DOMENICO CILENTI

Born in Padova in 1968. He is the creator and promoter of the Magic Sailing Team. He is managing director of the Uniflair Italia Group of Padua, which specialises in precision air-conditioning for comm rooms and raised flooring systems for rooms destined to the high-tech service industry . He is also director of Panther, a company in the footwear business. He has inherited from his parents a great passion for the sea, sailing fever in particular, ever since, as a child, his father encouraged him to take over at the helm of his boat on the canals of the Venetian lagoon and in the Northern Adriatic. He has raced in the Mumm 30 one-design class since 2003, where he acts as helmsman, as well as in the larger Farr 40 class - another class where race rules call for the owner to take the helm. With Shining Sr. he took part in the World and European Championships for the Farr 40 class, which were held respectively in Porto Cervo and Hyeres.