Mathis Duplomb wins in Marseillan
The ILCA French Internationals, a flagship event of the summer season, was held in Marseillan on a race area exposed to thermal effects that saw four days of races in variable wind conditions.
Strong showing by YCM members at Cowes Dinard St Malo Race
Cowes Dinard St Malo Race attracted a fleet of 184 boats as it marked the centenary of the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC). The gun was fired at 11:00 on Friday 11 July from the Royal Yacht Squadron for a race that took contestants on a 151 nautical mile course to St Malo on the Britanny coast via Dinard.
Bart Weduwer completes the Aegean 600
Yacht Club de Monaco member Bart Weduwer has just completed the 5th Aegean 600 aboard Encounter, competing in the IRC 2 category, one of 59 entrants all classes combined.
A legendary crossing for Yacht Club de Monaco members
This Friday 11 July at 11:00 the Royal Yacht Squadron cannons will signal the start of the Cowes Dinard St Malo Race, one of the oldest and most iconic races on the British sailing calendar. With 184 boats and 1,000 sailors representing 43 countries, the race has attracted an outstanding international fleet for the 151 nautical mile course from the Isle of Wight to the Britanny coast via Dinard.
Celebrating Art de Vivre la Mer
Organised by Yacht Club de Monaco, the 17th Monaco Classic Week celebrates the inimitable Art de Vivre la Mer lifestyle and living maritime heritage that classic yachts represent. Since 1994, this biennial event has paid tribute to large and small boats, craftsmanship and the seafaring skills of sailors in the long distance past.
Another good result for Andres Soriano
The fleet was tightly-packed and the venue lived up to its reputation. This week Cascais bay in Portugal offered the best teams on the TP52 circuit ideal conditions for a World Championship regatta that went down to the wire.
Team Malizia snatches 4th place
After six days of intense racing round the British Isles, Malizia-Seaexplorer crossed the finish of the Course des Caps in 4th on Saturday evening in Boulogne-sur-Mer. It was an impressive performance for the IMOCA, skippered by Will Harris on this occasion who is usually the boat’s co-skipper alongside Boris Herrmann.
Monaco well-placed in Porto Cervo
The 21st Coppa Europa Smeralda 888 concluded on Sunday in typical Sardinian conditions, light airs on the first day then flat calm on the Saturday before a Mistral kicked in and shook up the fleet in the final races.
In what is now a well-established event on the calendar since 2001, Yacht Club de Monaco again more than held their own with several teams at the forefront of a compact competitive fleet.
12th Monaco Energy Boat Challenge: Italian domination and return of toroidal propellers
After four days of on-water challenges and discussions, the curtain has fallen on the 12th Monaco Energy Boat Challenge. Organised by Yacht Club de Monaco, with support from the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, UBS, BMW and SBM Offshore, it is now firmly established as the big event for imagining and testing the latest evolutions in cleaner propulsion. Major industry players and young engineers combined their expertise to accelerate the sector’s energy transition. This year again YCM President HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco came to meet the students, stopping in every paddock to learn more about the latest developments and kick-off the championship finale in a highly charged atmosphere among the teams. “Technologies are advancing, the ideas also, now we must speed up. We all have a role to play – institutions, manufacturers, owners – it’s time to turn intentions into actions,” says Yacht Club de Monaco General Secretary Bernard d’Alessandri.
Maritime: hydrogen, methanol, dual-fuel… solutions are taking shape in Monaco
Action and pragmatism were the focus for the 6th Hydrogen & Alternative Fuels Conference, organised by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, the Energy Transition Mission and Yacht Club de Monaco, with maritime stakeholders squaring up their ambitions to the technical and regulatory realities.