Twenty years of Italian nautical art and an International endless fame

  Barberis was one of the most famous Italian shipyard between the ’70s and the ‘80s, years in which it created some of most beautiful sailing boats and motor yachts of all the times. It is also famous to have been one of the first Italian shipyards to produce sailing boats for regattas and cruising.  

The brand story

  The Barberis story is linked to the Italian city of La Spezia and to the name of Giancarlo Barberis, who founded it. In its twenty years of activity, the shipyard collaborated with important International nautical designers such as Philippe Harlé and the revolutionary Alain Jezequel, just to mention some of them. Its boats and yachts sailed around the world. Some of them took part at the American Cup and achieved important sporting results which contributed to launch abroad the brand name. Unfortunately, the shipyard was destroyed in the fire in 1987.    

The production

At the very beginning, the Barberis' production was focused on the the motor yachts field. Then, it embraced the sailing boats’ industry too. Some of its models entered in the Italian yachting history:

• Barberis 36: motor yacht
• Barberis 43: motor yacht
• Barberis Cruiser 31: motor yacht
• Sciacchetrà: sailing boat designed by Philippe Harlé. It is a little cabin cruiser whose name is taken from a famous Italian wine produced in the Cinque Terre land. This boat is versatile and comfortable , fast and easy to drive.
• Barberis Tequila: sailing boat
• Show 38: sailing boat
• Show 42: sailing boat.