{"id":906,"date":"2019-05-10T14:45:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T12:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altamarea.org\/?page_id=906\/"},"modified":"2023-02-05T16:14:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T15:14:15","slug":"the-skipper","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.altamarea.org\/en\/the-skipper\/","title":{"rendered":"The Skipper"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row fullwidth=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1554062472081{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.altamarea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/skipper2.jpg?id=539) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;600px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][mk_fancy_title color_style=&#8221;gradient_color&#8221; grandient_color_from=&#8221;#1998b0&#8243; grandient_color_to=&#8221;#6170a1&#8243; grandient_color_fallback=&#8221;#1e73be&#8221; size=&#8221;32&#8243; letter_spacing=&#8221;1&#8243; margin_top=&#8221;20&#8243; font_family=&#8221;none&#8221;]The Skipper[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1675610051750{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong>Francesco Da Rios<\/strong>, known as Ghego,\u00a0is a <strong>professional skipper<\/strong> who began as a sailing instructor in Sardinia back in 1994.<\/p>\n<p>He sailed various yachts around the Mediterranean. In 1996, he crossed the Atlantic for the first time, sailing around the Caribbean Sea, Venezuela and the United States for two years.<\/p>\n<p>He then followed the tour of the world on a Mauric 64.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the following years, he sailed on 72-110 ft yachts which once again took him across the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p>In Sardinia, he opened a nautical support company which he ran until <strong>Altamarea<\/strong> was established, a nautical services and charter company where he was able to contribute all his extensive experience.<\/p>\n<p>In 2010, together with friends, he created ITA 86, purchasing Pogo Class 40 which he used to take part in some of the most important regattas in the Mediterranean, with excellent results.<\/p>\n<p>As of today, he boasts 15 Atlantic crossings and over 120000 miles sailed.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557492312241{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altamarea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/skipper3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altamarea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/skipper3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.altamarea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/skipper3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altamarea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/skipper3-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altamarea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/skipper3-1024x769.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional qualifications and licences<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Official recreational boat licence.<br \/>\nUnlimited sailing boat\/motor boat licence.<br \/>\nCertificate for work at a height.<\/p>\n<p>Imo Stcw95 courses:<br \/>\nM.A.M.S. Marittimo Abilitato ai Mezzi di Salvataggio <em>(\u201cSailor Authorised to use Life-Saving Equipment\u201d)<\/em> GMDSS GOC\u00a0Global Maritime Distress and Safety System ISAF Approved Offshore Personal Survival Radar Course<\/p>\n<p>Basic and Advanced Fire-Prevention Course<\/p>\n<p>PSSR Course \u2013 Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities<\/p>\n<p>Survival and rescue course<\/p>\n<p>First aid course[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row fullwidth=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1554062472081{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.altamarea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/skipper2.jpg?id=539) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;600px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][mk_fancy_title color_style=&#8221;gradient_color&#8221; grandient_color_from=&#8221;#1998b0&#8243; grandient_color_to=&#8221;#6170a1&#8243; grandient_color_fallback=&#8221;#1e73be&#8221; size=&#8221;32&#8243; letter_spacing=&#8221;1&#8243; margin_top=&#8221;20&#8243; font_family=&#8221;none&#8221;]The Skipper[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1675610051750{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]Francesco Da Rios, known as Ghego,\u00a0is a professional skipper who began as a sailing instructor in Sardinia back in 1994. He sailed various yachts around the Mediterranean. In 1996, he crossed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-906","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altamarea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altamarea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altamarea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altamarea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altamarea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=906"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.altamarea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1813,"href":"https:\/\/www.altamarea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/906\/revisions\/1813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altamarea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}