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Once upon a time there was a regatta, the Admiral’s Cup, where the best boats from each nation competed in England. Goal: to become world champions in offshore sailing. And Italy was among the big players.
Illuminating interview with Beppe Croce, the most influential Italian in sailing on the entire planet. Rereading it now is like being in today’s time. Nothing has changed, and Croce was seeing it through.
Luciano Ladavas and his companion Leo are attacked by Hungarian pirates while crossing the Panama Canal. Here comes the Panamanian army, how will it end?
Romagnolo Cino Ricci takes the plunge, becoming the skipper of the superboat Deception for the first time. Lots of trouble, some satisfaction. And he does not yet know that he will become the most famous sailor in Italy.
Bruce Kirby, the designer of the Laser, recounts how from the idea of putting an easy-to-arm barque on the roof of a car, the most ingenious idea in the history of sailing was accidentally born.
Carcano from his home on Lake Maggiore could see the boats while working at Moto Guzzi. A poor but passionate sailor, one day he decided that after winning with his motorcycles, he would also win with his strange boats. So it was.
And yes, in the 1970s a small boat of seven meters or so was enough to feel like a great sailor and participate in the Italian Class VI championship. A lesson for today’s sailing.
More than forty years have passed, but if one wants to feel like a true sailor-the hardcore kind-they have to disguise themselves as sea wolves. A review of shoes and boots of the era, perfect for today’s times
The Sailing Newspaper goes to the temple of sailing, Cowes, for the Admiral’s Cup. As usual, the Italians make the exploit by winning a regatta. But the British take home the championship. It will be for the next time.
It is fabled that the heavy Cutty Sark made a 500-mile hitch in one day, Conrad was embarked as an officer. Eight madmen launch their boats on the tea route. The Journal of Sailing tells its fascinating story.
It sounds like prehistory, but there were already ingenious solutions aboard the three most advanced boats of the time: Baron Rothschild’s Gitana VI, Bassani Brothers’ Phantom (Wally ring a bell?), and Sparkman&Stephens-designed Kialoa
The Giornale della Vela became famous in Italy for catching sailor Ambrogio Fogar copying in his book the description of a storm written in ’63 by John Guzwell. Controversy erupts.
Giorgio Falck brings in the designer of the moment, Bob Miller. We interview him before he changes his name to Ben Lexcen and becomes the designer of the boat, Australia III, that beat the Americans for the first time in the America’s Cup
Mauro Pelaschier was the Finn star, Carlo Croce was champion in FDs, a Comet 9.10 was Italian champion. Men and boats that would go down in sailing history
The legendary Damien in the Australian seas capsizes three times in two hours. The tale of Jerome Poncet and Gerard Janichon who, through their adventures, became heroes of French sailing
Before foils reaching 40 knots under sail seemed impossible. Yet a boat that sailed only starboard tack succeeded. It was the Crossbow, then it looks like a monster
Ambrogio Fogar arrives in the editorial office of the Giornale della Vela as a defendant but, question after question, his interrogation reveals the human side of a true sailor
Italian/French singer Antoine comes down from the stage on the crest of a wave and decides to go live on a boat. His account of his new life as told by himself
Raul Gardini falls in love with the young Argentine architect’s boats as he is interviewed for the first time by GdV. And finally unveils the Moor of Venice project
1975-76 Year 1 no. 6 December-January p. 34-35
Italian boats dominate one of the world’s most famous oceanic offshore races. An overall winner is a Carter 37, born to cruise the Mediterranean. Other times!
From the protagonists’ account as one of the world’s most famous Italian boats sinks in the middle of the Atlantic. Many question the facts, Falck defends itself
Birth of the impossible feat of Alan Colas who, handicapped in one foot, solo participates in the transatlantic Ostar with the largest racing boat ever built in history
Eighty thousand people celebrate in Paris Eric Tabarly unexpected winner of the Ostar. It is the consecration of the greatest sailor and racer in modern history.
The great Italian actor tells the Sailing Newspaper how and why he fell in love with sailing and bought a boat. An ironic and surreal reading, there is fun to be had!
We rediscover in a major review how boating used to be done. That period saw the birth of the innovations that we still use today.
The sailor with the most Olympic medals in history,the legendary Danish sailor, tries his hand at designing boats bearing his name. The first is 7.50 m long and bears his name
The sixth IOR class is the gymnasium where 7/8-meter boats that are the gymnasium of great designers and sailors compete. And the Italians become the strongest in the world in this category
With an “old” boat, out of the New York sailing loop,outsider Ted Turner at the helm of Courageous wins the America’s Cup and turns the noses up at his fellow Americans
The great sailor Pierre Sicouri recounts the passage to Cape Horn and the adventurous sailing of B&B, the Italian boat participating in the Tour of the World. On board are ten boys in their early twenties who will become famous
Incredible stories of piracy, arms trafficking, robbery. The Caribbean was not only a haven for sailors around the world in the 1970s but also the center of shady dealings, such as the 41-foot Feisty adventure…
Forty seven-meter boats, the mini tonners, do battle in Tuscany. The legend was born of Alain Jezequel, a brilliant French designer naturalized Italian who would design some of the most beautiful and fastest boats even for cruising, such as the Grand Soleils.
Writer Luca Goldoni recounts his experience at the Caprera Sailing Center where he learned the art of sailing. Between unfamiliar names, barracks-style dormitories, and the panic that assails him when he takes the helm
Accountant Fantozzi’s hilarious visit to the boat show narrated by Paolo Villaggio, who drifts out in a “monstrous” wind and buys a boat by signing promissory notes for 200 million…
For the first time the Sardinia Cup is being held, the world’s most famous boats and sailors are coming to the Emerald Coast. They realize it is a unique place in the world as they taste the Sardinian mistral when it hits hard
One of the greatest sailors in history, Alain Colas, disappears during the Route Du Rhum. He had set off without a sponsor in a 20-meter trimaran, alone in the hunt for the winner’s prize that would put his finances back on track
At the Transat en double for the first time, in 1979, we realize that sailboats can surpass the laws of hydrodynamics by flying over water. Foils were born and have come a long way since then….
