A sailor.
An ocean.
A Sicilian dream.
Lascatutto stands alongside Giacomo Nicchitta in his pursuit of the Mini Transat 2027.
A solo transatlantic crossing on 6.5-metre boats.
4.050
Ocean
miles
3
Victories
2024–25
1500
NM — Tour
of Italy by Sail
2027
Mini
Transat goal
01.
Who is
Giacomo
“The sea is a metaphor for life to me.
Even the worst storm will end sooner or later.”
Giacomo Nicchitta was six years old when his father showed him videos of the Vendée Globe 2008: the solo round-the-world race. That image never left him. Not a vague dream — a precise direction.
At thirteen he began racing at the Cala di Palermo, as crew on offshore boats. He grew fast: competing in the 151 Miglia and the IRC European Championship in Sanremo. But something was missing. He wanted full control of the boat, complete responsibility for every decision — right and wrong alike.
The Mini class gave him what he was looking for: a world of young sailors crossing the ocean on 6.5 metres of fibreglass, alone against the wind.
02.
The project
Eva Luna
The Mini Transat was born in 1977 to cut the prohibitive costs of major ocean races. Today it is the mandatory gateway to the world of Au Large racing: 4,050 miles in two legs, identical-class boats, solo skippers against the Atlantic.
Giacomo is aiming for the 2027 edition. A qualification path spanning thousands of miles: offshore races, crossings, manoeuvres mastered by heart that certify not only technique, but character. Completing the qualification is already a form of victory.
Eva Luna
Prototype #667
2007 Finot prototype. It has already won two Mini Transats with skippers who now race at the Vendée Globe, the pinnacle of ocean sailing.
The sustainable choice
Ocean sport has changed: ever more expensive boats, ever shorter lifecycles, non-recyclable hulls scrapped within two years. Giacomo takes the opposite direction — racing a 2007 boat at the highest level, proving that neither exorbitant budgets nor environmental compromises are needed to run a serious competitive programme.
03.
Results
on the field
![1st place medal [placeholder]](https://lascatutto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/n1.webp)
![2nd place medal [placeholder]](https://lascatutto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/n2-.webp)
in the Mediterranean
04.
Press
Coverage
![ARCI 2026 [placeholder]](https://lascatutto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/header-article-1.webp)
RESULT
ARTICLE
RESULT
RESULT
RESULT
VIDEO
04.
Lascatutto
on board
“Having a partner like Lascatutto means a great deal — a company that understands the sea and understands me.”
The collaboration was born at the Cala di Palermo. Beniamino watched Giacomo grow: the first races, the first podiums, the decision not to give in to the lure of the IMOCA circuit in order to stay true to the Mini project.
Today Lascatutto stands alongside Giacomo in three distinct ways: financially, technically and as a consultant. It is not just a logo on a sail — it is a concrete presence in the preparation of the boat, in the choice of equipment, at the moment when everything must work.
The values that bind them are more similar than they might seem: Lascatutto looks after people through the sea and boats, in the cruising world. Giacomo does the same in the world of competition. The same passion, different perspectives, complementary ones.
Palermitan roots
A story born at the Cala di Palermo. Not a top-down sponsorship, but a trust built over time, race after race.
Real technical support
Materials, equipment, nautical consulting: Lascatutto contributes to the preparation of Eva Luna with direct expertise in the marine sector.
Shared visibility
The Mini Transat project generates concrete media coverage: 5 million interactions per edition across international TV, radio and social media.
Authentic values
The sea, responsibility, meticulous preparation. The same ethic at sea, whether on a cruise in the Aeolian Islands or an Atlantic crossing.
Partners of the Eva Luna 667 project
![Lascatutto [placeholder]](https://lascatutto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/logo-lascatutto-w.svg){kind=logo}
![Armare Ropes [placeholder]](https://lascatutto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/logo-armare-ropes.svg){kind=logo}
![Soluzioni Tessili [placeholder]](https://lascatutto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/logo-soluzioni-tessili.svg){kind=logo}
![Salpancore [placeholder]](https://lascatutto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/logo-salpancore.svg){kind=logo}
![Antal [placeholder]](https://lascatutto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/logo-antal.svg){kind=logo}
![Jek Rigging [placeholder]](https://lascatutto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/logo-jek.svg){kind=logo}
![Porto Carlo Riva [placeholder]](https://lascatutto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/logo-porto-carlo-riva.svg){kind=logo}
![Morfrac [placeholder]](https://lascatutto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/logo-morfrac.svg){kind=logo}
Follow the adventure
The Atlantic
is waiting for us.
Follow Giacomo and Eva Luna 667 on the road to the Mini Transat 2027.
Updates from the boat, from the qualification circuit, from the ocean.
