Big success and a final that took one's breath away characterized the fourth edition of the TOSCANA ELBA CUP-TROFEO LOCMAN 2005 that - together with the musical event LOCMAN SOUL - animated the days and nights of Elba from May 3 to 8, 2005.

Big success and a final that took one's breath away characterized the fourth edition of the TOSCANA ELBA CUP-TROFEO LOCMAN 2005 that - together with the musical event LOCMAN SOUL - animated the days and nights of Elba from May 3 to 8, 2005.

On Sunday, the 8th of May the fourth edition of the TOSCANA ELBA CUP-TROFEO LOCMAN took place, the only Italian trial of the Swedish Match Tour, a Sailing World Championship Match Race. The public was very numerous, thousands of persons came together on the shore and along the wharf of Porto Azzurro, to attend this spectacular regatta day, whose winner was for the second subsequent year Russell Coutts (Russell Coutts Team), followed by Peter Gilmour (Pizza-La Sailing Team) and James Spithill (Luna Rossa Team).

Five days of regattas in a picturesque location as is the Porto Azzurro bay. Comments by experts and sailing fans, who came together in this impressive natural theater, were excellent. At this sort of sailing stadium it was possible to follow from near the spectacular challenges among the most appreciated skippers in the world. In fact, the TOSCANA ELBA CUP- TROFEO LOCMAN has among its participants not only the winners already mentioned, but also other outstanding names, such as Ed Braid and Peter Holmberg for Alinghi, Gavin Brady for Oracle and Francesco De Angelis for Luna Rossa. On this occasion there were also Patrizio Bertelli, chief of the Luna Rossa Challenge trade union, and Vincenzo Onorato, patron of the Mascalzone Latino.

The 2005 edition of the TOSCANA ELBA CUP-TROFEO LOCMAN ended by the traditional prize awarding ceremony that took place after the regatta at the main square of Porto Azzurro. After the performance by the singer L'Aura, a new voice within the Italian musical panorama, the winning teams were awarded prizes by Marco Mantovani consisting of a LOCMAN watch created especially as a limited edition for the TROFEO LOCMAN. A colored sportsmanlike watch, in carbon fiber and titanium, that expresses the witty, dynamic and tough spirit of the sea champions.

Yet LOCMAN, ever since a testimonial of the Island of Elba and its unique life style all over the world, not only contributed to the organization of this exceptional sailing race, but also of the LOCMAN SOUL musical show as a corollary of the sports event.

For this reason, on Saturday and Sunday, the 7th and 8th of May, Italian and foreign artists well known within the world of black music, went over the stage of Porto Azzurro, such as the virtuoso guitar player Joe Colombo, a new star of the blues made in Europe, David Muldoon an extraordinary deep voice, accompanied by the Boogie Man Orchestra, our singer/songwriter Davide Van De Sfroos who magically melts invention and tradition, and the already mentioned L'Aura, whose performance took place almost at the same time as the appearance of her new album. The patroness of the event was Anna Falchi, a renowned Italian actress, who has been supporting the watches “made in Elba” from the beginning.

Sports and music - this is the unique and exclusive mix that animated this Elban May by stressing once again the lasting bond between LOCMAN and its Island. In fact, within LOCMAN's world any moment is precious - the moment of rhythms that transform an island and wrap it up, thus emphasizing the beauty of its small harbors, its suggestive squares; the moment of the silence of a race against time in that noble and fascinating sailing challenge.