The Italian team at the Admiral’s Cup finished third and also did well in the storm during the Fastnet race with 20 boats sunk and nineteen sailors swallowed by the Irish Sea
In the late 1970s, an Italian man discovers that you can travel the world by boat by hitchhiking the sea to fulfill his dream sail to the West Indies. The photostory of an adventure of yesteryear
1979 is the year of the consecration of windsurfing, previously snubbed by purists because “that’s not sailing.” Even the top leadership of the world federation realizes this and proposes it as an Olympic class
Rampant among the boats anchored in the roadstead is the game of spi, or how to get taken to the sky using the sail as a kite. The Sailing Journal reveals how to practice this game still valid today
Italian sailor Carozzo defends himself against accusations that he led the Golden Lion into the ocean without preparation. But the crew accuses him, “There wasn’t even any food on board!” The boat is in danger of sinking and is rescued after a may day. Hot controversy
Multihulls arrive at Ostar, the solo transatlantic with 152 starters, boats of all kinds. A 15-meter trimaran led by an unknown 66-year-old American, Phil Weld, surprisingly won. How did the “old man” beat the holy monsters?
They came from all over the world to Lake Garda for the Centomiglia. By 1980 it is at the height of its success, boats of all kinds participate, from the first monsters to the cruising boat. Let’s look back at the then most famous sailing festival in Europe
The Stephens brothers, Gary Mull, and Doug Peterson were the fathers of modern sailboats. The Sailing Newspaper reports on their professional and private lives. It all stemmed from a passion for sailing, then everyone had their own winning idea
When satellite navigation was born. The Journal of Sailing chronicles the birth of satellite use in yachting. You will find that it all originated in 1830, by an Austrian physicist…
Seven Italians set off on the Whitbread, a crewed sailing tour of the world. An unmatched record that in the third millennium is only for professionals. Some of the heroes of yesteryear remained unknown; others became famous. We rediscover the ocean fever epic of the 1980s
A scoop! First, our newspaper tells how the first resounding participation in the America’s Cup of the consortium that would later be called Azzurra was being born. Directed by Gianni Agnelli and the Aga Khan. It was called “Operation Italy.”
An Italian boat, Almagores, for the first time wins a race at the Admiral’s Cup, the offshore boat world championship. Blame lost protests, imposed by a biased British jury. It is an opportunity to discover the world’s most beautiful boats of the early 1980s
The epic sailing of Rolly Go disalbering in the middle of the ocean, narrated by Pierre Sicouri. How they managed to make makeshift equipment and reach Cape Town in South Africa by ranking, amazingly, first of the Italians at the round-the-world stage
Azzurra before birth is tested in the tank with a 1:3 scale model. The Sailing Newspaper is there and witnesses with intriguing photos how racing boats were designed for the America’s Cup before the arrival of design software. It looks like prehistory!
“Paul was swallowed up by the waves. Only his voice can be heard!” An account of the epic recovery of Martinoni, who fell overboard in the night during the stage to the 52nd South Parallel. The story is by skipper Pierre Sicouri. A lesson in seamanship.
The Journal of Sailing interviews Mauro Pelaschier, who does not yet know that he will become famous as Azzurra’s helmsman. Meanwhile, Mauro recounts his career as an outstanding sailor, including Olympics, world championships and anecdotes such as the Swedish sailor who was drunk lost in the evening and won an Olympic regatta the next morning
German Frers became the world’s most famous designer. Everyone wants him, he gives a confessional interview to GdV in which he explains his secrets and how he became the most sought-after and beloved. Like when he explains how he designed Flyer, which just won the Whitbread World Tour
Italian boats beat Americans at Sardinia Cup, a kind of world championship for offshore boats. A historic achievement achieved by three legendary boats: Almagores, Brava, Mandrake. The tale, characters, and technique of a golden competitive moment
The Sailing Newspaper goes to Paul Elvstrom’s home in Copenhagen and gets his sailing and intimate story. A portrait of a unique character who reveals, “Today I only do regattas if I’m having fun.” He could afford it!
The 1980s formalized a new profession, that of the offshore racing boat owner. Driven by healthy passion and sometimes by a fever of prominence, shipowners end up being victims of crews, even though they are the ones who “pay.” The Journal reports on the phenomenon and speculates on the “owner’s compartment.” With some healthy irony.
Nothing has changed from today; to win a regatta you have to start well. Tiziano Nava, aboard Azzurra, explains in the Sailing Newspaper the secrets to a perfect start in 12 different cases. A lesson from a master, still valid today.
In 1983 it seemed like science fiction; now it is reality. The Sailing Newspaper in this article speculates on the future of sailing with the help of information technology. Much of what was hypothesized nearly four decades ago has occurred. An enlightening and entertaining read.
This is how the great helmsman Tom Blackaller comments on Azzurra. No one knows how the Italian boat that is participating in the America’s Cup for the first time will perform. In this feature a close look at all the boats of the golden age of the 12-meter SI, the fascinating boats of that time that would compete in Newport a few months later.
In 1983, multihulls are still just “objects” for winning ocean races. The Sailing Newspaper explains why they go so fast compared to a monohull and speculates on what has since occurred: the boom in catamarans for cruising as well.
An interview from an outstanding author-John Ceccarelli, then a very young designer. Ceccarelli has two rising stars, Rob Humphreys and Tony Castro, tell him why the British design new wave. They will be famous!
A very young Tiziano Nava recounts his adventure aboard Azzurra, where he spent more time on board than ashore. A sincere and affectionate account also of Cino Ricci, called the “cruel one.” The great adventure of the Italian America’s Cup is about to begin.
Are you passionate about sails, want to know how they evolved from scissors to computers? In this article you will find a history of the evolution of cuts and fabrics. To understand how and why the sailing boat engine has changed, which still influences today’s situation.
We went to the launching after restoration of a Leudo Rivano, a late 19th century maxi gozzo with which Ligurians used to go to Tuscany to load up on wine and cheese. A beautiful story of the rebirth of a real working sailboat. Must-read for nautical literacy.
Tiziano Nava, aboard Azzurra, tells how, in disbelief, the masters of world sailing took notice of Azzurra. But there’s more…the designer of the Italian boat, Andrea Vallicelli, explains the secrets of the fins on the bulb of Australia II, the other big surprise of America’s Cup ’83.
Australia for the first time succeeded in snatching the America’s Cup from the Americans, who had held it since 1851. In this article the analysis of how Australia II with its ingenious designer Ben Lexcen and astute helmsman John Bertrand beat U.S. legend Dennis Conner.
For the first time an Italian, Alex Carozzo, participated in the Mini Transat, the legendary ocean race with 6.50-meter boats, then in its infancy. Even today crossing the ocean in these boats is a feat, but back then it was truly an adventure at the human limits.
1980s: without being a professional you could still win world championships with cabin boats. But how was it possible? The Sailing Newspaper explains how you could become a winning shipowner in an era unthinkable today…but you never know!
