Leaving Its Mark
Crowds gathered around the stern of the Fairline Targa 63 GTO in earnest. Designer Alberto Mancini was handed a black magic marker, and, laughing, he was pushed to sign his name on the transom along with other members of the Fairline executive team. It was a symbolic moment and, as he flicked his wrist and left a neat, elegant signature on the white fiberglass, the crowd cheered. The boat owner in me prayed it was an erasable marker and wanted to leap on board to scrub it off before it settled in.
He’s one of the most in-demand Italian designers today, yet Mancini’s path toward helping create the 63 was not straightforward. Fairline Yachts, looking to inject a
