A dark-haired Southern beauty who’s relocated to Paris, she travels the world for work but claims, “There’s no sea more beautiful than that of Sardinia.” On the big screen, she’s Bond’s girlfriend but, in real life, she’s a woman with a passion for the finer things.

Protected areas can now be enjoyed thanks to MarPark’s intelligent buoys (by Italgest Mare). Valerio Lombardi, Italgest Mare’s Managing Director, explains the philosophy behind this project.

To sustain small and medium enterprises in the nautical sector, the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade has joined forces with UCINA. Massimo Mamberti, ICE’s General Manager, comments on the results of the international promotion of the Made in Italy shipbuilding industry.
 

His objective is to defend and protect the Italian coastlines through a simple and precise regulation of the marine parks,  one that does not penalize the pleasure sailor. Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio, the Minister of the Environment, explains.

He dreams of a Maestro 65 and, in the meantime, enjoys his Uniesse 48 in the Gulf of Naples. According to Antonio De Matteis, owner of Kiton, quality clothes and boats reflect the same passion for excellence.

They sell and charter the world’s most beautiful yachts but are also involved in the management of their construction. Here’s an in-depth look at Nigel Burgess, through the eyes of its CEO, Johnathan Beckett.

Eight years travelling around the world on an ice-breaker. Then the decision to return to a sailboat and the Mediterranean with his wife Silvia but without ever going ashore.

Ferraris and Maseratis but, above all, Cantiere Itama yachts, which he markets and adores. These are the great passions of Giovanni Malagò, who describes for us his ideal open.

Entrepreneur and passionate sailor, Lucio Carli has fine tuned a series of cosmetics created specifically for those who sail and not just for pleasure. This line has won over even a giant like North Sails, which plans to sell it in its stores but also on its website.

Head of the Associazione Marevivo for the last twenty years, Rosalba Giugni discusses – with the same undeterred passion as always – the Mediterranean’s condition and the new campaign to defend dolphins.