In a former spinning mill on Lake Como, an outstanding craftsman, “Meco” Lillia, built the queen of Olympic classes, the Star. They came from all over the world to have a Lillia. We tell you a beautiful story of passion and ingenuity made in Italy.
Italian America’s Cup mania explodes in the wake of Azzurra. Five unions try to win the world’s oldest trophy. Meanwhile, where did Azzurra’s “heroes” go? And a very young Francesco De Angelis debuts; we will find him, years later, on Luna Rossa.
Raul Gardini, before the Moor of Venice. We retrace the story of one of the greatest enthusiasts who made Italy’s sailing great, before he came to the headlines. What a story and what boats those Gardini’s are!
The Zegna regatta catwalk in Portofino becomes an event that mixes socialites and sailing. From all over Italy and beyond came the best boats, great sailors and VIP personalities. Like Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet boarding Nitissima while a very young Luca Bassani aboard his J/24 had no idea he would create Wallys.
The chronicle of the legendary victory of Dodo Gorla and Alfio Peraboni winning the Star World Championship…the last time an Italian had won it was 1956 and his first name was Tino and last name was Straulino. They beat Paul Cayard who settled for second place!
Five boats, four children, one wife. The story of Pierluigi Spadolini one of Italy’s most famous architects who with his family participates in the great Mediterranean regattas. A story of passion that teaches the values of the sea.
How does one go to sea following etiquette without being called a boor? Piero Ottone, a great journalist and yachtsman, compiled a kind of decalogue of proper going to sea, still valid today. With a few exceptions.
It has already been 10 years since the birth of our newspaper. We take the opportunity to review the highlights from 1975 to 1985. A boom decade for sailing. Italians discover that everyone can go sailing. You just have to want it!
His name is Cam Lewis, he finds himself in the last race one step away from victory but has to beat old champion John Bertrand. Fifty turns on the way to the finish to keep behind the champion. He makes it. A great story, with lots of useful tips for becoming a great sailor yourself, like the then very young Cam.
An outstanding contribution, Beppe Croce – president of the IVF and the World Federation – profiles the greatest designer in history, Olin Stephens. Whose personal friend he was. Sailing is about great men. Stephens and Croce were.
At 21, a boy becomes a billionaire (in lira) by sailing. He is the king of sail surfing, his name is Robby Naish. How did he do it? The Journal of Sailing tells its fascinating story, which has remained unique in the journal of the sport.
The Sailing Journal goes to Patagonia and discovers that Cape Horn is also a placid inlet. A voyage to mythical seas at the edge of the world, still valid today as a guide to visitation. For example, we go to the famous ship cemetery in Ushuaia where a plaque is dedicated to Mauro Mancini…
In the 1980s, the United States dictated the world of sailing. Luca Bontempelli guides you to discover a world, for us Italians, that is magical. You will find an unknown Paul Cayard, advice on how one should dress to be glamorous, which yacht club one should attend…
In Italy, in Forli, Comar was the shipyard that the whole world envied us. An Italian story of success and insight. It all started when Zavatta and Mambelli decided to launch a small cabin boat named Meteor. It became the most popular cabin sailboat in history.
“If I knew the pressure the wind exerts at every point on the sail, I could build a better sail.” Lowell North, the legendary sailor/sailor, aboard the America’s Cup Victory, tells us exclusively. No one knew that the sail revolution would come from there. Historic moment.
Two of the world’s top sailing champions, Gary Jobson and Mike Toppa, explain to the Sailing Newspaper how to helm a sailboat well. Valuable lessons, still valid today. Read now and take note.
Tribute to brothers Tommaso and Enrico Chieffi who won the 470 world championship despite a boycott attempt by the French. They themselves recount their triumph, complete with an attempt to call the police….
Italy’s most beloved boat, Azzurra, is preparing for its second America’s Cup challenge. And war breaks out! Mauro Pelaschier is taken out, Cino Ricci cannot keep his troop at bay. Behind the scenes, we reconstruct the prologue to a future disaster. With first and last names.
For the first time in the history of sailing there is a monotype, which is not an Olympic boat, that is depopulating all over the world. It’s called the J 24, and to celebrate its 200th anniversary exclusively for Il Giornale della Vela, a very young Francesco De Angelis, future helmsman of Luna Rossa, tells how it should be adjusted and steered. A lesson that applies to every boat, from a great teacher.
He, Mario Pedol, does not know it yet. But he will become one of the world’s boating archistars. Pedol and his Nauta Yachts in the 1980s set the stage for a success story. An account of the beginnings of a luminous career in which he reveals what the ideal boat should look like. Everything came true!
His name is Jean Marie Finot, a Frenchman who invented modern cruising sailboats by beating the U.S. overpower. The Journal of Sailing interviews Finot, who tells his winning recipe: to design the right boat he puts on paper what’s on his mind…
It was not until 1616 that it was dubbed for the first time, since then only those who have passed it become mythical sailors. We retrace the origin story of the myth of this dismal stretch of land, at the edge of the world. All thanks to a Dutch merchant and seafarer who…
Australia II helmsman John Bertrand tells how he managed to beat the Americans after 132 years of dominance in the America’s Cup. A long exclusive interview that gives us insight into how to manage a crew, how to resist psychological tension, in short, how to win at sailing.
“Who ruled that in order to win in regattas you must not have interiors for cruising?” with this recipe Niels Jeppesen built his fortune as builder of the X Yachts. And it revolutionized the sailing world. How did he do it? He tells us himself.
The queen of Olympic classes, the Star, turns 75. Il Giornale della Vela takes the opportunity to look back at the extraordinary career of Italy’s greatest sailor, Agostino Straulino, who is built his finest victories precisely with the Star. What a story!
A true detective story set the summer of 1986 ablaze. While racing in the ocean the Berlucchi sloop disappears. He is found months later without a bulb, overturned. Accusations between shipyard and crew family, blame, overlapping assumptions, denied search…
Everything has changed in sailing, but wind marker threads, in telltales jargon, have remained an empirical but effective way to adjust sails and understand wind direction and intensity for 100 years. A definitive guide to using the most economical system for better sailing.
Tribute to Beppe Croce, excellent sailor, the greatest executive Italian sailing ever had, who passed away in September 1986. We retrace his story full of encounters and anecdotes, especially of his great love for sailing, the best kind. A great man.
1986 was the year of the final consecration of an Argentine who at age 8 had already decided that he would design sailboats in life. The Sailing Newspaper traces the life and career of German Frers, then the undisputed king of maxi yachts and the most prestigious production boats.
