43 teams from 21 nations as the world’s elite in naval engineering mobilise to accelerate the energy transition

From 8-11 July 2026, Yacht Club de Monaco is organising the 13th Monaco Energy Boat Challenge, supported by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, UBS, BMW and SBM Offshore. An outdoor laboratory of innovation that remains focused on sustainable propulsion technologies, the 2026 edition gathers 43 teams representing 21 nationalities from Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa, all working towards a common goal to speed up the energy transition in yachting.

Explore a future in the yachting industry

Training, inspiring and guiding young people are key to the collective ‘Monaco, Capital of Advanced Yachting’ approach, as the Yacht Club de Monaco launches the first edition of a Yachting Student Fair on 21 March, a day of meetings to discover yachting and maritime professions

Monaco Energy Boat Challenge 2026: SeaLab Class explores the energies of tomorrow’s maritime world.

From 8 to 11 July 2026, the Yacht Club of Monaco will host the 13th edition of the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge in Monaco. This international event is dedicated to sustainable propulsion technologies and is organised with the support of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, UBS, BMW and SBM Offshore.

Monaco Energy Boat Challenge 2026: the AI Class, when artificial intelligence transforms navigation

Organised by the Yacht Club of Monaco, with the support of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, UBS, BMW and SBM Offshore, the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge has, for more than a decade, established itself as an open-air laboratory dedicated to sustainable maritime innovation. Its 13th edition, scheduled from 8 to 11 July 2026, will once again highlight the growing role of digital technologies and artificial intelligence in the energy transition of the maritime sector.

Monaco Energy Boat Challenge 2026: Energy Class – a laboratory for optimising electric and hybrid technologies

Organised by the Yacht Club of Monaco and supported by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, UBS, BMW and SBM Offshore, the 13th Monaco Energy Boat Challenge will take place from 8 to 11 July 2026 in Monaco. This edition will bring together 43 teams from around twenty countries who are all united by a common goal: to accelerate the energy transition of yachting and the maritime sector through real-world experimentation.

2026: a year of transmission and innovation for Yacht Club de Monaco

True to its ‘Monaco, Capital of Advanced Yachting’ approach, Yacht Club de Monaco kicks off a new season focused on knowledge-sharing, innovation and collective commitment. In 2026, as part of its public service remit to enhance the Principality’s appeal the Club confirms its role as a focal point of activity in Port Hercule and an international platform, while reinforcing its environmental and societal responsibility commitments. Top-level sport, youth training, the sustainable transition and maritime heritage define a year of events providing an arena for exchanges to build the future of yachting.

Four days to explore, understand and transform yachting

On the occasion of the Yacht Club de Monaco’s end-of-year cocktail reception, its President, HSH Prince Albert II, announced a collaboration between Yacht Club de Monaco and The Explorers Club of New York, marking a new milestone in the Monaco, Capital of Advanced Yachting collective initiative. As part of this partnership, a delegation of around one hundred members from the prestigious American club, founded in 1904, will visit the Principality from 21 to 24 March 2026.

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.

Autumn meeting in Monaco focuses on the future

At the end of the summer holidays, Yacht Club de Monaco sets the tone for the international yachting calendar with several flagship events at the Monaco Yacht Show underpinning its multi-faceted approach to stimulate innovation, support the sector’s growth and bring the community together. It is in this vein that the annual Winter Pop-Up, organised by the Cluster Yachting Monaco, was held 9 October to close off a very few weeks.

Anticipate today to build the yachting of tomorrow

The theme Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity of World Maritime Day, organised by the International Maritime Organization, reflects the vital role the Ocean plays on the day Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM) gathered a hundred superyacht captains and international experts for the 29th Captains’ Forum entitled Leading today ahead of tomorrow. The event, created in 2007 and organised by the YCM Captains’ Club, brought together more than 115 superyacht captains, representing a combined fleet length of 4,973 metres, and recently welcomed 14 new members.