If you like adventure novels, this story has all the ingredients. There are no pirates or treasure maps, just a ship and a travel by the sea.
When you arrive to the port of La Cala you will immediately notice that there is a ship docked that stands out among all the others.
It is not a yacht on which to drink champagne or show off by taking a selfie, it is Lisca Bianca, a sailing boat in which when you see you immediately feel the story of a dream came true, that of sailing around the world.
A dream that Sergio and Licia Albeggiani, a Sicilian couple, turned into a reality. Once retired, they sold everything and set off to circumnavigate the world, from 1984 to 1987.
Lisca Bianca, white lash in English, is a unique boat that Sergio and Licia had made built by a craftsman from Porticello, and which was first their home. They lived on board for some years before leaving for their adventure and where Licia continued to live for a short time after Sergio's death.
Then, the boat was abandoned and Lisca Bianca was about to disappear forever. But chance wanted that one day in 2013 Francesco Belvisi and Elio Lo Cascio came across it, decided to restore it and bring it back to life.
And from there a new dream was born. The two created the project "Lisca Bianca-Navigare nell'Inclusione", dedicated to carrying out community activities for young people in situations of social exclusion and promotion of maritime culture.
Thanks to them Lisca Bianca has returned to sailing and since 2020 a plaque on the waterfront of La Cala remembers its first captain, Sergio Albeggiani.