Command record
Experience,vessel by vessel.
7 primary appointments and 6 selected relief and delivery assignments form a 26-year operating record: people, passages, maintenance, refits, budgets, systems, and guest programs held together from 25m to 67m.
- Career
- 26 years
- Atlantic
- 6 crossings
- Pacific
- 3 crossings
- Global
- 2 circuits
- 01
2021 to Present
M/Y Stella d'Oro
67m CRN
Captain
Private / Charter
Mediterranean · Caribbean · Pacific
Current command · 15 crew · global cruising program · class, flag, budget, yard, and guest operations · second global circuit completed
- 02
2015 to 2021
M/Y Aurora Vela
60m Feadship
Captain
Private
Mediterranean · Atlantic · Caribbean
Six-year appointment · 14 crew · six Atlantic crossings across the career record · major class survey · bridge, AV, and machinery refit leadership
- 03
2011 to 2015
M/Y Bellissima
40m Lürssen
Captain
Private
Western Mediterranean · Adriatic · Aegean
Four-year appointment · 9 crew · owner program and seasonal cruising · engineering maintenance plan · winter yard periods and contractor management
- 04
2008 to 2011
M/Y Sirocco Blu
44m Heesen
Captain
Private / Charter
Mediterranean · Red Sea · Indian Ocean
Charter operations · 10 crew · guest program development · three Pacific crossings across the career record · annual shipyard and technical planning
- 05
2005 to 2008
M/Y Isola d'Argento
38m Benetti
Captain / Engineer
Private / Charter
Italy · Greece · Croatia · Turkey
Eight-crew operation · engine-room maintenance · charter turnaround · technical records · hydraulics, pumps, stabilizers, and electrical troubleshooting
- 06
2002 to 2005
M/Y Mare Alta
32m Sanlorenzo
Captain / Engineer
Private
Italy · France · Spain · Balearics
First full command · five crew · owner cruising · preventive maintenance program · bridge electronics upgrade · seasonal lay-up and recommissioning
- 07
2000 to 2002
M/Y Piccola Stella
25m Azimut
Mate / Engineer, then Captain
Private
Tyrrhenian Sea · Ligurian Coast · Sardinia
Entered professional yachting at 25m · machinery rounds · maintenance and tender operations · promoted to captain before moving into larger commands
Freelance & delivery highlights6 additional assignments
- 01
2024
M/Y Via Lattea
55m Admiral
Relief Captain · Private · Monaco to Palma
- 02
2020
M/Y Notte Chiara
52m Baglietto
Delivery Captain · Private · Genoa to Antigua
- 03
2016
M/Y Levante
46m Rossinavi
Relief Captain · Private · Western Mediterranean
- 04
2013
M/Y Cielo Aperto
43m Codecasa
Delivery Captain · Viareggio to Athens
- 05
2009
M/Y Luminosa
41m ISA Yachts
Relief Captain · Charter · Adriatic and Aegean
- 06
2006
M/Y Perla Marina
35m Maiora
Delivery Captain · Private · Viareggio to Cannes
Practical command
Hands on.Systems fluent.Always forward.
Luca's command style was built in the real work of running a vessel, not only at the helm, but in the machinery, systems, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs that keep an operation moving.
He is the captain who wants to understand how every part works, diagnose what has changed, and solve the problem alongside the people doing the work.
- 01Hands-on vessel operations
- 02Systems troubleshooting and repair
- 03Early marine technology adoption