Nicholas Edmiston has had one of the most distinguished careers in yacht broking with 35 years in the business. He founded Edmiston & Company in 1996 and has grown it into one of the top four brokerages for large yachts.

He’s a lawyer following in his father’s footsteps and with a passion for the
sea and sailing. Geronimo La Russa, founder of the onlus MY, has just purchased his first boat, aboard which he can enjoy his much-loved Aeolian Islands.

Famous last name set aside, we insisted she talk about herself. And we learned that Chiara Muti identifies more with Marie Antoniette than with her father Riccardo. And that she would like to be reborn in the 1700s.

From champion tennis player to offshore racer to a desk as Rome’s Minister of Sport, Adriano Panatta is the only Italian to have won two world titles in two different disciplines. Here he tells his story.

When she thinks about her city, the Mayor of Genoa Marta Vincenzi has big ideas – that all start with the sea. As is demonstrated by the Boat Show, the sea is the means by which Genoa will keep pace with Europe.

The vibrant creativity of German Frers, the entrepreneurial instinct and passion of Valextra’s Massimo Suppancig and the elegant setting offered by Francesco Micheli. Here’s how a star is born.

A successful entrepreneur and a skillful sailor, Massimo Gatti is now pondering his
next boat, a 54-metre tug-inspired megayacht. Comfortable and safe, she’ll be perfect
for cruising the world in complete tranquility

Italians have watched him aboard Luna Rossa since 2000. At the last Olympic Games he won the gold in the most technical class, the Star. At the most recent VOR he took the bronze with the outsider Brazil 1. Torben, the tactician with an almost supernatural instinct for handling the wind, tells us his story.

Mario Sacchiero, Managing Director of Subaru Italia, says exactly what’s on his mind. He understands the auto world and the reasons for decisions based more on image than substance.

Determined to make Puma Ag a brand ever more associated with the sporting lifestyle, Jochen Zeitz, CEO of this German multinational, has taken on the sailing cause. And with a very competitive approach he has chosen the Volvo Ocean Race for their great debut