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.
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.
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.
5th place for Rayon Vert
The 13th Armen Race was held 9-12 May at La Trinité-sur-Mer attracting 152 boats. Among them was Oren Nataf, representing Yacht Club de Monaco on Rayon Vert which came 5th in the Multi 2000 category. This major offshore race is a great opportunity to compete against other amateurs and pros with a choice of two courses. The first is 350 nautical miles involving two nights at sea and really puts sailors to the test, while the shorter La Nuit de l’ArMen Uship is 131 nautical miles in a return trip round Glénan.
Artemis Racing pulls off first win in eight years
Artemis Racing, helmed by Torbjörn Törnqvist from Yacht Club de Monaco proved he is well and truly back in the running as they won five of the nine races completed at the 44Cup Baiona. This second stage on the circuit attracted nine boats. “I am absolutely delighted,” said a beaming Torbjörn Törnqvist. “I think it was the perfect regatta for us. Everything seemed to work well from trimming the boat to crew coordination. Our confidence is increasing as we progress. We have also made some beneficial changes to the team particularly with Hamish Pepper as tactician”. Artemis Racing had not won a regatta since 2016. The crew on Vladimir Prosikhin’s Team Nika also from the YCM came 2nd to retain their position as provisional overall leader of the season. Two-time world champion of the class, Nico Poons (Charisma), finished 7th. The class meets again in a few weeks’ time at the 44Cup Marstrand in Sweden, 19-23 June.