PARK CITY — On Sunday October 26, 2025, sailors from around the world will set off from France on a nearly two week journey across the Atlantic in t he Transat Café L’OR . The race runs from Le Havre, France, to Martinique, in the Caribbean.

Olympian Francesca Clapcich was originally born and raised in Italy and her childhood memories are filled with sailing and sailboat racing.

“I grew up in a small town really close to the water to the ocean, and my family had a small sailing boat. We were spending a lot of the time in the summer, just sailing around and cruising around. So I got exposed to the sport really early on.”

About ten years ago Clapcich left Italy and now lives in Utah.

“We just kind of decided that Utah and Park City, Kamas area was a great place to call home. We love the

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