From 1954 to 1975, the Milan-based San Marco boatyard wrote some of the
most interesting pages in the post-war history of powerboating. San
Marco is the only yard that has extensively used Italian car engines for
both its racing and production boats, including those of Ferrari,
Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Fiat and Abarth. The yard produced such
models as the 600 Del Mare, Giulietta del Mare, Appia; all fast and
prestigious wooden runabouts with elegant lines and refined details.
Like a fashion designer or a famous Italian coachbuilder, for over 20
years Oscar Scarpa, founder of the yard, promoted a tradition of
excellence, building several hundred exclusive boats with his son Sandro
each with unique specifications, either technical or aesthetic, and all
beautifully finished. The San Marco boatyard has also enjoyed a
successful racing career, with more than 30 world speed records and
hundreds of victories to its credit at the highest competitive level -
often with Oscar Scarpa in the driver's seat! This book is both a
tribute to the full history of the San Marco boatyard and its unique
contribution to the world of speed boats. Racing Cars of the Seas is
illustrated with a remarkable collection of hundreds of unpublished
archival documents and photographs, as well as detailed information,
including extensive production and racing records.
Dimensions: 11 x 1 x 12.2 inches
