Movable Asset
Historic Wooden Dinghy
historic sailing asset
Northern Italy
Northern Italy
Some boats survive
through speed.
Others through memory.
through speed.
Others through memory.
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Status
| Type | Historic sailing asset |
| Origin | Chiavari, Northern Italy |
| Year | 1953 |
| Designer / Builder | a historic boatyard, Chiavari |
| Sail number | ITA 791 |
| Name | the vessel |
| State | Preserved / under care |
| Role | Contextual preservation |
| Scope | Material & nautical continuity |
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Field Notes
Note 01
A small boat can hold
a surprisingly large
portion of nautical memory.
a surprisingly large
portion of nautical memory.
Note 02
The object survives
beyond sport,
through craft, repair
and continuity.
beyond sport,
through craft, repair
and continuity.
Note 03
Preservation begins
when utility ends,
but care continues.
when utility ends,
but care continues.
Note 04
Identity is not only
speed, but construction,
traces and intent.
speed, but construction,
traces and intent.
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Material
Observations
Observations
Mahogany hull, green painted bilge, original fittings and class traces. Signs of time, use and repeated interventions.
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Context
The historic dinghy is part of the Italian small sailing tradition: a compact wooden craft where construction, seamanship and local boatbuilding culture meet.
This example, built in Chiavari in 1953 by a historic boatyard, remains a tangible record of that lineage.
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This example, built in Chiavari in 1953 by a historic boatyard, remains a tangible record of that lineage.
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Custodianship
The asset underwent multiple phases of use, storage and preservation over time.
Nautelier’s role lies in its ongoing contextual preservation, documentation and long-term custodianship.
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Nautelier’s role lies in its ongoing contextual preservation, documentation and long-term custodianship.
Explore Nautelier’s approach to classic boats and nautical heritage, and strategic direction before refit.
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Archive
Builder Identity
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Original Documents
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Historical Asset
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Building Detail
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Notes & Marks
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