Luca D'Ambrosio

Editor-in-Chief and Journalist. With more than 30 years spent in the publishing industry and 20 sailing and racing with his boats Luca have a very deep working nautical knowledge.
Test-in-mare-ICE-70
News

Ice 70: sailing aboard a Stradivarius. Full Sea trial

The new Ice 70 is one of the most eagerly awaited sailing yachts on the market, and being journalists is not enough to judge it correctly. To be able to judge a yacht of this kind correctly, you have to have been an owner. An owner who, while intensively loving

Darwin 115
Launch

Darwin 115, Cantiere delle Marche’s explorer launched

Darwin 115 tastes the waters of the Middle Adriatic and will soon be handed over by Cantiere delle Marche to her owner, a fishing enthusiast. Here’s how the general trials attended by well-known designer Sergio Cutolo went. “The name Darwin is an evergreen name, it never gets old and is

ORCHESTRA
Boat Supply

5G at sea with extra satellites: here is “ORCHESTRA”

ORCHESTRA changes the way people communicate at sea with a new technology that uses satellites in geosynchronous orbit (GSO), those in lower orbits (LEO) and 5G terrestrial technology to exchange information: “an integrated, high-performance solution”. Produced by Inmarsat, which plans to inject $100 million into the operation for an operational

ISA Classic
News

ISA Classic 65 meters M/Y Resilience Launch

ISA Yachts, a brand of Palumbo Superyachts, announces the launch of the elegant and majestic Classic 65 m M/Y Resilience ‘M/Y Resilience is a project in which we have invested a lot and which fills us with enormous pride. I thank the owner and his family who have given us

Monaco Yacht Show 2021
Boat Shows

Monaco (Super) Yacht Show 2021, how big you are!

Two more months and the triumph of nautical history will bring its exploits to the Monaco Yacht Show 2021 to be tinged with the Principality’s blue blood. A “phenomenal fleet of superyachts that will be on display for purchase or weekly chartering” will be on the catwalk at Porto Ercole,

Vandutch 32
Lifestyle

Vandutch 32, when class meets water

In the wonderful setting of Torre San Marco, the Vandutch 32 – an iconic boat, almost an artwork- was presented to the most authoritative nautical press. The location was ideal because, in the waters of Lake Garda surrounding Torre San Marco, formerly owned by Italian poet Gabriele D’Annunzio, the anti-submarine

Tecnomar Evo 120
News

Tecnomar Evo 120: harmony and philosophy

Seen from beyond the keel hidden by the abyss, the Tecnomar EVO 120 emerges from the compact sea in a streamlined geometry with decisive yet moderate characteristics, almost like a “V” lying horizontally on the stretch of water where the apex of the lines meets the slender bow, which in

Ocean Alexander
Launch

Ocean Alexander: 8 new superyachts delivered

Ocean Alexander, a Taiwanese company whose shipyards operate in Taiwan and the United States, delivered no fewer than eight yachts between April and June this year. These figures give an idea of the depth of this major player in the nautical world which, in terms of production, ranks fourth in

YYachts 90-foot
News

YYACHTS LAUNCHES 90-FOOT CUSTOM DESIGN

YYachts continues its successful cooperation with Bill Tripp. The Custom Division of the Greifswald shipyard just launched a 90-foot carbon slup, the design and construction of which came from the drawing board of the US designer. The yacht, one of the biggest sailing yachts ever built in Germany, has been

Explorer 49.5
News

Explorer 49.5 by Spadolini is ready to become reality

The design of the Explorer 49.5, started about 12 months ago, is now complete and the construction site is currently being decided Great cruising range, comfort on board and social layout. These are three of the keywords that guided Tommaso Spadolini in designing the new Explorer 49.5. The project, started