It is a true work of art and ingenuity: it is 460 centimeters long by 180 centimeters wide, with a thickness of 3.5 centimeters and a weight of as much as 120 kilograms. That said, contrary to custom, the duckboard in question will not take to the sea aboard some luxurious vessel. Instead, it will be the table top in a home. Of course, we’re not talking about just any home, it’s for a royal palace, the address of which is top secret, as is the name of the person who lives there. The only hint we can reveal is that the mysterious client is an emir. We felt particularly proud, to receive this request, not just as a company but also as Italians. It is simply one more confirmation that our “know-how” is unique andinimitable. È un’ulteriore prova del fatto che la nautica italiana, nel suo significato più ampio, ha nel mondo autorevolezza e riconoscibilità senza pari. Noi, essendone espressione, abbiamo fatto la nostra parte e continuiamo a farla. The epic undertaking required meticulous, in-depth studies to solve technical problems, something like 80 hours of non-stop work and a vast quantity of materials: 25 teak planks of various lengths and thicknesses, 800 millilitres of catalysed epoxy resin for gluing and 40 discs of different grits for sanding. It was an incredible challenge – exciting, stimulating – also because it took us out of our comfort zone of yachts and forced us to think outside the box.