LOA: 65’0”
Beam: 29’0”
Draft: 5’5”
Fuel: 978 gals.
Water: 224 gals.
Power: (2) 600-hp Volvo D8-600s
Before I was invited by Prestige to sea-trial a new boat and tour its Italian factory, I knew next to nothing about Trieste, a grand old port city in northwest Italy, or the nearby shipbuilding town of Monfalcone. But Trieste, set atop forested limestone outcroppings on a gin-clear sea, is really something.
Trieste has existed in some form or another for over 2,000 years. It’s the center-piece of the Gulf of Trieste, a gale-protected stretch of the subtropical Adriatic. A few miles from Slovenia, 15 miles from northern Croatia and 50 miles from southern Austria, it’s a true cultural crossroads. Walking the delightful waterfront, you hear a mishmash of tongues: Slavic, Germanic and every branch of Latin. Stopping in at Pizzeria Calo for one of the best margherita pies that ever torched the roof of my mouth, I asked the manager where everyone
