleet. Stefano Rellandini / Reuters
    Sailing boats shown near Trieste, Italy on Sunday for the start of the Barcolana regatta, which features an 1,800 strong fleet. Stefano Rellandini / Reuters
  • Boats sail during the 46th Barolana regatta in Trieste harbour in northern Italy on Sunday. Giuseppe Cacace / AFP
    Boats sail during the 46th Barolana regatta in Trieste harbour in northern Italy on Sunday. Giuseppe Cacace / AFP
  • Boats sail, with Miramare Castle in the foreground, during the Barolana regatta in Trieste harbour on Sunday. Stefano Rellandini / Reuters
    Boats sail, with Miramare Castle in the foreground, during the Barolana regatta in Trieste harbour on Sunday. Stefano Rellandini / Reuters
  • Boats shown sailing in the Gulf of Trieste on Sunday during the 46th Barcolana regatta in Italy. Giuseppe Cacace / AFP
    Boats shown sailing in the Gulf of Trieste on Sunday during the 46th Barcolana regatta in Italy. Giuseppe Cacace / AFP
  • Miramare Castle is seen at the start of the Barcolana regatta in Trieste harbour on Sunday. Stefano Rellandini / Reuters
    Miramare Castle is seen at the start of the Barcolana regatta in Trieste harbour on Sunday. Stefano Rellandini / Reuters

Italy’s massive Barcolana regatta – in pictures


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Photos from Sunday’s sailing race around Trieste harbour in Italy, which began in 1969 and, with over 1,800 participants, is among the largest regattas in the world.