Arturo Cascone returned, recalled by President Pio Angrisano, who decided to give a new boost to the sport of rowing. But after just a year, Cascone received better offers from Esperia of Turin and the technical direction was entrusted to Calì who, between 1968 and 1970, renewed the pool of athletes with many youngsters, achieving excellent results in the international field too, with third place in the 2+ at the European Championships jun in Berlin in July 1970 and at the Pentagonal of Castelgandolfo in August of the same year where, for the first time, a crew from our club wore the blue jersey, with Antonio Schettino, Andrea Coppola, helm Maurizio Zingone.
The following year, the direction of training was entrusted to athlete Bruno Zincone, who in 1971 would be joined by Peppe La Mura.
In that year, on 25th February, the first recognition from CONI arrived, with the awarding of the Silver Star for Sporting Merit to our club's flag, 'in recognition of those clubs that have done well in the cause of sport, for so many years served and honoured'.
In 1972, only La Mura was in charge of rowing and the first results arrived: the Two Jole Seniors, consisting of Errico La Mura, Andrea Coppola, coxswain Peppiniello Di Capua, was second at the Italian championships in Bari, while two other crews, the Two Without (2-) Seniors (Alfredo Acanfora, Antonio La Padula) and the Two With (2+) Seniors (Errico La Mura, Andrea Coppola, coxswain Peppiniello Di Capua) were fourth at the Campionships in Bari. Di Capua) were fourth at the Italian Championships at Lago Patria.
This was followed by years of great commitment and immense sacrifice for the athletes, which were rewarded by multiple placings of honour at national level.
In 1973, under the chairmanship of Giovanni Uberti, two second places at the Italian Championships in Mantua with the 2+ sen (Antonio La Padula and Carmine la Mura) and the 2+ sen (Errico La Mura, Andrea Coppola, helm Peppeniello Di Capua); in the following year another second place with the 2+ jun. (Sabino De Simone, Gerardo Trattelli, tim. Tullio Cinella) at the Italian Championships in Lago Patria.
In the same year, on 7th September 1974, Peppe Abbagnale entered the Circolo's door for the first time, followed by his brothers Carmine in 1977 and Agostino in 1981.
The time was ripe and on 27th April 1975, President Giovanni Greco, Antonio Dell'Aquila won the Italian title in Chiusi in the Canoe race, sixteen years after the first title won by the Club.
From 1975 to 1995, uninterruptedly for twenty years, the rowers of the Circolo Nautico Stabia won as many as 56 Italian titles, with an average of about three titles per year, projecting the Circolo Nautico Stabia to the top of national rowing.
But that was not enough.
Soon came the first success in the international field.
In fact, at the World Jun Championships in Villach in 1976, a ninth place in the 2+ with the very young Giuseppe Abbagnale and Mario Bandino, helm Di Capua; while the following year, Franco Scarselli, the federal 8+, with Giuseppe Abbagnale, was eighth at the World Jun Championships in Edinburgh.
In 1979, after a seventh place by Carmine Abbagnale in the federal 8+ at the World Jun Championships in Moscow, the seventh place won in the 2+ at the World Championships in Bled by Giuseppe Abbagnale, Antonio Dell'Aquila, tim. Giuseppe Di apua.
In 1980, Circolo Nautico Stabia's 2+ represented Italy at the Moscow Olympics, winning the prestigious small final. That same year, however, Antonio Dell'Aquila left rowing, replaced by 19-year-old Carmine Abbagnale, Giuseppe's younger brotr.
It was the turning point.
