{"id":1450,"date":"2018-11-01T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T07:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webdev.raffaelloventrella.com\/emabackup\/?p=1450"},"modified":"2024-05-11T10:05:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T10:05:10","slug":"luca-bassani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/en\/insights\/luca-bassani\/","title":{"rendered":"Luca Bassani: seeing the horizon before others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"Thinking outside the box\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">We read it in every strategy manual, we hear it mentioned in every meeting, we see it posted on the social channels of all the <strong>marketing<\/strong> \"gurus\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">But between saying and doing \u2013 never more than in this case \u2013 there's the <strong>sea<\/strong> in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Here is the story of <strong>Luca Bassani<\/strong>, founder of <strong>Wally<\/strong>, the man who revolutionized the rules and standards of classic yachting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entrepreneur, born in 1965, he is the second generation of the family that founded \"BTicino,\" a company known for applying design rules to electrical switches, and sold in 1989 to the Legrand group for 2.3 trillion lire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Breaking the rules has always been a family \"habit,\" continued by Luca as he built with Wally the most advanced and admired yachts in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a recent interview, Luca Bassani stated that...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>On a Wally, nothing is invented from scratch.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thinking \"outside the box\" doesn't necessarily mean inventing something new; it simply means applying rules from a new perspective, breaking them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Breaking the rules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last century of boating had actually produced vessels designed according to racing principles, rather than those dictated by water and wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Racing boats were starting to be designed with large volumes, while \"cruising\" boats were still too narrow and uncomfortable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bassani's insight was to erase every concept \u2013 and preconception \u2013 of naval design to start from scratch: designing boats that were comfortable, elegant, light, and made with the highest quality materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sail plan of the Soling was simply larger, with a self-tacking jib. One final detail was missing to imprint a new avant-garde concept in the hearts of enthusiasts: a mast that would allow the boats to achieve the perfect balance between comfort and racing performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was therefore necessary to find an architect who was not afraid of such a conservative and traditionalist world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decisive meeting was with Luca Brenta, who had the courage to design a titanium mast with a mainsail, not too far aft as in the preliminary ideas of previous collaborators, and a self-tacking jib.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/luca-bassani-di-wally-yacht-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/luca-bassani-di-wally-yacht-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/luca-bassani-di-wally-yacht-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/luca-bassani-di-wally-yacht-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/luca-bassani-di-wally-yacht.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The birth of Wally<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">The first <strong>Wallygator<\/strong> is born, probably the most \"new\" boat ever created before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">From that moment on, every action to improve the \"product\" followed two main principles: the <strong>beauty of the details<\/strong> and the focus on the <strong>guests on board<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All the sheets are hidden, both to highlight the aesthetic cleanliness and to protect small and large guests from potential injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The portholes of the cabin are reduced to one, very essential, to...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>the good taste of simple things.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Carbon sails, for the first time on production boats, are adopted on a Wally, improving the not-so-positive experience of the <strong>Moro di Venezia<\/strong> in 1992, which had titanium sails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another milestone in the race towards excellence was the revolution of the spaces to provide a new way of experiencing sailing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No matter how large sailing boats can be, they always remain smaller when compared to motor yachts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Anyone who sails knows how sometimes you need to take \"a breath of fresh air\" and how \u2013 naturally \u2013 guests tend to split into smaller groups: this is why the \" <strong>terrace on the sea<\/strong>\" at the stern, despite its size, is no longer enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new central cockpit is added, along with one at the bow where you can finally be alone, even at the dock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">All these ideas led <strong>Tango<\/strong>, the fourth sailing superyacht of the <strong>Wallycento<\/strong> series, to receive the <strong>Honorable Mention<\/strong> at the <strong>Compasso d\u2019Oro<\/strong> ADI 2018 award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The example<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is why Luca Bassani's story is an example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An example of how, to bring the level of discourse back to a more business-oriented language, \"we've always done it this way\" is a phrase that should be eliminated from our vocabulary as soon as possible.<br> <br> Of course, on the condition that you have people who not only know how to \"think outside the box\" but also spot the horizon before anyone else.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThinking outside the box\u201d. 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