Vincenzo Onorato (born 15 May 1957) is an Italian ship-owner and the head of the Mascalzone Latino Sailing Team which is in the

Farr 40 The Farr 40 is a 40-foot one-design sailboat designed by Farr Yacht Design in 1996 following after the Mumm 30. It was originally designed as a one design class but had some compromises in design to rate under the International Measurement System ...

circuit.

Sailing

Oronato competed in the

Melges 32 The Melges 32 is an American sailboat that was designed by Reichel/Pugh as a one-design racer and first built in 2004. The design is an accepted World Sailing international class. Production The design has been built by Melges Performance S ...

, Mumm 36,

Farr 30 The Farr 30 (formerly Mumm 30) was designed by Farr Yacht Design led by Bruce Farr. The first boat was built by Carrol Marine and first launched in 1995. The class was recognised by the World Sailing from 1997 to 2018. History The Internation ...

and X-41 World Championships as helmsman. Vincenzo was also actively involved as figurehead of

Mascalzone Latino Mascalzone Latino is a yacht racing team that competes in America's Cup style sailing out of the yacht club Club Nautico di Roma. 2007 Known as Mascalzone Latino-Capitalia Team and at that time also representing Reale Yacht Club Canottieri Savoia ...

America's Cup The America's Cup, informally known as the Auld Mug, is a trophy awarded in the sport of sailing. It is the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one f ...

campaign at the

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and

2007 Louis Vuitton Cup The 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup held in Valencia, Spain, from April 16 to June 6 was the event used to select the challenger for the 2007 America's Cup. Eleven potential challengers competed in the competition which consisted of two round robins, ...

Business

In 2015, Vincenzo Onorato acquired 100% of the Naples-based ferry company Tirrenia – Compagnia italiana di navigazione, which became a part of the Onorato Armatori group. Vincenzo Onorato also owns the ferry company

Moby Lines Moby Lines (Moby Lines S.p.A.) is an Italian shipping company that operates ferries and cruiseferries between the Italian or French mainland and the islands of Elba, Sardinia and Corsica. The company was founded in 1959 under the name Navigazio ...

and

Toremar 240px, ''Rio Marina Bella'' and ''Liburna'' in Livorno Toremar (Toscana Regionale Marittima) is an Italian shipping company which operates in routes from Tuscany to the Tuscan archipelago. On 3 November 2009 the Transport Minister Altero Matte ...

. His ferry group is the world's leader in beds capacity, and the European leader in passengers capacity (47 ships, 41,000 departures). He claims his company hires only Italian seafarers, and lobbies against competitors using non-EU labor to drive prices down. He argues that hiring an Italian-only staff costs his group 25 to 30 million euros more every year. In May 2019, he announced the acquisition of the cargo ship Maria Grazia Onorato with a message on the side that says "Honored for Italian seafarers" (pun, ''Onorato per i marittimi italiani'')(In Italian
Vincenzo Onorato: "No a globalizzazione della miseria"
''Adnkronos.com'', 16 May 2019

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Onorato, Vincenzo 1957 births Living people Italian male sailors (sport) 2007 America's Cup sailors 2003 America's Cup sailors Farr 30 class world champions Farr 40 class world champions World champions in sailing for Italy