Yacht Club Italiano

The Club’s history began towards the end of the nineteenth century when Vittorio Augusto Vecchi (known as Jack la Bolina) and a group of sailing enthusiasts, including H.M. the King Umberto I, founded the Royal Yacht Club Italiano.Since its inaugural regatta on 8th August 1880, when 177 boats competed in the Gulf of La Spezia, the Yacht Club Italiano’s aims have always been to promote the sport of yachting, organise national and international regattas and cruises, and educate young sailors. The association process involving other Clubs (Naples, Palermo, Trieste, Venice) which resulted in the birth of the Federazione Italiana Vela (Italian Sailing Federation) began with the Yacht Club Italiano during the 1930s.