PLM Magazine - December

18
Yes, the Superyacht captains and officers that took
part in the “PORTO LOTTI SUPERYACHTS CAPTAINS’
DAY” will surely remember it. An exclusive technical
meeting dedicated to their professions, entirely held
in English. And many others will remember it, because
many others were there (officers, etc.), Italians but
mostly foreigners, giving life and sense to the first edition
of an event that intends to represent and that, as
has been seen, does represent the opportunity, for
those who sail as a profession, to bring knowledge up
to date, in this particular case regarding sea weather
forecasts, thanks to the technical course held by the
meteorologists of Navimeteo, a centre specialised in
sea weather information and run by Gianfranco Meggiorin,
mind and soul of the centre. Specific attention
was lavished on the topics of air-mass dynamics, climate
change and the melting of polar ice, which open
up a new, strategic channel of communication: the
much renowned Northwest passage, through channels
north of Canada.
Porto Lotti Captain’s Day was and will continue to be
an extraordinary meeting platform for sector-related
professionals in which to talk about topics of great
interest and in ongoing evolution. Indeed, the talks
have been attended by dockyard managers, brokers
and certifying organizations, from Camper&Nicholson
to Bureau Veritas Italia, from Berth for Yacht to DTY
Yacht Transport.
Attendees especially liked the conferment of a special
award to a captain who has particularly distinguished
himself in his career: Fabio Boccardi, hailing from Sarzana,
in Liguria, who received the award via teleconference
while sailing in the Strait of Messina, at the helm
of a prestigious 60-metre-long ship.
Likewise appreciated was the hospitality given by the
staff headed by Andrea Lotti, an appreciation that
was particularly evident in the warm thanksgiving at
the end of the day, after captains and officers had
returned to the convention hall from a visit to the superyachts’
New Dockyard, where Porto Lotti is ready
to welcome builders, captains and crews, ensuring
maximum assistance and efficiency.
Some fifty captains had, therefore, a chance to get to
know the moorings as well as the services, the beauties
of a safe Gulf and its crucial, strategic position as
far as important routes, cities and airports are concerned.
One thing is clear to everyone: the La Spezia Gulf
is ideal for maxi yachts in terms of hospitality.