A logbook that offers a unique journey of rediscovery, extending beyond the sailboat, the sea, and the art of sailing itself. Day after day, Davide Besana captures the essence of his adventure in watercolours, as traditionally practised. Yet he doesn’t merely depict the places he visits, but conveys the emotions and colours that define what he considers the world’s most breathtaking waters.
In 2022, Davide Besana, a writer, illustrator, and seasoned sailor, embarked on an expedition along the Tyrrhenian coasts aboard his forty-year-old boat, with no haste, intending to explore that which he had overlooked during his previous years of consumerist-paced sea travel.
Setting sail from Naples in May, he spent five months navigating these waters, often in solitude, covering a distance of over two thousand miles of Tyrrhenian coast, Sicily and Sardinia. Along his journey, he made stops at various ports and towns, took part in regattas, showcased his books, and, most notably, held sailing and drawing lessons for children under the care of Save the Children and the Italian Naval League, in order to share his passion for the sea, but also the importance of communication and doing things together.
Davide Besana is a well-known illustrator and author with a focus on sailing. He has published numerous illustrated books, worked as an illustrator for sailing magazines, and collaborated with Nutrimenti on several publications. Since 2015, he has lived in a village near the sea, close to his beloved boats.
Il Secolo XIX
Luca Compagnino
È tempo di Book Pride
Mediaset infinity - E-Planet
Puntata del 5 maggio
Intervista all'autore
Nautica
Simone Repetto
Davide Besana: il mare in forma pratica e grafica
Vela e Motore
Giuseppe Orrù
Diario (a fumetti) di un velista romantico
Bolina
Roberta Tofful
Libri: Cento giorni nel Tirreno
Nautica
Bianca Gropallo
'Cento giorni nel Tirreno' di Davide Besana
La Nazione
S. COGG.
'Cento giorni nel Tirreno' Besana e Betucci a Fondazione Carispezia