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shopping and event services. We
receive reports and useful suggestions
from them which we value with the
greatest attention. Further development
of access points to the sea and the
yacht club, with all its services, are
among the objectives we are pursuing.
This will complete in 2024, and the
calendar of autumn and winter 2023
events is already active.
Q: Is it wrong to think that in Italy the
most passionate sailing boaters are
mostly in the north, as is the case in
northern Europe?
A: In our marina, the ratio between sail
and motor is the same, thus highlighting
a counter-trend with respect to the
national and world average. Certainly
the ideal climatic conditions and the
context favour an abundance of sailing
vessels. Our yachtsmen mainly reside
in central Italy and northern Europe.
MARTINI
MARINAS
Marina Monfalcone
Previously known as Marina Hannibal,
Marina Monfalcone is located in the
northern Adriatic where the spirit of
sailing is at its most passionate. CEO
Hans-Peter Steinacher, born and
raised in the heart of the Austrian
mountains, took to sailing with the
same determination as when climbing
peaks or tackling a black ski slope.
Together with Roman Hagara,
Steinacher was part of the Red
Bull Extreme Sailing crew, won two
Olympic gold medals and important
global regattas. In their final World
CELEBRATING SAIL
Marina Monfalcone is Italy’s top marina in the Upper Adriatic and was inspired by sail from
its beginnings in the 1950s.
Championship in Villasimius, Sardinia,
they sailed Red Bull Sailing to victory in
the GC32 World Championship.
Marina Monfalcone was inspired by
sail from the outset. Established in the
1950s by the sailing champion Sergio
Sorrentino, it was seen as a futuristic
project. Now owned by the Austrian
holding company DM GmbH, it is
currently part of an important restyling
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