Features
Features by Liguria Nautica: in-depth information curated by our experts.
This section will focus on the weather, cooking, with episodes of Cooking Onboard, as well as insurance, yachts, fun facts, cinema and much more, alongside the technical explanations from the experts, sharing details with you on every topic
Boating in a Portrait Gemma Sciallino: “I began working as a secretary, then my husband passed on his passion for boating and the sea”
Boating in a Portrait Fulvio De Simoni: “There are a lot of first boats: the first in the studio where you learn, the first in your own studio, the first you created on your own.”
Ligurian Recipes
Bream in Salt with Citrus
Pasta with bonito and aubergine sauce
In the 1950s Giorgio Mussini founded the company bearing his name making boats in wood and fibreglass. He is the founder of Utility Portofino
Andrea Henriquet is a sailor born in 1961 in Sestri Levante. Skipper and world champion in sailing, he took part in a round the world tour and some of the most important sailing competitions. He is now a sailing instructor and works in training.
Olivia Lotti is the president for Porto Lotti, an exclusive tourist marina in the Far East of Liguria. She also created Tenuta La Ghiaia, where nature, cooking and wines come together in an oasis of beauty
Alberto Amico is the president and senior manager of the shipyard Amico & Co in Genoa, leader in the repair and refit of super yachts, and of the shipyard Amico Loano, two shipyards at the top of the refitting sector in the world.
Ugo Salerno is the president of Rina Spa. His whole life has been tied to the sea. Since he was a child he had a view over the Gulf of Naples, and then Genoa and his participation in a number of success stories.
Simona Sanguineti manages the family business, Sanguineti Chiavari, which makes personalised accessories for yachts, super yachts, pleasure boats and working vessels
Agostino Sommariva has a full list of wins and titles earned while sailing. Today he makes extra virgin olive oil, continuing his family’s traditional business.
Freelance journalist since 1972, with his over 6 thousand published articles and over a hundred covers for dozens of titles in Italy and the world (including ours), he remembers and honours the fathers of diving, many of whom are not known to most people.
The well-known meteorologist from Sanremo, specialised in the weather forecast regarding the sea, tells us how his passion for meteorology began. In nearly 40 years, he has not made any resounding errors
Alberto Cavanna is now a writer and artist. But he used to work in a number of shipyards. This is how his personal and work life has changed
Gino Battaglia, chairman of Italian YachtMasters, an association of captains, shares his story and the behind the scenes of his work, which is to guarantee beautiful cruises to boaters and charters around the world
General Manager of Ucina Confindustria Nautica, Marina Stella shares with us her role in the trade association and explains the missing ingredients for an even more competitive Italian nautical industry
Fabio Pozzo, journalist for La Stampa, has had the honour of bringing to a newspaper an entire page, and to the web, a channel, dedicated to the sea. At the heart are always the stories, protagonists, and passion.
The practicality of traditional artistry together with a strong experimental spirit. These are the characteristics of Amer Yachts – Gruppo Permare, a company in San Remo headed by Barbara Amerio, leader in yacht shipbuilding at an international level
The name of the architect, Emanuela Baglietto, is tied to an icon of excellence in Italian boating. Today, she works with the studio of Renzo Piano working on buildings, often overlooking the sea, with the same values transmitted from her family of shipbuilders.
Galley Advice
The Fridge (or Not…)
Stocking Up the Pantry
Tales from the Sea
The sad story of the Cristoforo Colombo sailing ship: what happened to the twin of the Amerigo Vespucci
The Polarstern ice breaker returns from its adventurous voyage to the Arctic Sea. And it is not bringing good news
Cooking on Board
Let’s make a fresh fruit smoothie
Spaghetti with clams
Galley Advice
Preparing the Galley
Galley Tricks
