Vecchi graduated from the
Regia Scuola di Marina di Genoa (Royal Naval School Genoa) and became a midshipman in 1861. He became a sub-lieutenant in 1863 and a lieutenant in 1866. He participated in the
Battle of Lissa in 1866 and resigned from the Regia Marina in 1872. Vecchi was an editor for
Caffaro; giornale politico quotidiano and the Roman newspaper
Fanfulla. In 1879 he founded the
Regio Yacht Club Italiano. ==Selected works==