A Western Cape sailor, Francesco Maccioni represents FBYC in competitive dinghy racing. Since September 2021, 6 races across 4 regattas have been recorded for Francesco. Francesco competes mainly in the Simonis 35 fleet, alongside races in other fleets. Highlights include winning the SailingSA events in the multiple fleets fleet, along with the SailingSA events in the multiple fleets fleet. Francesco continues to compete regularly across provincial and national sailing events.