Italia is a brigantine, where projects are carried out to fully develop the potential of people with disabilities or social disadvantage.

[1] It is owned by Fondazione tender to nave Italia, a non-profit foundation for maritime contest development,[clarification needed] with property by Fondazione Tender To Nave Italia.

Built at the shipyard Wiswa, Gdańsk (Poland) as Swan fan Makkum it is a Brigantine.

Named for Willem Sligting, Makkum, christened by Hinke de Vries, co-owner and wife, in a multilingual fashion: English, Polish and Frysian and after the ceremony launched in the river Wisla.

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