Horacio Carabelli
Founder & Design Director
Born in Montevideo and a Brazilian citizen, Horacio is a mechanical engineer and naval architect. After graduating, he founded his own studio, designing racing and cruising yachts.
His design work spans five America’s Cup campaigns: Victory Challenge (2007), Artemis Racing (2013), Groupama Team France (2017) and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli (2021 and 2024).
He sailed three Volvo Ocean Races with Brasil 1, Ericsson Racing Team and Team Telefónica, winning the 2008–09 edition aboard Ericsson 4, which set a monohull speed record.
An Olympian in the Soling class at Seoul 1988, Horacio is a world and South American Snipe champion. His sailing record also includes world and continental titles in Laser and Star, and multiple IMS regatta wins.
Nicolas Carabelli
Head of Engineering
Born in Florianópolis in 1994, Nicolas is Italian-Brazilian. He studied naval engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in the United States, where he also worked as a research assistant at the Davidson Laboratory.
He holds a master’s in Maritime Engineering from the University of Southampton, specialising in yachts and high-performance small craft. His thesis examined hull optimisation using genetic algorithms.
Nicolas has worked on two America’s Cup campaigns with Luna Rossa, bringing computational analysis and performance engineering to the studio.
Gabriel Carabelli
Client Relations, Latin America & Europe
Gabriel brings experience in entrepreneurship, project consulting and data-led marketing. He is the founder of Vertz Incorporadora, a residential development company, and co-founder of Arena Z3, a sports and lifestyle venue.
His earlier work includes project and commercial consulting at Esag Jr. and a data specialist role at Zipper. That combination of business development, analysis and hands-on operations informs his approach to client relationships at the studio.
