Volta boats

Our story began in 1940 when Luigi Raimondi, a lumberjack by trade, first put a motor on the pontoon boat that would transport his timber to Lugano. His son Giorgio decided very early on to make a living on the lake: he earned a degree in shipbuilding and honed his technical skills, creating vessels out of various types of wood that even today...

In the 1980s, Giorgio Junior began looking into new lines to optimize vessels’ aerodynamic loads. For the first time, smooth topsides, reminiscent of racecars, started appearing on the water. The arrow-shaped hull typical of the GR2 was developed on the basis of these first prototypes designed to overcome air drag, eliminating any time of friction...

Giorgio Raimondi passed on to his son the visionary temperament that always set him apart, leading him to experiment with revolutionary innovations over the years: first in the field of engines (for BMW), then hull designs, and finally propellers, together with his friend Phil Rolla. From a prototype for a floating bicycle to the first races organized...