The Lega Navale Italiana (LNI) is a moral public body with the high patronage of the President of the Italian Republic, non-profit, which pursues the goal of spreading the spirit of seafaring and all aspects relating to the sea and inland waters.

The Section of Belluno, founded in 1957, is affiliated to the Federazione Italiana Vela (FIV) as Sailing Section through the LNI - National Presidency since 1981. In 1992 it was officially recognized and affiliated to the FIV as a Sailing Group (society 569/XII Zone).