My name is Carlo, and both my family and the port people call me that: Charlie. Charlie is also the letter C in the nautical alphabet and in the international nautical code it means ‘affirmative’. Yes, I’ll take you to the islands! I have always had a boundless love and respect for the sea. I was lucky enough to be born into a family with a passion for sailing, all my free time and long summers were spent on a boat from the time I was a few months old.