There escapes yet another drama at the Route du Rhum, the giant catamaran Royale capsizes and its skipper Loic Caradec is never found. When multihulls were still imperfect and dangerous objects. And participating in a solo ocean race was a big risk.
Aboard a three-masted Charcot sets out to discover the mysteries of the Arctic Ocean. Of the 40 crewmen, only one was saved during a storm. Charcot perished but became the father of modern oceanography. History of men, sailors, explorers.
His boats changed boating and design. He has just built the first fiberglass America’s Cup boat, New Zealand. A diesptto the anonymous appearance Bruce Farr is one of the geniuses of modern sailing. Here it tells and says everything, really everything
Italy makes a bad impression at the America’s Cup with the two boats Azzurra and Italia. The Sailing Newspaper goes behind the scenes of the two consortia and reveals “everything you wanted to know about the Italians at the Cup but didn’t dare ask. Inquiry.
We look back in a great report on Dennis Conner’s victory in the 1987 America’s Cup. How he managed to bring the Cup back to the U.S. after losing it for the first time since 1851.
A great lesson in sailing theory and practice from an outstanding professor, Giorgio Falck. Without keeping any secrets, the great sailor opens his journal of notes with a single goal: to make a sailboat go faster.
In the 1980s, going to live on a sailboat became a social phenomenon that led citizens, urban sailors, to dream of a free life in contact with nature. Sailing medicine takes hold more and more, in pursuit of the dream of a different life.
Il Giornale della Vela takes the two strongest Italian sailors of the moment, brothers Enrico and Tommaso Chieffi, closes them in the newsroom and projects them into the future, recounting when they won the America’s Cup for the first time in history, after 14 attempts. The best “April Fools’ Day” in the history of our newspaper!
No one would have bet a dime on James Cook when he left in 1768 with Endeavour. Instead, the English sailor discovered New Zealand. When he returned home to England, he became a hero. What a story!
Capri is home to the world’s strongest sailors competing for the world championship of the J 24, the world’s most popular boat. But it was an Italian who won, the very young Francesco De Angelis. How did he manage to beat the Americans? We explain.
In the 1980s it was unusual for an Italian boat to sail around the world for the sheer pleasure of it, experiencing a comfortable adventure. A 60-something couple ahead of their time, with a 1950s ketch, the Albeggians, husband and wife, put 3,000 miles on the clock. When they returned home, the Sailing Newspaper gets a report on how it went. Good, but.
A great report by Luca Bontempelli chronicling 1987 sailing: from the America’s Cup returning to the U.S. to Gorla/Peraboni winning the European Star, from the Admiral’s Cup to Raul Gardini. A year not to be forgotten.
The world’s most famous, loved, hated U.S. sailor comes clean, in the first person. Portrait of Dennis Conner, the man who always says, “My belief is that there is no excuse when you lose.” He lost the America’s Cup but does not yet know that he will soon win it again.
It has a tree as tall as a 17-story building and looks like a drift with terraces, but it is 38 meters long. An outstanding report on New Zealand’s first outings, the first in the epic that made New Zealanders the world’s most successful sailors.
The Sailing Newspaper meets one of the last great shipwrights and traces a romantic history of wood and its essences, the emperor of materials from which boats are built. Even today.
He is 25 years old, Brazilian, and just won the Olympics with the Star. He was going twice as fast as the others. Story of sailing artist Torben Grael who would become darling of Italians with the first Luna Rossa in 2000.
A great report on the Crewed Sailing Tour of the World that was then called Whitbread. “No more blue jackets, fancy ladies, gold buttons…” says Giorgio Falck participating with Gatorade who tells how he juggled the search for sponsors between Barilla, Benetton, Gatorade.
With 38 feet cruising among the ice at the southern tip of the world. A fascinating account of an experience in a world where time has no dimension. You come to want to go there, despite cold, danger, fear.
We go to Buenos Aires to the studio of German Frers, who in a long interview tells all about himself and his boats, the most beautiful in the world. And let’s go over his most beautiful boats in a roundup. Many are Italian.
Reportage of the most important world championship in offshore sailing where the beautiful Brava finally wins in Naples. On board are a certain Paul Cayard and the very young Francesco De Angelis.
The Sailing Newspaper gets the scoop, goes aboard and photographs Extrabeat, the new superboat of lawyer Gianni Agnelli. All the secrets of one of the most beautiful in sailing history. A then cutting-edge object.
Interview with Pasquale Landolfi, one of the wonderful examples of boundless passion for sailing and racing. He has just won one of the most important regattas in the world, the One Ton Cup, and his history is linked to his legendary boats, the Brava, known all over the world.
Former design wunderkind is now a 40-year-old gentleman who still designs boats that amaze everyone with the rate of innovation and speed. This is Bruce Farr , we get told everything, just everything about himself, about boats, about sailing.
While sailing at 47 degrees latitude toward Australia during the World Tour John Chittenden falls overboard. We tell you in an exciting graphic novel how the English sailor narrowly managed to save himself. By a hair.
An exceptional interview/monologue where Edmond De Rotschild, one of the great patrons of modern sailing, empties the drawer of memories. The result is a history of sailing, where he explains what ‘is the true spirit that should animate the sailor. A lesson still valid today.
In 1990, it is a feat to cross the Atlantic, round trip, and then try to save the environment, at seventy years of age and with an eight-meter boat. The “ntelitteram” ecovelist is named Marco Scolari. Here is his story.
Off the Cape of Good Hope his boat capsizes. But legendary French sailor Philippe Poupon doesn’t lose heart, he puts on his wetsuit goes into the water and charges to right his 18-meter, drift-like vessel. An incredible, breathtaking seafaring story.
New Zealanders, it is known, are the best sailors in the world. But not only that! We entered the Cookson shipyard to understand the secrets of the then most famous boat builder in the world. Which, in 1990, is building three Italian boats.
A great report of the most striking launch in history, that of the Moor of Venice. Music by Morricone, set design by Zeffirelli, and Raul Gardini’s youngest child, Maria Speranza, serving as godmother. An epic and happy moment in Italian sailing. We were there.
When it was still science fiction to land the first man on Mars, a group of visionaries in 1990 launched the challenge of the Space Sail Cup, the first space sailing regatta. It was serious, fascinating, with an Italian competitor. A project less crazy than it sounds.
Discovering the greatest sailor in history, Eric Tabarly. The sailing genius, between the edges of the hard profile, hides a tender and passionate side and a boundless love for all the mythical boats he has owned, the Pen Duicks.
