YCM on the start of this Mediterranean classic
In the Italian sailing world, the 151 Miglia – Trofeo Cetilar symbolises a sports challenge par excellence. Open to all and laid out to test the teams strategic qualities to the limit, the event owes its success to the layout.
Malizia-Seaexplorer on the start
The IMOCA fleet are back out at sea on another challenge crossing the North Atlantic from west to east. A few weeks after a superb performance in The Transat CIC (formerly the English Transat) in which Boris Herrmann from Yacht Club de Monaco finished 2nd, the 60-footers have left Manhattan and its skyline. For this 2nd edition of the New York Vendée-Les Sables d’Olonne, 28 skippers were on the start line that was anchored off the American coast.
2nd place for Realteam Sailing
First stage of the season and first podium finish for Esteban Garcia’s Realteam Sailing from Yacht Club de Monaco after the TF35s battled it out on Lake Geneva at the TF35 Nyon Cup. They kept up the pace as evidenced by nine races over three days. Realteam Sailing took advantage of moderate conditions to stay in the top ranking, missing out on a win by two small points to Sail of Change 8. The fleet will be at Club Nautique de Versoix 7-9 June for the TF35 Mies.
10th place for G-Spot
Eleven races were launched at the J/70 European Championship for the 20 nations and 90 teams competing including six from Yacht Club de Monaco. The final rankings remained open to the end, with the Argentario race area favouring the American Joel Ronning and his crew on Catapult, ahead of Brazilians on Ocean Pact by six points, while their compatriots on Good To Go took bronze.
5th place for Peter Harrison
Twenty-five Maxi yachts and 400+ sailors among the best in the world enjoyed four days of inshore races and an offshore race at the IMA Maxi European Championship, organised by Circolo del Remo e della Vela Italia in collaboration with the International Maxi Association. This year the Gulf of Naples produced a variety of conditions for participants who’d come from all over the world. Yacht Club de Monaco’s Peter Harrison pulled off a superb 5th place on Jolt, while Benoît de Froidmont, also from YCM, with Wallyno came 8th after six races. The IMA Maxi European Championship will return to Naples-Sorrento next year 16-22 May 2025.
Three months exactly until the start of the 19th Palermo-Montecarlo
Around 90 days left, exactly three months until the start of the nineteenth edition of the Palermo-Montecarlo, a late summer offshore regatta which in almost twenty years has carved out an international role among the major offshore sailing events. Organized by the Circolo della Vela Sicilia in collaboration with the Yacht Club de Monaco and Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (gate passage in Porto Cervo).
Gold for YCM
Alexandre Richard, a coach in the Sports Section, and Nicolas Lelu were at the French Handivoile (double-hander regatta) Championship for sailors with a disability. They finished 43rd out of 90 boats in the gold group. The two went straight on to the Hansa National (solo regatta) where Nicolas Lelu was 32nd in the gold group ahead of Alexandre Richard who finished 37th in the gold, and 2nd in the silver.
Sports Section out in force
A dozen young sailors from the Yacht Club de Monaco competed at the Interleague SIL Regatta, divided into the younger Benjamin category and older Minime. Three days of competition saw four and five races completed in Antibes Bay in conditions oscillating between 0 and 7 knots with a swell, putting the skills and resilience of the youngsters to the test. In Minime out of 72 contestants, Victor Holst came 23rd ahead of Louis Faivre 30th, Jules Huon 43rd, Mona Benchekroun 47th, Anastasyia Verpeka 51st, Victor Marquet 59th, Sacha Mousny 61st, Julian Lampert 62nd, Joséphine Dobbelaere 71st and Louis Pompée 72nd. In the Benjamins, out of 103 entrants, Frederik Holst finished 47th while Roman Lampert and Facundo Rubinelli came 76th and 103rd respectively. It was an invaluable experience as it was an opportunity to improve skills in demanding marginal conditions.
Silver fleet for Ehlen
Some 125 contestants from 36 nations and all continents descended on Hyères for this last major event before the discipline makes its debut at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Among the 79 men from 32 countries and 46 women from 25 countries was Alexander Ehlen from Yacht Club de Monaco who came 2nd in the silver group after finishing in the top ten in 12 of the 16 races.
YCM colours win the day
After a very good 4th in Les Voiles de Cassis a few days ago, Yacht Club de Monaco’s flagship Tuiga and her crew of always enthusiastic members notched up another victory to add to their list of achievements at this latest event. This time it was in the Veteran category that the gaff cutter triumphed after winning two of the three races. In the wake of the 15M IR, Carlo Falcone’s Mariella, also from YCM, clinched a well-deserved 3rd place. In IOR Classic, there was one undisputed victor with three wins out of three for Massimiliano Ferruzi (Il Moro di Venezia), also victorious in the Vela & Sapori ranking.