Arto Hirsch / Sofia Borgia

Arto Hirsch is one of Italy's promising young Nacra 17 sailors, racing with Sofia Borgia.

The pair showed strong development through 2025, taking bronze at the Nacra 17 Junior European Championship in Sicily, and have stepped up to test themselves against the senior fleet, including the 2026 World Championship in Quiberon.

Hirsch is part of a deep generation of Italian catamaran talent looking toward Los Angeles 2028.

Sofia Borgia crews for Arto Hirsch in an emerging Italian Nacra 17 partnership.

The young duo claimed Junior European bronze in 2025 and have been building experience at senior level, racing the 2026 Worlds in Quiberon.

Borgia and Hirsch are among the next wave of Italian sailors in the foiling catamaran as the LA 2028 cycle gets underway.