YCM flag tops the bill
The 71st Loro Piana Giraglia has just finished, with more than 130 boats competing in this event that combines inshore races and an offshore race.
More podiums
Six TF35s lined up on the start early in the morning with 400 other boats and 3,500 crew at the Société Nautique de Genève. In a steady 8-10 knots, the TF35s were on their foils when the starting gun fired and quickly reached speeds up to 25 knots on Lake Geneva. Yacht Club de Monaco’s Esteban Garcia on Realteam Sailing came 2nd.
Young athletes in YCM’s Sports Section honoured
During the annual Fête des Sports, Monaco City Hall rewarded athletes from the Principality who have stood out during the season.
Distinctions reward the skilled
At the first medal ceremony held in the City Hall’s Cour d’Honneur, several sailors from YCM’s Sports Section were presented with distinctions, among them Namu Van Der Linden, Léo Boisvert, Antoine Sauval, Gabriel Superina, Pietro Carlevaris, Joséphine Dobbelaere, Jules Huon, Louis Pompée and Louis Faivre.
First victory of the season
The second stage of the TF35 2023 Trophy was held in Mies and won hands down by Esteban Garcia (Realteam Sailing) from Yacht Club de Monaco after eight races. With 7 points separating him from his nearest rival, victory was assured for the man who also came 2nd in the Genève-Rolle-Genève organised the same weekend. The TF35 fleet is now getting ready for a great classic on the Lake Geneva calendar, the Bol d’Or Mirabaud.
Keeping in contact with the competition
A total of 18 Team Race teams were competing in this must-do Italian event which was celebrating its 36th edition. Océane Schroeder, Ludovica Bonelli, Alexandra Santelli and Facundo Rubinelli made the trip to take advantage of the Venice race area to perfect sailing skills to keep in contact with foreign competitors.
YCM sailors keep up the pace
The Europa Cup de Punta Ala ended on a high on Sunday. The ILCA 7 Men and ILCA 6 Women categories concluded their championship with seven races on the clock while the ILCA 6 Men and ILCA 4 Women had five races in which to make their mark.
Winning results for YCM
The PACA dinghy championship (Ligue Voile Légère PACA) ended this weekend in Cannes. Several hundred sailors in 19 categories, including some 20 from Yacht Club de Monaco’s Sports Section, made the trip with talented young sailors from the Principality pulling off some remarkable performances.
YCM members in the vanguard
For this first edition of the Swan Bonifacio Challenge stage on The Nations League circuit, the Mistral turned its tap on adding spice to the proceedings to make it even more memorable. The Corsican event represented the second stage of the season for the ClubSwan 36 boats and the first of the year for the ClubSwan 50 and ended after five days of sailing.
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.