Solitario, ma non troppo
(Lonely, but not too lonely)
Conversations between Michele Masneri and Ambrogio Beccaria
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The ocean sailor
Ambrogio Beccaria
Ambrogio Beccaria came to sailing by chance. Born in 1991 in Milan, he first took to the seas at a summer school in Sardinia and instantly fell in love with the sport. He studied for a degree in nautical engineering and set out to learn everything he could about ocean sailing. Ambrogio has a visceral relationship with the sea and the competitive streakeness that distinguishes the most experienced athletes. He is the first Italian to have won the Mini Transat, a solo transatlantic race for the Mini 6.50 that starts in from France and ends in the Caribbean, and whose finish line is usually crossed first by the French themselves.
Passion, expertise and a pioneering spirit - all distinctive traits that connect Ambrogio with the style and values of Pirelli, which is accompanying him on the world’s most iconic solo races and regattas.
The writer
Michele Masneri
Michele Masneri writes about culture and customs for Il Foglio. Was a correspondent in Silicon Valley for the same newspaper and, based on his reporting, wrote the book “Steve Jobs Doesn't Llive Here Anymore ” (Adelphi, 2020). He has also written the novel “Addio, Monti” (Minimum Fax, 2014), an essay on Alberto Arbasino, “Stile Alberto” (Quodlibet, 2021) and a collection of profiles “Dinastie” (Rizzoli, 2022). He received the Forte dei Marmi award for Satire (2014) and Premiolino (2022).
The illustrator
Pietro Nicolaucich
Pietro Nicolaucich grew up in Tarvisio in the north- east of Italy, a land of mountains, forests and borders. It is precisely these elements, combined with his childhood and a love of seafaring adventure novels, that constitute the recurring motifs of his works.
Self-taught as a designer and writer, he began his career as an illustrator in Milan in 2009. He has , collaborated with clients including. Salani, Bompiani, GEDI, Mondadori, De Agostini, Feltrinelli, MTV, Moschino, Sisley, Benetton, Prada, Nike, Gas, Under Armour , Audi and BMW, and contributes to the drafting of texts for the online museums of the Google Cultural Institute.
Solitario ma non troppo
The map of the story
01 | Wilderness
02 | Food
03 | Fear
04 | Sleep
05 | Free time
Voyages
Voyages
RORC Caribbean 600
This regatta has become a point of reference for sailors and enthusiasts. Merit of the particular route, a zigzag - which in shape resembles an 8 - between magnificent places and incredible landscapes, between Saint Barth and Saba, Saint Kitts & Nevis, then Saint Maarten and south around Guadeloupe, for a total of eleven islands.
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The story of Ambrogio Beccaria
Solitario
ma non troppo
The first time I’d heard about Ambrogio Beccaria I’d expected to see someone who was adventurous a bit ruffled. A solo sailor no less, one who spends weeks at a time alone at sea, I thought to myself, will be a dreamer with his head amongst the clouds. Who knows what drives someone to do such a thing? Then his name for sure had me stumped. And yes, when I’ve met him, Ambrogio seemed the stereotypical boy next door, polite. There was nothing of the tortured hero you might expect. So I sought to find out more about this Ambrogio by asking a few questions, studying his background and trying to learn his secrets.
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