HISTORICAL ARCHIVE

To my Father ............ The passion that my father had for navigation was passed down to me  since my early childhood and I have nurtured it and I cultivated it with the unchanged enthusiasm of the child discovering the wonders of the sea day after day.

Historical Yachting Archive of Captain Alberto Bertacca

This precious and perhaps "unique" collection of rare historical documents includes brochures, documents, books, magazines, yearbooks, drawings and photographs referable to designers, shipyards and events that have "written" the history of pleasure boating before the 'advent of mass-produced constructions in fiberglass, consumerism, the nautical salons extinguished the flame of the ardor of the prestigious craftsmanship that distinguished the "Belle Epoque" of Yachting.
Composition of the Archive.

The archive contains documentation dating back to the early nineteenth century that cannot be found in the telematic archives open to all interested parties.
* books and various publications
* books and publications on shipbuilding
* nautical magazines
* nautical yearbooks
* insurance
* yacht brokers
* classification bodies
* designers
* sailing adventure
* documentation of historical units
* shipyards
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