YCM sports performance built on strong team spirit at sea and ashore

Sports performance at the YCM is not just about regattas and racing but is based on a culture of striving to succeed and a strong Club spirit. Whatever the season, Yacht Club de Monaco brings members together to take part in challenges that reflect this attitude, like the No Finish Line, and the same goes for the younger generation.

A New President for the Monegasque Chamber of Yachting

The Fédération des Entreprises Monégasques (FEDEM) has announced the appointment of Bernard d’Alessandri as President of the Chambre Monégasque du Yachting, the official body representing companies operating in the sector to the Monaco Government authorities. Established in 1945, FEDEM federates and represents all professional trade associations in Monaco. An interface between economic stakeholders and public authorities, it plays a key role in the promotion, development and competitiveness of the Principality’s business community.

La Belle Classe Academy: Yachting Masterclass achieves IAMI certification

It’s official. The Yachting Masterclass course at Yacht Club de Monaco’s La Belle Classe Academy has been officially accredited by the International Association of Maritime Institutions (IAMI), the global authority which sets and guarantees professional maritime and yachting training standards. It is a significant achievement for this training centre that was set up in 2015.

G-Spot wins at home

And they’re off! Yacht Club de Monaco launched the 2025-2026 season of the Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series this weekend. The venue lived up to expectations for Act 1 with three days of back-to-back races, in changeable conditions that tested the tactical prowess and endurance of the 23 teams. A total of eight races were validated by the Race Committee.

First day of confrontations in the bay of Monaco

Yacht Club de Monaco launches a major event this week. Since 2013, the Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series have been offering J/70 teams a window of competition in the middle of winter on one of the most consistent venues in the Mediterranean. It is an ideal opportunity to keep racing and fine-tune settings and tactics ahead of the season’s major meetings like the Primo Cup-Trophée UBS.

YCM launches winter season

WhatsApp LinkedIn Facebook X Yacht Club de Monaco launches a major event this week. Since 2013, the Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series have been offering J/70 teams a window of competition in the middle of winter on one of the most consistent venues in the Mediterranean. It is an ideal opportunity to keep racing and fine-tune […]

YCM sailors in contention in an edition without a final

The 2025 Italian Olympic Class Championship concluded in Palermo on a windless day, forcing the Race Committee to cancel the last races. It was a frustrating end for the sailors as in some classes the gaps were minimal after three days of racing in a light unstable wind.

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.

SEA Index® recognised as key tool in the Adapt-Pelagos project

The SEA Index® participated in the first workshop of the UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)’s Adapt-Pelagos project, the conclusions of which have just been published.
Organised on 18 September 2025 at the Yacht Club de Monaco by Plan Bleu, UNEP’s regional activities centre as part of its Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP), the workshop brought together experts, decision-makers and maritime sector stakeholders from the signatory countries in the Pelagos Agreement (France, Italy, Monaco). The objective was to define concrete strategies to reduce the environmental impact of maritime activities on marine mammals and fragile ecosystems in the Mediterranean.