Antonio Nappi
General Experiences
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A multifaceted entrepreneur who has combined his enormous passion for sport with the most varied professional activities.
The positive results obtained have allowed him to organize and/or manage important national and international sporting events and to undertake interesting nautical and managerial projects for public bodies and private companies.
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Decades of experience in ocean transfers of sailing and motor pleasure boats combined with various nautical activities has allowed Antonio Nappi to acquire a wealth of information that, also in collaboration with shipowners, has given him the opportunity to develop a system to better manage boats that, while optimizing costs, increases safety and use with cost optimization.
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In organizing high-profile events for Antonio Nappi “The search for the most exclusive locations with the identification of the best type of event to enhance the location, accompanied by the participation of personalities, skippers and international guests with a strong media imprint are some of the aspects that make our way of organizing sporting events and regattas unique.”
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Participation in the organization of 3 editions of the America's Cup, the conception and organization of international events for world circuits, the realization of countless world championships in various disciplines and categories, active collaborations with the major organizations of nautical and sporting events in the world are the factors that allow Antonio Nappi to create events and appointments with the greatest visibility and the best response from the public and sponsors.
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The countless collaborations with Italian and foreign yacht clubs, together with the experiences acquired thanks to the synergies with shipowners, sports teams and companies operating in the world of nautical assistance on land and at sea have considerably enriched Antonio Nappi's wealth of experience, allowing him to face and resolve needs and emergencies along all the Italian coasts and in part of those of the Mediterranean Sea.
​A great lover of sports at sea and in the mountains, he has always dedicated himself, both professionally and personally, intensely to various disciplines such as sailing, basketball, mountain biking, skialp, alpine and cross-country skiing, tennis, swimming, hang gliding, trekking and fencing, transforming his passion for these sports into a professional activity that has led him to collaborate with the most famous champions and with the main international organizations and circuits.
VIRTUAL PIER - Yachts Support and Assistance
Creator and coordinator of a "Virtual Dock" for professional nautical support aimed at Owners of pleasure boats for greater safety on board and to reduce inconveniences and breakdowns.
The support includes the provision of various services, even for short periods, on the entire national coast and also in the Mediterranean and considers all the needs of an Owner in the various phases, from booking a berth, to the intervention of a technician on board, from the transfer of the boat to the identification of a storage.
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Among other things, the service also provides weather support and the resolution of problems on land during crossings in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Ocean.
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​Support is provided, as available, in person and remotely.
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SUPPORT FOR LUXURY YACHTING
Consultant for Marine Superyacht
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Conception, direction, coordination of the Technical Area and consultant for an international project for technical assistance and life-style dedicated to luxury yachting in Italy and the Mediterranean Sea.
H2O RIDERS Science and Management
Management Consulting - Intercultural Affairs - International Events
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Director Italy
Multicultural society with gravitas, extreme control under pressure and multilingual ability. Over 25 years experience ADVISING directors during business strategy development, sales and execution, multi-million dollar global events and leading cross-cultural teams, continuously contributing intellectual capital. Company aimed at global thinking with solutions that involve executives and create competitive advantages. Proven track record of delivering major sporting events while building and cultivating trusted relationships with stakeholders. A remarkable ability to analyze cultural differences, communicate effectively with people around the world, and transform solutions into actionable plans.
Collaborations H2O RIDERS Science & Management - Italy
Idea Entity - RhyBus (2020 - 2023)
Exclusive authorized distributor for the distribution and promotion on the territory for the RhyBus IT platform.
Artemis Technologies Ltd - eFoiler Project (2019 - 2021)
Exclusive authorized distributor for the diffusion and promotion in the territory for the eFoiler technology of Artemis Technologies, Autonomous Sailing Vessels and for all the different services offered by Artemis Technologies.
AMERICA'S CUP
Consulting, information exchange and collaboration with various departments of the organization of the Napoli World Series of the 34th America's Cup (ACEA, America's Cup Event Authority, and ACRM, America's Cup Race Management).
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Contact person in Italy for the promotion of the Port America's Cup Marina di Valencia, (Spain).
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Contact person in Italy for all the organizational phases of the Italian stages of the 32nd America's Cup Tour, cities chosen to set up a mini-America's Cup village created for the promotion and advertising of this great sporting event.
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Responsible for America's Cup Management (32nd America's Cup – Valencia) for the organization of the entire "race operations" section and the related technical needs on land, the identification and definition of agreements for spectator boats and the air section ("no-fly zone") of the Trapani Louis Vuitton Acts 8 & 9.
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Technical consultant for the presentation of the candidacy of the Island of Elba as the "location" of the Acts of the 32nd America's Cup (Valencia 2007).
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Technical manager of the race courses of the Louis Vuitton Cup (Challenge of Record - America's Cup 1987) in Perth, W. Australia.
YACHT CLUB
Sports Director of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda.
Collaboration with countless Italian and foreign Nautical Clubs.
EVENTS AND SPORTS ACTIONS FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE TERRITORY
Coordinator of the Promotion of the territory for the Municipality of Rivisondoli
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Nautical consultant of the President of the Regional Province of Trapani for coordination, identification and organization of sailing and nautical events of international interest of the same Province. Participation and intervention in the APQ Integrated Development of nautical activities and for tourism in the Trapani territorial context.
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Conception, direction and coordination for the Tuscany Region of the ELBA CUP - Locman Trophy, the main Italian test and with the largest number of skippers of the America's Cup of the ISAF World Match Racing Tour (professional match racing circuit in the world that sees the participation of America's Cup Teams) from 2002 to 2006.
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGATTAS
Director of the Trapani Grand Prix, an "international" Grand Prix of F-60 multihulls (in Italy).
Direction and coordination of the I.M.S. Italian Absolute Offshore Sailing Championship, organized on behalf of the Club Nautico della Vela di Napoli, on the occasion of its centenary, and with the collaboration of the Municipality of Naples.
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Direction and Coordination of all events organized by the Associazione Circoli Velici Golfo di Napoli under the presidency of the Club Nautico della Vela di Napoli (Portofino-Capri, Italian Minialtura Championship, Nastro Azzurro Sailing Week, Absolute Olympic Class Championships).
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TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO NATIONAL SAILING TEAMS
Coordination and assistance at sea to the Italian Team at the '95 and '97 editions of the Champagne Mumm Admiral's Cup (Cowes) and the '96 edition of the Sardinia Cup (Porto Cervo, Sassari).
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From 1995 to 2000, for the Italian Sailing Federation (FIV) and in collaboration with the main nautical clubs organizing sailing events, he followed the technical aspect at sea of ​​the regattas for the most important national and international events taking place in Italy.
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Responsible for assistance at sea for the European Team during the Admiral's Cup '99.
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LETYOURBOAT
The first international platform dedicated to overnight stays on a boat
External consultant for business development in the area.
External consultant for local business development.
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PRESTIGE BOATS
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Active partner in the restoration of the Vintage Tugboat Vittorino 1914
OTHER PARTICIPATIONS and ACTIVITIES
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Participation in the 1981 – ’82 edition of the Whitbread Round the World Race crewed race.
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​Countless transfers and navigation with sailing and motor boats in the Mediterranean Sea and around the world.
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Creator and director of the Italia Crossing Cup - In sella dall’Adriatico al Tirreno. Competition from coast to coast of Italy (Pescara - Naples) in combination between mountain bikers and cross-country equestrian.
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Speaker as an event organizer at the "Vela e Velisti" conference.
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Responsible for the routes of eight editions of Alpirod (the most important international Sleedog race in Europe).
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