Over the years, we have enhanced our skills in matching clients with their dream yachts, ensuring a seamless and satisfying experience for all involved. Our Team is dedicated to ensuring that your experience of owning a luxury yacht is extraordinary. Our goal is to handle all the details so that your only concern is enjoying your yacht to the fullest. Let us take care of everything, from maintenance to logistics, to provide you with a worry-free luxury yachting experience.
Partner | Senior Broker
Marco’s love affair with the sea started when he was 8 years old. Together with a childhood friend he explored the Ligurian coast on a little 10m traditional Ligurian sailing boat. A few years later the two were permitted to borrow a family friend’s custom design and build, 13m wooden ketch called Barabba. Once on board Barabba, the two friends cruised the length and breadth of the Mediterranean Sea. This is when the passion for the sea led Marco to potter around on boats and eventually earn a living through this passion. In 2005, Marco met Cesare Casarola, owner of Nautica Casarola, a name synonymous with Riva. It was here that his brokerage career really took off. Today he has represented buyers and sellers in more than 400 yacht sales. He is our Senior Broker and founding member, fluent in Italian, English and French. He operates from Idea Yachting’s Monaco office.
DAVID DELPIERRE
Broker Sales | Charter
David entered the yachting industry at the tender age of 16, working as a mechanic at the Cummins office in the Cote D’Azur. Following this he enrolled in the Naval School in Israel where he read a Masters in Mechanical engineering. Upon his return to France, he started to work in the Genmar group. In 1997 he officially started his yacht broker career working as a commercial technician for Pershing-Ferretti and Sanlorenzo in St Tropez. Between 2003 - 2013 he collaborated with Sunseeker France and the Rodriguez Group. Before joining the Idea Yachting team in 2020 he was a broker for the Sanlorenzo France dealership. David is fluent in French, Italian and English and has basics knowledge of Spanish and Hebrew.
SEBASTIANO POLLI
Sales Broker
Sebastiano comes into the world with the great fortune of being born into a family of well-known textile entrepreneurs but also off-shore pilots and above all with very strong passions for Pleasure Yachting, both for sailing and motoring. Therefore, growing up on the largest and most well-known boats at the time - combined with his innate and boundless curiosity - he was lucky enough that the boat and water factors grew with him and in him without even realizing it. After a 4 years sail trip around the world, he decided to stop between Thailand and Malaysia to follow a total refit of a Vessel while joining the construction process of S/Y Wally TIKETITOO in Fano, Italy. Few months later he joined Riva Monaco becoming his commercial director for 10 years. Among all he developed a huge passion for body flying - skydiving - and managed after 21 years to turn it into being now an official Red Bull BASE jump & wingsuit athlet.
MARCELLO SERRA
Sales Broker
Marcello's passion for the nautical industry began at a young age, thanks to his father's introduction to the world of boating. By the age of eight, he was already working as a deckhand on his family's Hobie Cat 16. At sixteen, he owned his own Sessa 4.20-meter boat. In 1993, Marcello embarked on a charter career in Costa Smeralda with a Striker 43' fisherman. Four years later, in 1997, he transitioned into the sales of second-hand boats. By 2003, he was instrumental in the opening of a 4000 square meter shipyard, where he served as foreman. Marcello's career continued to expand in 2005 when he became an exclusive dealer in Sardinia for prestigious brands such as Baia, Riviera, Bertram, and Chris Craft. In 2007, he played a key role in establishing the Baia Shipyard offices in Miami. His expertise led him to a project management position in 2015 at Savona Shipyard, where he oversaw the construction of hybrid vessels. By 2017, Marcello worked for the Ferretti Group in Porto Rotondo. In 2023, he launched a luxury charter company. Currently, Marcello represents Idea Yachting in the highly demanding Sardinia market, bringing his extensive experience and passion for the nautical industry to the forefront.
ALEXANDRA STERNAD
Sales Broker
In 1995, after completing her studies at the University of Vienna and a specialised course in Advertising and Marketing in Florence, Alexandra entered the world of yachting. Her first role at the Sanlorenzo Shipyard in Viareggio profoundly influenced her nautical and stylistic DNA. Following a brief stint at Fipa Italiana Yachts/Maiora, where she began her career in yacht sales, Alexandra returned to Sanlorenzo as Sales Manager for the Northern and Central European markets. She was part of the successful Team that created the Sanlorenzo Superyacht Division. A great enthusiast of art and design, Alexandra also serves as a Brand Ambassador for the Relais Chateaux Plaza e De Russie in Viareggio and the Small Leading Hotel Byron in Forte dei Marmi.
CESARE PICCINI
Junior Broker
Cesare Piccini spent the last 10 years assisting international and demanding clients with refit of their yachts. He's been boating since before he even was able to walk and doesn't going to stop. He've sailed throughout the Mediterranean for more than 30000 miles.He has always loved spending time on end under water. He has made a job out of his passion. Cesare speaks Italian and English.
PAOLA RICCI
Accounting
Paola is a founding member of the company. Her duties concern the company's cash flows, budget, investments, financing and cash managment. She comunicates about financial matters and deals with the resolution of any problems with banks, debtors and creditors. She deals with the activities that must be carried out day by day by emplyees and any external collaborators. Paola is fluent in Italian, English and French.
MANOELA ZANCHI
Back Office Consultancy Services
Born in the Dominican Republic, Manoela moved to Italy when she was 17 years old to read a Degree in financial economics, which she then followed by a Masters in banking and insurance. After a short spell in London to perfect her English in 2011, she moved back to Italy seeking a position in the Nautical industry in La Spezia. It is here where she met Marco and quickly learnt the ropes from him. She has been with Idea Yachting from the start. Today, Manoela is a self-employed colleague offering consultancy services to the Idea Yachting team. Manoela is based in Italy and is fluent in Italian, English and Spanish.
MARTINA BUFFON
Back Office Intern
Martina started to work in the yacht industry in the Refit sector 6 years ago. She has followed many boats during various jobs on behalf of their owners. She has been sailing for 15 years and she's always looking for new works adventures. Martina speaks Italian and English.
