17th Monaco Classic Week gets underway
Launched in 1994, Monaco Classic Week remains one of the few in the world able to bring together classic sailing yachts, period motor-yachts, vintage powerboats and classic Dinghy 12’ Class boats in one place. Today until tomorrow, a veritable flotilla will fill the YCM Marina with a fleet of 150 boats displayed along the quays open to the public, showcasing over a century of living maritime heritage. Races start tomorrow at 2.00pm.
The Ferretti Group ‘private preview’ at the yacht club de monaco features a live performance by simply red, in a foretaste of the world tour celebrating the band’s 40th anniversary
The allure of the sea, the splendour of the world’s most beautiful yachts and a great evening of music all helped make the tenth Ferretti Group Private Preview a memorable and exclusive event, held this year from September 4 to 7 in the unique setting of the Yacht Club de Monaco.
Yacht Club de Monaco podium finishes at Vele d’Epoca di Imperia
For the final test run before Monaco Classic Week-La Belle Classe, the Vele d’Epoca d’Imperia provided a beautiful setting for classic sailing boats from all over the Mediterranean. Yacht Club de Monaco members were there, battling it out in the vanguard.
Everything to play for
Malizia-Seaexplorer, the IMOCA skippered by Boris Herrmann from Yacht Club de Monaco, has just finished Leg 4 of The Ocean Race Europe 2025 from Nice to Genoa in 6th place. After 2 days 22 hours 10 minutes 42 seconds at sea, the crew crossed the finish line in the bay of Genoa on Wednesday 3 September.
Pierrik Devic (Fraser Yachts) flies YCM flag
WhatsApp LinkedIn Facebook X The Swedish venue at Sandhamn provided a challenging backdrop for the J/70 European Championship held 23-30 August. Half-metre waves and bracing temperatures put the sailors and their equipment to the test. In a high-level fleet, Pierrik Devic (Fraser Yachts) representing Yacht Club de Monaco pulled off a consistent set of results in […]
Team Nika crowned for the 5th time, Charisma and Artemis Racing in Top 10
The 44Cup World Championship lived up to expectations off the coast of Scheveningen in the Netherlands. In a top-level fleet, Vladimir Proskihin (Team Nika) from Yacht Club de Monaco won his fifth world title confirming his supremacy in the RC44 class.
Edward Wright pulls off solid 13th place
Douarnenez Bay hosted the Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup, an iconic event in the Dragon class. For five days, the best international teams went head to head in unstable conditions swinging between tricky calm seas and strong winds. But despite postponements, six races were completed.
Monegasque victory in the Gaff Class
For her first time competing in the Corsica Classic, Lelantina (1937) skippered by Yacht Club de Monaco member Tigrane Djierdjian has won the prestigious Gaff class.
Malizia-Seaexplorer 5th in Nice
For the first time ever, The Ocean Race Europe stopped over in France with Leg 3 finishing in Nice. After 680 nautical miles from Cartagena and the Côte d’Azur city, the IMOCA Malizia–Seaexplorer of Boris Herrmann (Yacht Club de Monaco) crossed the line at 09:43 on Friday 29 August after 2 days 18 hours, 42 minutes and 53 seconds of racing. The crew clinched 5th place out of seven contestants and is now lying 4th in the provisional ranking.
160 boats afloat as Monaco Classic Week hits the silver screen
From 10 to 13 September 2025, the Principality will be buzzing with activity at the 17th Monaco Classic Week-La Belle Classe, a unique event that combines maritime tradition, lifestyle and culture. Ashore as at sea, the event organised by Yacht Club de Monaco will host some 50 classic sailing yachts, 14 period motor-yachts, 70 vintage powerboats including an exceptional fleet of 52 Rivas, and 25 from the 12’ Dinghy class. All are witnesses to a bygone era that continues to radiate in the Principality. This edition also becomes a gallery with two new exhibitions: Action! Classic Yachts on the Big Screen and Rock & Royals, a photographic series by Kos Evans.