History Marina Uno tourist port has been started in 1960 few hundred meters far away from the beautiful and suggestive estuary of Tagliamento River. Starting from an idea of Mr. Pier Paolo Dalmas who thought to build Marina Uno on the sites belonging to Comm. Riccardo Riva President of SIL S.p.A., the construction based on a project of Eng. Michele Tedesco was carried out by Comm. Mario Carlutti contracting firm. SIL S.p.A. and Mr. Dalmas - who became world champion inboard motor boat race class in 1972 - sold the wet dock to the enterprise guided by Mr. Renzo Ardito. In 1982 a project to increase the berth number up to 400 and more has been undertaken by Arch. Aldo Bernardis and Arch. Ferdinando Anichini and carried out by Eng. Zuffa building Co. of Mestre. Marina Uno tourist port was completed by floating docks, modern technical services directly operating on berth site, rest rooms, port managing offices, parking lots, etc. In spring 1983, Marina Uno puts on the present day look. In 1983, on June 25st, Law. Antonio Comelli, President of Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, sided by various chairmen of the region, by Mr. President of Udine Provence, by Mr. Steno Meroi Major of Lignano, by Capt. Riolo Vinciguerra Monfalcone harbour master-office and many other authorities, inaugurates Marina Uno at the presence of more than 3000 people. The ceremony was lighted by spectacular passing flights of "Frecce Tricolori", the Air Force national acrobatic patrol. On the same day "Udine 1000" shooner head by Mr. Luigi Paderni, the present harbour-master, under sailed an Ocean crossing directed to Venezuela. In the following years, the port complex was expanded by building "Marina Uno" Hotel, a swimming pool, two residential and commercial blocks, a newboat-storage workshop equipped with two new davit cranes, etc... During these years Marina uno has undertaken a maintenance program in order to: - rationalize the number of berths according to the increasing wideness of vessels; - replace wooden poles with galvanized steel poles; - increase the number of rest rooms for transit sailors; - upgrade the safety standards; - optimise the waste collecting system. Marina Uno started "Consorzio Marine Lignano" Association, which is situated close by Lignano Sabbiadoro Tourist-board and gathers all the wet docks located in the tourist district. Since 1990, when European Community introduced the "Blue Flag", Marina Uno has been appointed every year with this particular award, as recognition for the services and job quality granted. In 1997 Marina Uno, still maintaining its managing and organisational autonomy, became part of Lignano Pineta s.p.a. Holding. In 1998, Dr. Giorgio Ardito was appointed managing director of Marina Uno tourist port. In the same year Marina Uno got the membership in the Adriatic Tourist Port Association which gathers over 30 tourist ports from Friuli Venezia Giulia up to Puglia region. In 2001 the Lignano local office of Italian Naval League was established at Marina Uno.