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.
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.
Remon Vos and Black Jack 100 set new record
Yacht Club de Monaco member Remon Vos pulled off another feat this weekend when he set a new speed record at the Gotland Runt, one of the great sailing classics in the Baltic.
Good start for Malizia-Seaexplorer on Course des Caps
A great start for Malizia-Seaexplorer of Team Malizia founded by Yacht Club de Monaco Vice-President Pierre Casiraghi. The monohull was on the start this afternoon at Boulogne-sur-Mer for the first Course des Caps (Banque Populaire du Nord Boulogne-sur-Mer Cape Race).
A hat trick for Yacht Club de Monaco
Three days and eight races going down to the wire made for an exciting regatta at this renowned Sardinian venue. In the end, Yacht Club de Monaco teams left Porto Cervo with some excellent results and podium finishes at the Invitational Smeralda 888.
Stefano Roberti in fine form on Lake Garda
Yacht Club de Monaco member Stefano Roberti put in a fine performance on Lake Garda. It was the first J/70 Mixed-Plus World Championship and a solid, consistent performance earned him 4th in the Corinthian (amateur) category.
Undisputed victory for Team Nika
The wind certainly blew hard at the 44Cup Marstrand. But if the previous day’s weather kept boats in the harbour, conditions were still blowy for the last three races with a rough sea typical of the Swedish archipelago. Unphased, Yacht Club de Monaco members held their own among the 12 in competition.