Discovering Corsica, the Mediterranean mainland island retains unique features that make it one of the most fascinating places to sail. Its wild bays, mystical hinterland. A condensation of nature in an itinerary still valid today.
It ends with the victory of Peter Blake’s Steinlager in the legendary edition of Whitbread, the crewed round-the-world sailing race. The Journal of Sailing tells what happened and why myths that will make the future history of sailing were born from here.
Two hundred years of sailing history through the epic of the Camper&Nicholson shipyard. From the shed at Gosport in England came the most famous boats in sailing history, Creole, Shamrock V, Velsheda, Endeavour…
In 1990 Mauro Pelaschier, the helmsman of Azzurra, was 41 years old. But he already has so many miles under his butt, victories and defeats, joys and sorrows, that he can afford to speak his mind unabashedly. And he does it in this exclusive interview.
With Florence Arthaud for the first time a woman won a major transatlantic regatta, dispelling the male myth of the sport of sailing. At 33, she outperformed her male colleagues. We explain why the sailor’s instinct has no gender.
From Portofino with the Star to Around the World with Guia. The Journal of Sailing interviews one of the great protagonists of Italian sailing, Giorgio Falck. Pure sailor and sailor by vocation. The wonderful, unabashed story of a man who has a disease in his blood, sailing.
The encyclopedia of the great designers of the 1990s. From Luca Brenta to Van De Stadt. Because all boats have a bow and a stern but what makes them unmistakable from one another is the signature, that of the designer.
The historical father of Italian design Carlo Sciarrelli, known as the Burbero, tells how his countercurrent boats, all splendid “one-offs,” are born. His faults he tells himself, the merits we reveal to you.
On May 11, 1991, the Moro di Venezia won the America’s Cup Class World Championship at eight o’clock in the evening. The tale of the key moment in Raul Gardini’s Italian boat epic begins here. Beating the New Zealanders in the final.
Face to face with Giorgio “Dodo” Gorla, the Italian who, copied with the unforgettable Alfio Peraboni, won as only Straulino in the Star class. You will understand how to measure intelligence in interpreting the wind and how to elevate upwind to an art form.
By a mere 62 incredible hundredths of a point, the Italian team loses the Admiral’s Cup, the world championship for offshore boats. The chronicle of what was nonetheless a historic moment for Italian sailing.
How the myth of Giovanni Soldini was born. The Journal of Sailing chronicles the beginnings of an unknown 25-year-old Milanese man who decides to buy a strange boat to sail solo. On the side it writes “sponsor wanted.” The sponsor will find it, and then …
In London in 1906, the first regulation in history was born, allowing similar boats to compete on equal terms. Metric classes were born, marking the era of the most elegant and bolinier boats in sailing history. Culminating the 12m SIs of the America’s Cup.
We relive the first final in America’s Cup history in which an Italian boat participated. Rediscover Raul Gardini’s Moro di Venezia adventure, the reasons why it came within a hair’s breadth of victory. Not since 1964 has a European boat reached so high.
In celebration of the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America, great sailing ships from around the world gather in Genoa. A chance to discover how sailing was once done, among brigs, schooners, velacci and counter-sails. They are the queens of the sea.
Altair, or the sailboat that was one of the most beautiful floating villas in the world. Born in 1929, 161 tons, William Fife design is one of the best examples of the golden age of yachting, the 1930s. And to think that before the restoration he had never left the shores of England!
For three hundred days, 30-year-old Hugues Delignéres lived aboard his nine-meter boat trapped in Antarctic ice. The extraordinary tale of an adventure at the limits of human capabilities.
“I’ve lost the rudder, I’m heading for Papeete in Polynesia.” An account of the adventure of a very young Vittorio Malingri, the only Italian on the solo round-the-world voyage aboard Moana 60, which he designed and built. When ocean sailing was romantic, mythical, dangerous and sailed in the screaming 50°.
Vittorio Malingri, 31, says, “Sailing is a wonderful experience, away from the excess of noise, of information for a true confrontation with nature.” Malingri thought in an emotional confession.
Luca Bontempelli, a great signature of the time, recounts the 200 issues of the Journal of Sailing intertwined with his personal life, which is a story of endless passion for sailing. From that day in 1975 when he bought the first copy at the newsstand and dreamed of becoming like his hero, the legendary Tino Straulino.
As anticipated by Jules Verne more than a century earlier, Frenchman Loick Peyron entered history by circumnavigating the Globe in 80 days. Become a hero like Columbus, Magellan, Vasco de Gama. He wins the trophy named, indeed, Verne and pockets a million dollars.
This is how one prepares to win the Olympics according to Valentin Mankin, one of the greatest sailors in history, then technical commissioner of the Italian national team. A masterful lesson, a philosophy of life, a preparation for victory. Unabashed.
We tell the story of modern yachting by analyzing the evolution of the keels of the most famous boats in history. Why the shapes and all the secrets of the designers from the 1851 schooner America to the Moor of Venice.
The 1990s tale of four young Mediterranean sailors recounting their ocean adventures. Like 30-year-old Peter D’Ali who says, “At the 52nd parallel everything seems impossible to you.” Or Marco Zancopè who aboard his 6-meter Mini when he crosses the finish line bursts into a liberating cry.
Francis Drake lapped it in 1616, and the myth of Cape Horn has not been dispelled since. As the boats of an epic World Tour pass it we take the opportunity to tell you the story of the passages in front of that dark and sullen rock at the edge of the world.
The fever of the pursuit of maximum speed and sail was born in the mid-1990s. Foil times have not yet arrived but boats are trying to fly on the water. This is how and with what boats people tried to achieve flight over water.
Giovanni Soldini joins the club of great ocean sailors after his latest feat, the BOC. So here’s his story, from when he started sailing at age 2, to holding the helm of the family’s Alpa at 10, deciding with $600 in his pocket to go to the Caribbean, and winning La Baule-Dakar at 25.
It is called Wallygator II, is 105 feet long, reaches 30 knots of speed, and is all controlled by sensors and hydraulics. The Journal of Sailing notices that with the Wally 105 a boat was born that would revolutionize the history of yachting. And he reveals the secrets of this revolutionary object.
He doesn’t know it yet, but he will become the most titled Italian sailor in history. His name is Vasco Vascotto, he comes from Trieste and is only 25 years old. In this revealing interview it is already clear that he will become a champion…even to the point of being Luna Rossa’s strategist in 2021.
A young Frenchman tired of Parisian life leaves, alone, from France in a 7-meter boat, reaches Greenland and returns to Brittany in six months. A fascinating story, a meticulous logbook, discovering an unknown Europe.
