Italian yacht designer Anna Borla on her lifelong love of yachts

The Italian yacht designer on her lifelong love of yachts – and the challenges of the job she relishes.

“I grew up in the north of Italy in Piedmonte, nowhere near the water! In fact, I was probably closer to the mountains than the sea, but we had a house in Sardinia, and my family always took us sailing there in the summer holidays. I would see all these beautiful megayachts floating around in the Mediterranean, and somewhere over the course of those holidays, I decided I wanted to be a yacht designer. I just love the water. When I am sailing, I feel relaxed and free and happy – my passion comes from that too.