YCM top the leaderboard
A major event, this regatta brought together the best in ILCA class sailors from southern France as well as many Europeans. A technically challenging race area, Saint-Raphaël is popular and lived up to expectations with five races completed.
First solo race this season for Boris Herrmann
The 15th edition of The Transat CIC got off to a good start from Lorient (Morbihan) in Brittany with 48 boats in competition in the Class40, Vintage category and IMOCA class including Boris Herrmann from Yacht Club de Monaco. It is the first event of the season for the German skipper on Malizia-Seaexplorer, the 60-footer of Team Malizia founded by YCM Vice-President Pierre Casiraghi.
Italian J/70 season gets underway with the Cala Galera -Italia Cup
The first stage of the Italia Cup got off to a fine start with the Cala Galera regatta that saw 49 teams in the J/70 class line up on the start including four from Yacht Club de Monaco. It was a good opportunity to shake down with five races completed. Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio (G Spot) came 16th while Pierrik Devic (Raph Seven Yacht), Stefano Roberti (Piccinina) and Lorenzo Bortolloti (Black Swan) finished 24th, 25th and 29th. The Italia Cup continues with the second event scheduled 28-23 June in Riva del Garda.
Second for YCM flagship
Organised by the Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez by invitation only, Les Dames de Saint-Tropez is a unique regatta as only women take the helm. Limited to 20 classic yachts, this year’s meeting gathered over 250 sailors. Ashore as at sea, every year the programme leaves everyone with unforgettable images and memories. And for the crew on YCM’s flagship Tuiga (1909), helmed by Anne Rodelato, it was especially memorable as they came 2nd in the overall ranking in the vintage boat category.
Successful event for the Monegasques
The event is well known to all young racers and each year brings together more than 300 sailors aged between 10 and 14, from all over France and a large part of Europe. The aim? To battle it out in the hope of qualifying for the European and World Championships. The Monegasques were out in force with a delegation of around ten racers from the Section Sportive du Yacht Club de Monaco. And the racers were well served by the weather conditions, with 6 to 25 knots, chop, swell and current.
In the Minimes class, there were 128 competitors. In this category, the young sailors from the Y.C.M. were outstanding, evading the pitfalls of the Rochelais waters, like Océane Schroeder who finished 14ᵉ and 1ᵉ girl, while Alexandra Santelli finished 21ᵉ and 3ᵉ girl. Roman Lampert finishes 51ᵉ ahead of Frederik Holst 67ᵉ, who also takes 3rd place in the silver round. Facundo Rubinelli takes 76ᵉ place.
In the benjamins, Joséphine Dobbelaere finished in a very fine 30ᵉ position out of 97 runners. Pietro Carlevaris finished 32nd, while Victor Holst, Louis Pompee, Louis Faivre, Jules Huon and Anastasyia Verpeka Dolling placed 50ᵉ, 59ᵉ, 71ᵉ, 81ᵉ and 95ᵉ.
First event and victory of the season for Viola
For Viola of Yacht Club de Monaco her first regatta of the season was a winner as Kostia Belkin and crew clinched 1st place in the La Mise en Bouche regatta at La Rochelle. Seven classic boats were competing including the gaff cutter which made top step of the podium in her category in the overall ranking and also won the Ostréo Trophy. Conditions were good with four races completed during the event.
A seagoing cruise for children in remission from cancer proves an unforgettable experience
Four sailing boats generously made available by members of the prestigious Yacht Club de Monaco gave nine children in remission from cancer an unforgettable experience. From 21-27 April, these young heroes from the specialist Léon-Bérard centre in Lyon, aged nine to 17 years old, embarked on a very special therapeutic cruise thanks to a partnership between the Sir Ernst Expedition association, the ‘A chacun son cap’ association and the YCM.
Departing from Le Lavandou in the Var this magical maritime odyssey ended at the Yacht Club de Monaco on Friday at noon after a truly memorable week for these young people.
Victory for G Spot
Swan- The Nation League 2024 – Swan Tuscany Challenge
18-21 April
The Swan family headed to Scarlino in Italy for the first stage of The Nation League 2024. A successful appetiser for crews and owners like Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio (G-Spot) who clinched victory in the Swan 36 after winning three of the seven races. Leonardo Ferragamo (Cuordileone) and Graeme Peterson (Moonlight) in the Swan 50 came 4th and 7th respectively.
Canard à l’Orange wins the day
After the Primo Cup-Trophée UBS then Trofeo Luigi Carpaneda in Alassio, the Smeralda 888 fleet were out racing again in Saint-Tropez for this keynote event in their calendar. For the 17th Hippocampe Cup, light wind conditions were enough for the eight teams to enjoy another tight contest with Achille Onorato (Canard à l’Orange) in 1st place just ahead of Morten Kielland (Mathilde) followed by Luigi Guarnaccia (Capocaccia).
Timofey Sukhotin (Beda) completed the ranking in 4th, with Germano Scarpa (Giada) and Marco Favale (Millenium Falcon) 6th and 7th. The gentleman racing helmsmen will be back out on the water 28th June in Italy at Yacht Club Costa Smeralda for the 4th stage in their season’s calendar.
To encourage R&D and development of sustainable yachting
It was as part of Monaco Ocean Week that the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and Yacht Club de Monaco officially announced a new prize for the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge (https://energyboatchallenge.com/) that marks a new milestone in their partnership and was attended by Mike Horn and Bertrand Piccard, the event’s sponsor.
Under the aegis of the collective Monaco, Capital of Advanced Yachting approach and organised by YCM, this event brings maritime industry pioneers together with visionary engineers around a common goal: to promote alternative propulsion and sustainability in the yachting sector. On the programme, a unique convergence of boats already on or about to enter the market and innovative prototypes. “Every year, students surpass themselves. They are an amazing source of ideas. It is fascinating to see their potential and we are happy to put them in contact with industry players who are a great support for these young engineers,” says YCM General Secretary Bernard d’Alessandri.