Our own Leonardo Zuccaro boards an Este 39 born for the Mediterranean and crosses the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands to Barbados with three friends. Fifteen days of 14-knot glides, whales and pasta and broccoli. A do-it-yourself adventure.
The Journal of Sailing turns 20 and takes the opportunity to look back at the milestones of yachting design and history from 1975 to 1995. A journey into the past that serves to understand today’s choices.
Discovering the history and most beautiful boats of the legendary Ligurian shipyard Sangermani, which for three generations has built many of the world’s most coveted yachts. How a made-in-Italy myth is born.
It seemed to be finished. Instead, the most eclectic and brilliant of designers, Douglas Peterson, resurrected by designing the New Zealand boat Black magic that won the 1995 America’s Cup. The Sailing Newspaper interviews him and he reveals the secrets of his resurrection.
After 26 years Italy finally wins the Admiral’s Cup, the world offshore boat championship. The story of Capricorn’s triumph helmed by Flavio Favini, Bra Q 8 by Francesco de Angelis and Mumm a Mia by Tommaso Chieffi.
1995 is a formidable year for Italian competitive sailing. Champions are born and established who will still be talked about. Exclusive interviews with De Angelis, Favini, the Chieffi brothers and Ivaldi, and young Bogatec. They reveal their dreams and ambitions–because they will still be talked about.
On November 2, 1995, Parsifal sank in the Gulf of Lion. It is the biggest tragedy in Italian sailing, six sailors die including our beloved contributor Luciano Pedulli. The Sailing Newspaper reports on this tragedy and makes assumptions.
His name is Simone Bianchetti, 26, and he will become an (unfortunate) legend of Italian ocean sailing. He participated in the Mini Transat along with four other Italians and finished 10th. The GdV interviews him, and it becomes clear what this unconventional Romagnolo is made of, and he will be the talk of the town.
In 1975, four 18-year-old friends founded the first Italian design studio, which, after 20 years, is one of the most famous in the world. The story of the Vallicelli studio that designed Azzurra and dozens of history-making boats.
Sailor Paola Pozzolini tells us the legend of the 2810 miles that made sailing history, from Plymouth in England to Newport in the United States. It is the Ostar, the world’s most famous solo transatlantic that has enshrined Tabarly and Chichester.
He sailed for 500 days solo in an eight-foot boat, entering the Guinness Book of World Records. The story of Sergio Testa who wanted to travel the world but did not want to take his luggage with him. Thus was born the record-breaking trip with a microboat.
The Sail Newspaper makes a scoop when it photographs the first edges of the Stealth, the 92-footer designed by Frers, the lawyer Agnelli. The myth of the maxiyacht was born, revolutionizing the concept of the boat, ultra-fast and futuristic.
For the first time in history an Italian wins a solo regatta. His name is Giovanni Soldini and he will become Italy’s most famous sailor in the world. His myth was born here, winning the former Ostar, the transatlantic.
Fifteen set off on a nonstop, unassisted solo World Tour. At the Vendée Globe after two months, there are five left: Five boats scuff, the others wreck. Extreme sailing in the late 1990s, feat or folly?
Up the spi in 35 knots of wind in the English waters of the Solent. Everything seems to be in control aboard the 41-footer, when a 40-knot gust sends the boat’s bow underwater–too much pressure. The sequence of sailing’s most famous ballasting immortalized by the Sailing Newspaper.
Great sailor Paola Pozzolini tells the story of sailing records for the Journal of Sailing. From the ships of the 1800s, to World Tours, to the craziest and most adventurous records. Starting with the one in Chichester, which is the first in the modern era, 226 days to go around the world.
A 50-year-old man from Tuscany says he wants to win the America’s Cup. His name is Patrizio Bertelli, he is unknown to the sailing world but he has a famous wife with whom he runs a famous company: Prada. The Luna Rossa myth is born, but Bertelli does not yet know it will be called that.
Giovanni Soldini launches Fila, a revolutionary boat with canting keel, ballast, rotating mast. The Journal of Sailing was there at the launch and tells you how the boat that consigned the Milanese sailor to history was born. Starting with the rescue of Autissier and the triumph in the solo round-the-world race.
History, secrets, legends of the mythical place of sailors: Cape Horn that unites Atlantic and Pacific. And outstanding accounts of the passage of the Cape par excellence of Moitessier, Sicouri, Soldini, Lamazou and the great climber Walter Bonatti.
Italy’s Orchid wins the legendary Sydney-Hobart southern regatta. An account of the unique feat in the history of domestic sailing from the crew’s testimonies.
It is called Dorade and is the mythical boat in yachting history, designed by the equally mythical Sparman&Stephens firm of New York in 1930. The Sailing Newspaper tells you its long history and shows it to you in all its glory.
On a June night in 1998 off the coast of Wales, Eric Tabarly, an icon of sailing, one of the most extraordinary figures, a sailor and yachtsman who made people dream with his exploits and his Pen Duick boats, disappeared at sea. The memory of those who knew him well.
Leonardo Zuccaro guides you to the 60 mistakes you should never make on a cruise to avoid making the “fatal mistake.” From the most obvious to those you don’t know. A timeless guide by a great connoisseur of boats, etiquette, and navigation.
The story of Joshua Slocum, the first sailor in history to circumnavigate the globe solo in 1895, at age 51. The boat was called Spray, was 11 m. long, and the height below deck was just over a meter. It took him three years.
A boating vacation among the ice of the White Continent can be an enjoyable and exceptional experience. We board a 20-meter schooner among icebergs, Cape Horn, forgotten islands of incomparable beauty.
August 27, 1966 was a historic date; a 65-year-old Englishman, Francis Chichester, set off on a solo World Tour. A year later he would be awarded the title of Sir by Queen Elizabeth. Story of an exceptional man.
Soldini wins the Around Alone solo round-the-world race amid controversy after rescuing Isabelle Autissier. Thus he became, in 1998, the most famous Italian sailor in the world. How the Milanese with salt water in his veins achieved a historic feat.
Seven years after the Moro di Venezia, an Italian boat, Luna Rossa, goes to the America’s Cup final. Here is the story of Luna Rossa’s birth, from February 1997 to February 2000 when she won the Louis Vuitton Cup. And who are the men who did the feat, starting with the trio Bertelli, De Angelis, Grael. And an unknown Maximilian Sirena.
