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.
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.
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.
Monegasques in the Top 10
Three years after hosting the last Championnats de France Jeunes, the Étang de Berre welcomed the Championnat de France Espoirs fleets. For this one, 495 selected sailors descended on Martigues for a championship that saw a strong Mistral, hot sun and unpredictable thermals. For the first few days it was a reminder of why this venue is one of the most demanding, both for those racing and the organisers.
A grand finale for the 20th Palermo-Montecarlo
The 20th anniversary of the Palermo-Montecarlo concluded as always at the Yacht Club de Monaco in the heart of the Principality with a packed and festive awards ceremony. Organised by Circolo della Vela Sicilia, in collaboration with Yacht Club de Monaco and Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, this offshore race links the Gulf of Mondello (Palermo) to the Principality of Monaco on a 500 nautical mile course. “I never imagined that we would enjoy 20 editions and with numbers always growing. This race continues to surprise sailors every year; it has become an unmissable event,” says YCM General Secretary Bernard d’Alessandri.
Hard-fought comeback: Team Malizia holds firm on longest leg of The Ocean Race Europe
After 1,400 nautical miles of racing from Portsmouth to Cartagena in Spain, Malizia-Seaexplorer crossed the finish of Leg 2 on Saturday 23 August at 13:44 (11:44 UTC) in 5th place after 5 days 19 hours 44 minutes and 11 seconds at sea. The result secures the IMOCA a 3rd place in the provisional ranking with three legs to go on the programme.