YCM’s Sport Section on the up in La Rochelle
From 29 October to 1st November, La Rochelle Nautique hosted one of the major dinghy events on the calendar, the ILCA Autumn National and French ILCA Championships. Over 300 international contestants, including a delegation from Yacht Club de Monaco, descended on the French city. It was another opportunity for the team of young Monegasque sailors to compete in a large highly competitive fleet at a major event.
New generation of YCM sailors face a European fleet
From 27-31 October, Cap d’Agde welcomed one of the largest Optimist fleets of the season when it hosted the Opti Cup 2025 that attracted over 300 youngsters from France, Europe and the Antilles. The new generation of YCM sailors from the Sports Section discovered a very different environment to the one in the bay of Monaco.
At the heart of the action
A popular autumn event on the Mediterranean sailing calendar, every year the Grimaldi Trophy welcomes a fleet of boats of all sizes to take part in a coastal race from San Remo to the Principality of Monaco with a stopover in Ventimiglia.
Impressive results for YCM
The Rolex Middle Sea Race 2025 lived up to expectations. Having set off from Valletta, Malta, on 19 October the fleet completed the legendary 606-nautical mile course round Sicily after several days of demanding racing in changeable conditions and a high level of competition.
Victory for Black Jack 100 from YCM
Another demonstration of how active Yacht Club de Monaco members are on the international offshore scene. At the finish of the Rolex Middle Sea Race 2025, Remon Vos’s Maxi sloop Black Jack 100, skippered by Tristan Le Brun, claimed the Monohull Line Honours prize after crossing the finish at 05:44 this Tuesday 21 October after 2 days 17 hours 44 minutes and 7 seconds of racing around Sicily.
A promising first for Yacht Club de Monaco
It was the first major competition and first demonstration of the potential of Terrible Joy. The Cape 31 flying the Yacht Club de Monaco flag was competing in Palma de Mallorca from 15-19 October in the European Championship.
Two Yacht Club de Monaco teams in action
The final Act of the RS21 Cup held in San Remo from 16-19 October attracted 31 boats from all over Europe for four days of racing.
Gold medal for Nicolas Lelu in India
Yacht Club de Monaco was represented in India at the Asian Inclusive Sailing Series held in Mysore for the Hansa class, a flagship of inclusive sailing. Able-bodied and sailors with a disability from all over the Asian continent came together in a spirit of openness, friendly rivalry and a shared love of the sea.
Podium finish for Karel Komarek’s V
The curtain fell on the 2025 IMA Mediterranean Maxi Inshore Challenge at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, the last event in a busy and competitive season. This year again the Maxi yacht elite met at five major regattas: PalmaVela in Mallorca, the IMA Maxi European Championship inshore series at Sorrento, the coastal Loro Piana Giraglia in Saint-Tropez, the mandatory higher-coefficient Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Porto Cervo, and finally Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez.
To count in the overall ranking each boat has to compete in at least three regattas, including the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. Only members of the International Maxi Association are eligible for the trophy presented at the end of the season in Saint-Tropez.
Title changes hands
The 2025 season for the Smeralda 888 class concluded this weekend in the Principality with the Trophée Adalberto Miani finals, a stage that was as symbolic as it was fiercely contested. Three races were completed in challenging conditions for the 14 teams competing. After perfect starts and surgical consistency the die was cast that saw Marco Favale’s Millenium Falcone beat the competition to claim the 2025 title. With 17 teams ranked, eight nations represented and an average ten boats per regatta the season confirms the vitality of an international fleet.