Editing Sardinia (section)

=== Water sports ===
Sardinia is well known for [[scuba diving]] and [[snorkeling]] activities also due to the many underwater caves and caverns located in [[Alghero]] and [[Cala Gonone]], [[Capo Caccia]] and Punta Giglio limestone cliffs, and many sunken shipwrecks. Around the island there are many diving centers offering scuba diving services with equipment rental and guided tours.

[[File:Santa Maria Navarrese-regata.jpg|thumb|right|Regatta at [[Santa Maria Navarrese]]]]
On the island of [[Caprera]] is the ''[[Centro Velico Caprera]]'', considered one of the largest sailing schools in the [[Mediterranean Sea]], founded in 1967.

The [[Yacht Club Costa Smeralda]], located in [[Porto Cervo]] and founded in 1967, is the main yachting club on the island.

Annually the island hosts a Superyacht Regatta, previously sponsored by [[Loro Piana]], but from 2021 onwards by [[Giorgio Armani]], and the Maxi Yacht [[Rolex Cup]].
Part of the [[Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena|Louis Vuitton Trophy]] was held in the [[Maddalena archipelago]] in 2010.

''Vento di Sardegna'' ('Wind of Sardinia') was a sailboat sponsored by the Autonomous Region of Sardinia. Its skipper, Andrea Mura, won the [[Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race]] in 2013 and in 2017, the Two Handed Transatlantic Race (Twostar) regatta in 2012 and the Route du Rhum.

[[Porto Pollo]], north of [[Palau (OT)|Palau]], is a bay well known by [[windsurfing|windsurfers]] and [[kitesurfing|kitesurfers]]. The bay is divided by a thin tongue of land that separates it into areas for advanced and beginner/intermediate windsurfers. There is also a restricted area for kitesurfing. Many freestyle windsurfers went to Porto Pollo for training and 2007 saw the finale of the freestyle Pro Kids Europe 2007 contest. Because of the [[Venturi effect]] between Sardinia and [[Corsica]], the western wind accelerates between the islands and creates the wind that makes Porto Pollo popular among windsurfing enthusiasts.

Cagliari hosts regularly international [[regattas]], such as the RC44 championship, [[Farr 40]] World championship, [[Audi MedCup]] and Kite Championships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kitegeneration.com/kite-foil-world-championship-2017-cagliari-sardinia-italy/|title=Kite Foil World Championship 2017 in Cagliari, Sardinia|date=9 October 2017}}</ref> In view of the 36th America's Cup, scheduled to take place in New Zealand in 2021, ''Luna Rossa Challenge''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lunarossachallenge.com/en/home|title=Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team|first=Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli|last=Team|website=Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team}}</ref> has chosen Cagliari as place for its preparation.{{Update inline|date=August 2022}}