[1] The son of Pilade and Maria, he graduated from the Cesenatico Naval Institute and then obtained the title of long-term captain at the "Giorgio Cini" naval college in Venice.
In 1994 he took part in his first major solo regatta, the BOC Challenge on Town of Cervia in Class 2 (40 to 50 foot monohulls).
He then turned to the Boat of Catherine Chabaud, the former The Penguin, which he renamed Tiscali because he kept the same sponsor.
Coincidentally, Patrick de Radiguès competed in the same competition on Simone's old boat, but had less luck and had to give up.
On 28 June 2003 he died of a ruptured aneurysm while on his boat Tiscali in the port of Savona.