Persico Marine

PERSICO Marine is a high performance yacht building company. They are best known for being the carbon fiber hull fabricator for the Volvo Ocean 65. They specialize in building racing yachts.[2]

PERSICO Marine
Privately held company
Founded1976 (1976)
FounderMarcello Persico
HeadquartersBergamo, Italy.[1]
Key people
Marcello Persico
ParentPERSICO Group
Websitewww.persicomarine.com

In 1990, Persico Marine was one of the first companies in Italy to have a 5-axis cnc machine.[3]

Notable builds
Persico Marine Yacht Construction
ClassYearBoat
Volvo Ocean 652017Additional Hull for 2017–2018[4]Hull, Primary keel, Daggerboards[5]
AC502017Landrover BAR[5]Foils and Wings, not the hull
IMOCA 60 2015 No Way Back [6], ex-Vento Di Sardegna[7][8]
Volvo Ocean 65 2015 Vesta Wind (rebuild) Repair hull after grounding.[5][9]
Volvo Ocean 652014All 7 boats in for 2014–2015 raceHull, Primary keel, Daggerboards[5]
AC722013Luna Rossa [10][11]
AC722013Aotearoa [12]
IACC2007Luna Rossa (ITA86 and ITA94)[13]

References
  1. "Persico Marine secures contract for Volvo Ocean 65s >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". sailingscuttlebutt.com. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  2. sas, Point to Point. "Company Profile". www.persicomarine.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  3. sas, Point to Point. "Company Profile". www.persicomarine.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  4. Race, Volvo Ocean. "The Italian job: Persico to build new Volvo Ocean 65s". Volvo Ocean Race. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  5. Handy, Dominic. "Zero tolerance - Seahorse Magazine". www.seahorsemagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  6. "Meet the Designer of the Future Volvo Ocean Race Yachts". www.sailingworld.com. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  7. "News - Andrea Mura presents his new boat - Vendée Globe". Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  8. "Andrea Mura and 'Vento Di Sardegna' at YCCS Virgin Gorda".
  9. Race, Volvo Ocean. "Vestas Wind reborn". Volvo Ocean Race. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  10. sas, Point to Point. "America's Cup". www.persicomarine.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  11. "Patrizio Bertelli and Miuccia Prada launch their Luna Rossa AC72". persico-marine.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  12. "Meet the Designer of the Future Volvo Ocean Race Yachts". www.sailingworld.com. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  13. sas, Point to Point. "Company Profile". www.persicomarine.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2017-04-13.












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