The only Italian ocean sailing project in the IMOCA class. Ambrogio Beccaria and his team heading towards major international challenges: from the Route du Rhum 2026 to the Vendée Globe 2028.
The DNA of our project
An Italian project with an operational base in France, built season after season together with an international team of professionals with diverse skills, each with their own role in a collective work that grows with the project
The path to excellence
After acquiring a latest-generation IMOCA with Mapei's support, Beccaria's team aims to build performance over time and achieve a high level in major ocean races, with the Vendée Globe 2028 as the benchmark.
Engineering and optimization
Together with a group of engineers and technicians, and through Ambrogio Beccaria's choices, the work focused on the development and optimization of the boat in order to be competitive on the entire IMOCA circuit.
The project was born after Ambrogio Beccaria's successes in the Mini 6.50 and Class40 classes.
After winning some of the main races in these classes, including the Mini Transat 2019, the Transat Jacques Vabre 2023, and The Transat CIC 2024, he established himself as one of the protagonists of international ocean sailing.
After several high-level results and with Mapei's support already active in the Class40 project, the move to IMOCA marks a decisive change of scale. The boat will be acquired in 2025
The first season sees Ambrogio participate in The Ocean Race Europe and the Transat Café l'Or, in collaboration with Thomas Ruyant's team: a key step to familiarize himself with the boat.
Since then, the team has structured itself and the work has picked up pace. 2026 marks Ambrogio's first full solo season in the IMOCA class, marking a fundamental moment in his sporting and technical journey.
The journey in the IMOCA class represents a multi-year project, built with a gradual and structured approach.
From European regattas to major ocean crossings, each stage contributes to developing experience, reliability, and performance, with an eye towards the Vendée Globe.
A challenge that embodies the spirit of the project: facing the ocean with competence, determination, and vision, pushing oneself a little further each time.
The project was born after Ambrogio Beccaria's successes in the Mini 6.50 and Class40 classes.
After winning some of the main races in these classes, including the Mini Transat 2019, the Transat Jacques Vabre 2023, and The Transat CIC 2024, he established himself as one of the protagonists of international ocean sailing.
After several high-level results and with Mapei's support already active in the Class40 project, the move to IMOCA marks a decisive change of scale. The boat will be acquired in 2025
The first season sees Ambrogio participate in The Ocean Race Europe and the Transat Café l'Or, in collaboration with Thomas Ruyant's team: a key step to familiarize himself with the boat.
Since then, the team has structured itself and the work has picked up pace. 2026 marks Ambrogio's first full solo season in the IMOCA class, marking a fundamental moment in his sporting and technical journey.
The journey in the IMOCA class represents a multi-year project, built with a gradual and structured approach.
From European regattas to major ocean crossings, each stage contributes to developing experience, reliability, and performance, with an eye towards the Vendée Globe.
A challenge that embodies the spirit of the project: facing the ocean with competence, determination, and vision, pushing oneself a little further each time.
An engineer by training, he has been sailing Mini and Class40 boats for years.
Today he is embarking on his first solo adventures in the IMOCA class.
An international team, comprising technicians and athletes.
A group built to compete together on the IMOCA circuit
Latest generation IMOCA launched in 2023, designed by Antoine Koch and Finot-Conq
A high-performance boat, already tested in races.
To keep up with the fleet, a major refit was carried out in winter 2025–2026.
Sustainability
The commitment of the Allagrande Mapei Racing team
Along with the sports program, the project also carries out initiatives related to sustainability.
Bianca Bertolini, an environmental engineer, works within the team as Sustainability Project Manager. In 2025, a first project for the collection and analysis of microplastics at sea was launched, using an instrument installed on board.
The data collected is currently being analyzed in collaboration with the Politecnico di Milano.