Secretary General and Sports Director, Yacht Club Costa Smeralda

Giorgio Benussi

Giorgio Benussi has been appointed Secretary General and Sports Director of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, effective 1st October 2025. He brings over 30 years of experience in the nautical and sailing world and has worked as a strategic consultant with leading partners including Loro Piana SpA, for whom he organized events such as the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta and the Loro Piana Giraglia.
He currently serves as Industry Expert & Senior Advisor for Deloitte Financial Advisory Italy, where he provides high-level consulting services in the luxury, sports and leisure sectors.
He is co-founder of the 69F project, an innovative foiling one-design class that has redefined the paradigms of competitive sailing and has been selected as a platform for the America’s Cup youth and women’s teams.
As an athlete, Benussi is a four-time World Champion, three-time European Champion and ten-time Italian Champion, with numerous international regatta victories to his name. He has been awarded the Italian National Olympic Committee’s Gold Medal for Athletic Valour.