Ernesto Bertarelli flies to Grosseto, gateway to his sailing roots in Monte Argentario

Ernesto Bertarelli flew from Taroudant, Morocco, to Grosseto, Italy, on June 21, 2026, a 2-hour-39-minute hop aboard his Bombardier Global 7500 (HB-JIT). The flight lands the Swiss-Italian billionaire in southern Tuscany, the nearest airport to the Monte Argentario peninsula where he learned to sail as a child, according to his biography on Wikipedia.

Monte Argentario, with its historic regatta fields of Porto Santo Stefano and Porto Ercole, is where Bertarelli's lifelong passion for yachting began—a passion that later led him to win the America's Cup twice with Alinghi. The trip follows a week of travel that included a transatlantic crossing from San Jose to Farnborough and a return to the U.S., before a brief stop in Morocco. Grosseto is also a common base for sailors heading to the Tyrrhenian Sea's elite regattas, though no major race is scheduled this weekend.

Bertarelli's recent flights show a pattern of shuttling between yachting events—like the Loro Piana Giraglia in Genoa, where he has deep ties—and his Swiss home base in Gstaad. This return to Monte Argentario suggests a personal interlude, connecting to the coastal landscapes that shaped his sailing career, rather than a structured business or competitive itinerary.