Tullio Abbate 1944-2020

[MapisM]

I just understood that he's one of the 610 Italian corona virus victims of today.
And I can't think of anything better than a mobo forum, where he deserves to be mentioned.
RIP Tullio, driving your boats on Lake Como is something that never failed to make me smile.

 

[Portofino]

Theres a few in our marina , Abbate boats .
condolences.
Just ps remind us of the relevant family tree ......3 brothers ? ?

 

[MapisM]

The whole tree actually goes back to their grandfather, who used to build transport boats in Lake Como.
But it was their father Guido, to whom the Abbate museum is entitled (see below), who began building pleasure boat.
Afterwards, all his 3 sons Tullio, Bruno and Carlo (aka Chicco) further expanded the activity, through two separate yards.
One which remained known as "Tullio Abbate", and the other, managed by Bruno and Chicco, as "Primatist".
I don't have an EN translation of the article below, sorry.
But maybe now that you are resident in IT you are getting by with the language too...?

 

[PowerYachtBlog]

Sad news indeed. RIP Tullio. Tullio Abbate 1944 - 2020