Roberto Mancini is a partner in the Kifaru Yachts shipyard, a name that in Swahili means rhinoceros, a symbol of steadfastness and luck. With Paolo and Faliero Sarti and Luca Dini, Mancini presents an aluminium 63’ open, both elegant and fast.

Damiani strengthens its commitment to sailing linking its name with Italia Challenge in the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series. Giorgio Grassi Damiani, Vice President of the Group, explains this decision

He has it all – looks, fame and fortune. But that’s not enough for David de Rothschild who is preparing for his latest adventure – a trans-Pacific crossing on a boat made from recycled plastic – to demonstrate that waste can be a resource

Edoardo Caovilla, Matteo Lunelli, Oscar di Montigny and Giuseppe D’Angelo. Four young entrepreneurs who have become the stars of a new wave in stylish opens.

Heir to the blue-blooded banking dynasty, Baron Benjamin de Rothschild has the same nose for finance and passion for sailing as his ancestors. This led him to create the winning Gitana Team with a ‘gypsy’ soul.

The most controversial and talked-about Italian art critic holds a press conference at the Genoa Boat Show. And gives an impromptu lesson on the aesthetics of yachts.

Celebrity sailing lessons, a skipper who advises Hollywood, great designs and world-class racing in the X40 iShares Cup and the Volvo Ocean Race - just a few of the elements Tommy Hilfiger brings to the sport. Here Hilfiger himself explains.

After having conquered the Atlantic by sheer force, he rowed for ten months and 9 thousand miles, crossing even the Pacific in this way. But 60 miles from the coast he called it quits so as not to risk his life.

The programs, projects and dreams of the new President of the Federazione Italiana Vela. Renovation, transparency and youth are at the center of his program. And to start he wants the Sailor of the Year by his side.

Having gone from zero to over 500 million dollars in turnovers with Valvitalia, Salvatore Ruggeri speaks to us, with typical Sicilian pride, of the group that he founded in 2002. And, as the great seafarer that he is, of the consuming passion that inspired him to become a yacht owner.