Minute by minute the breathtaking duel between Paul Cayard’s America One and De Angelis/Grael’s Luna Rossa. One of the most exciting moments in the history of Italian competitive sailing concluded with a famous, hard-earned 5 to 4.
How Luna Rossa loses the America’s Cup final in 2000 to Russel Coutts’ New Zealanders. The Italians do not win a single regatta. The causes of defeat, a lesson for the future of Luna Rossa, which will find itself 20 years later still with Kiwis in its way.
Take one of the greatest naval designers, Andrea Vallicelli, add the most famous designer of the time, Philippe Starck, and you have an amazing “object.” The Sailing Newspaper presents Virtuelle, the boat that anticipated future trends in sailing. Starting with that strange porthole on the sides. Brilliant!
Before the advent of flying boats to achieve record speeds, size mattered. The Sailing Newspaper goes aboard Club Med, the 33-meter trimaran that just set a record of 625 miles in 24 hours. Visit to a monster of the oceans conceived and led by America’s Cup king Greg Dalton.
Patrizio Bertelli, the owner of Luna Rossa thinks not only about the America’s Cup but is a true enthusiast. The Sailing Newspaper exclusively publishes photos of his new cruising boat, Ulysses. Discovering German Frers’ 105-footer that is still one of the boats in the “Bertelli collection.”
Few know this Italian-Swiss man who puts up $55 million from his private account to participate in the America’s Cup. His name is Ernesto Bertarelli, and the Journal of Sailing does not miss the opportunity and tells the story of this enthusiast who came from nowhere. But he will go a long way.
The Sailing Newspaper cruises to Puerto Rico and discovers the Spanish Virgin Island Archipelago. For a Caribbean boat vacation that is different from the usual, off the beaten track with a double soul: Latin and stars and stripes. An idea still valid today.
Never have the Italians done so well at the sailing Olympics. The spoils are one gold and one silver. Alessandra Sensini (windsurfing Mistral)after 48 years stands on the highest podium and Luca Devoti is second in the Finn. Chronicle of an achievement never achieved.
Mario Oriani has a crazy idea in 1975, to make a newspaper that talks only about sailing, nothing but sailing. In this editorial find out how our/your newspaper, conceived aboard a boat with a masthead designed by a history-making designer, Bob Norda, came into being.
Leonardo Zuccaro, who has tried hundreds of boats and knows them down to the bulb pin, tells how boats evolved over the two decades from 1975/1995 through iconic boats and designers. A story to know by heart.
Maurizio Bertera tells about Olympic champions, soloists, skippers, architects, and sports executives who were protagonists of the golden 20 years of sailing. The team is certainly unbeatable, so many you know, some you have missed. For example, do you remember Robby Naish or Alfio Peraboni?
It is 2001 and Grant Dalton in an exclusive interview with GdV declares, “After this Volvo Ocean Race I am retiring, I will only go out on weekends with my Laser.” But the most titled of New Zealand’s sailors, the father of the Kiwis’ America’s Cup victories was lying, unknowingly.
Big celebration for 150 years of the world’s most famous regatta, the America’s Cup. In Cowes on the Isle of Wight, England, the America’s Cup Jubilee takes place, with the highest concentration in history of boats, sailors, owners, mythical characters. The Sailing Newspaper was there.
“When you hold a rudder you feel the same sensations on a seven- or 30-meter boat.” Word of Marco Tronchetti Provera, who in an open-hearted interview talks about his great passion for sailing and launches ideas that are still valid today.
The incredible journey through 98 countries for 250,00 kilometers by boat, ship and motorcycle (on board) of two globetrotters who chose to live without having the nagging of time passing. And they did not flinch even when they sank.
The boat is new, but it is inspired by those of yesteryear. The modern classic phenomenon is born. The Sailing Newspaper boards one of the most glaring examples of this phenomenon, Antonisa. At 38 meters long, it is a work of art worth a visit.
The Italian genius of modern architecture, a future senator for life, designs something never seen before. This is to be expected since it is the brainchild of the great enthusiast Renzo Piano. Here is Kiribilli, the original, unsurpassed and discussed one.
It seemed like a crazy idea when he touched the water his first Wally. In 2002 everyone realized that Luca Bassani was right. In this interview he talks about the origin of his passion, why his ideas were copied by everyone. And then he goes out in a boat, as he has always done. And he is happy.
The queen of Tyrrhenian long races, the Giraglia, turns 50. Carlo Croce, son of Beppe who invented it in 1952, tells its glorious history, the protagonists, the anecdotes, the boats that won it and those that lost it.
Gone is a great sailing enthusiast, Lawyer Gianni Agnelli. The Journal of Sailing remembers him through his incredible boats, moments and the men who marked his passion. And he reveals how Azzurra was born, when he said, “Yes let’s make the Italian America’s Cup.”
Alinghi under the Swiss flag won the America’s Cup, beating the New Zealanders 5-0. A resounding result that we tell you about live from Auckland with all the background of a watershed moment for world sailing. The Cup comes to Europe for the first time since 1851.
At just 66 years old, Giorgio Falck, to whom Italy’s sailing owes so much, is gone to sailing heaven. Thanks to him we learned about ocean sailing, impossible feats, unknown corners of the sea. A true man of the sea who is remembered by his great friends, starting with the legendary Pierre Sicouri.
Thirty thousand boats bear his signature. Jean Marie Finot revolutionized sailing in the 1970s by inventing wide sterns and light displacements like the revolutionary (by then) Comet 910, the best-selling Italian boat in history. A heart-to-heart interview.
The story of Olin Stephens, the world’s most famous designer celebrating 75 years in the profession. A journey through the boats that made yachting history, from the 1930s to the 1980s. Between America’s Cup, his legendary Swans and…
The man who sniffs the wind exists. His name is Torben Grael, he took Luna Rossa to the America’s Cup final, won five Olympics, and was on his way to the Volvo World Tour (which he later won). What more do you want? The Sailing Newspaper interviewed him.
We sailed on Joshua, the legendary boat in which Bernard Moitessier in 1968 abandoned the first solo round-the-world race to reach Tahiti and become sailing’s greatest poet. Joshua is one of the most absurd and surprising boats in history. Let’s get on board together.
Admiral Agostino Straulino, the essence of Italian sailing, passes away at age 90. From his first victory in a regatta in 1934 until his last in Naples in 2002, he won with every boat and in all the seas of the world. He is remembered by friends and crews who had the honor of sailing with him.
His name is Tom Whidden, he is one of the grand old men of international sailing, and he knows men and anecdotes of sailing’s greatest sailors. He tells all this to the Journal of Sailing and reveals that the regatta he enjoyed most was the one aboard Gianni Agnelli’s Stealth.
We tell you about the feat of solo sailor Franco “Ciccio” Manzoli who won the legendary transatlantic Ostar with the trimaran Cotonella. But on the subject of great navigators, we cannot fail to mention the passing of Ambrogio Fogar who introduced Italians to ocean sailing. For better or for worse
The story of an ocean crossing made with the right boat but in the wrong season, from Miami to Livorno. A lesson in seamanship, useful for all who sail, to get by when you find yourself in an “impossible” situation, chased by a hurricane
A definitive guide to whether a boat, above and below decks, is designed with the right principles for being comfortable but also safe under sail. All in the name of ergonomics, a discipline born in 1949 that is essential for assessing practicality and safety
88 meters, 2400 square meters of sails on three rotating masts. Aboard Maltese Falcon the boat that revolutionized the world of superyachts. Before that time truly sailing with this size was impossible. A milestone in the yachting world
All the designers in the world were inspired by and still imitate him from a gentleman born in 1848. History of Nathanael Herreshoff, the Leonardo of sailing and his ingenious inventions: boats with the bulb separated from the rudder, catamarans, dinghies, monotypes, radial sails…
We tell you in two installments a story out of the chorus that of Simone Bianchetti, Italy’s most daring solo sailor. A sailor who dedicated, like a priest, his life to the sea, sailing and a dream: to round Cape Horn. Here is the first installment of his extraordinary odyssey
We reveal the origins of the story of Ernesto Bertarelli, the man who dared to bring the America’s Cup to Switzerland, who learned to sail on Lake Geneva, who runs a crew as if it were a business. And who holds the Cup that is once again up for grabs.
The second part of the extraordinary life of Simone Bianchetti, Italy’s most daring solo sailor. When Cino Ricci helps him, the Route du Rhum , the Vendee Globe, desert racing and finally the passage to Cape Horn, his life’s goal
Luna Rossa exits the scene at the 2007 America’s Cup in Valencia. From the pages of the Giornale della Vela, Tuscan Patrizio Bertelli announces that he is not giving up, that he will try again. And he tells how his passion for the sea, sailing boats and racing came about. Provided.
With a 20-foot catamaran with no deckhouses or areas for shelter, Matteo Miceli has single-handedly covered 2,800 miles in the Atlantic Ocean. He wins the “Sailor of the Year” award, and we tell you his incredible story. “Were you afraid,” we asked him. He replied, “Always!”
An account of a regatta that has gone down in history for its prohibitive conditions, told by those who experienced it from aboard the Cookson 50 Cippa Lippa. We are talking about the 2007 Middle Sea Race, 607 miles of hell with peaks of 60 knots. With incredible photos.
Thirty-eight ocean crossings, twice Cape Horn, friend of Moitessier and Tabarly. Story of Luciano Ladavas, one of the greatest Italian navigators in history who chose to live by sea his entire long life. Adventurous and romantic.
At 51 years old, solo French sailor Francois Joyon pulverizes the round-the-world record in 51 days at an average speed of more than 19 knots. We tell you the story of one of the holy monsters of world sailing, massive as a rough stone with eyes shaped like seaweed.
Journey to discover how a fiberglass boat is built. To understand where it needs to be strong, how much fiber and how much resin it needs, what “sandwich” means–to avoid unpleasant surprises and to know the ins and outs.
No one in Italy has churned out 1,000 boats, many milestones of modern sailing. All of them have something new and unusual. A navigation through the Ceccarelli studio and its archives, from Epaminondas to John. To discover the evolution of design.
In 2005, after four attempts, the “Milanese” Ciccio Manzoli won the Ostar, the world’s most famous solo transatlantic liner. Il Giornale della Vela recounts how an ordinary boy, with a secure job in dad’s business, became one of Italy’s greatest sailors.
When she was born in 1936, Lloyds gave her 18 years to live. After 71 years, it has become one of the iconic boats in sailing history. History of Eilean, the 22-meter designed by the legendary William Fife where Duran Duran shot the video for the song Rio. Now it has been reborn to new life.
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Draft is one of the big questions in choosing a cruising boat. Better to prioritize performance or shallow water access? A great guide to the ins and outs of keels, those that enable a boat to sail. What is the best solution? Find out!
For the first time in the world, a New York owner gives a single brief to design genius Juan Kouyoumadjian: design me the fastest boat in the world, the rest doesn’t matter. The crazy Speedboat is born, giving a definitive twist to the old world of yachting
After a brilliant career as a business executive at the threshold of 60, Manfred Marktel decided to realize his dream: sailing to uncharted destinations. Alone because, “If my wife had a sea foot I would sail with her. But fortunately she doesn’t!”
Sailing with oxen is a beautiful experience, especially in summer. But it requires a different organization of space and time. Here are tips on how to make it a unique and safe experience to go sailing even in the dark
The exotic culinary considerations of the legendary sailor Corto Maltese and tips and recipes from a great cook with a passion for the sea. For a cruise of true taste, because the success of a vacation is also in the kitchen.
Cruising without the nagging of time running away in authentic Greece, from Corfu to Kithnos, throwing away the clock. From the Ionian to the Aegean, via the Corinth Canal, a guide to a once-in-a-lifetime boating vacation.
Alberto Bona, who would become a famous sailor, built himself a two-and-a-half-meter boat at the age of 21 and left for Corsica. A great little feat in the footsteps of Moitessier, his idol. To be read to understand what passion for the sea and sailing does.
Designers reveal the secrets and tricks of making a boat’s aesthetics more appealing. Do you know what the four sexiest parts of a boat are? We reveal it to you. A guide to having the world’s finest racing, old style, cruising and sailmotor boat.
You can only call yourself a true Mediterranean sailor if you have sailed in the Cyclades archipelago in the Aegean Sea once in your life. True, the wind blows hard in summer but we explain how to take advantage of it to have the best boating vacation of a lifetime.
Mario Oriani, who had the honor of knowing him, remembers Olin Stephens who passed away at age 100, the father of modern sailboats. Memories and precious images of an inimitable career and background of his Italian experiences.
In 1968 nine “madmen” set out on the first solo round-the-world race in sailing history. Five drop out, two commit suicide, and one (Moitessier) abandons the race and heads for Polynesia. The incredible story of the Lost Souls Regatta.
A bottle containing a message written by two boys who disappeared with the yacht and the rest of the crew in front of Sydney is found in the seas of Australia after 20 years. Fabio Pozzo investigates the mystery.
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