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.
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.
Rewarding those who explore in a different way
A pivotal player on the international yachting scene, Yacht Club de Monaco again set the tone at the opening of the 34th Monaco Yacht Show. As part of the collective ‘Monaco, Capital of Advanced Yachting’ approach, YCM brought together 64 owners of yachts over 40m flying the YCM flag for its annual Owners Lunch. A total of 2,344 linear metres represented confirms the Club’s central role in the global yachting world.
Monaco Smart & Sustainable Marina Rendezvous (21-22 September 2025) A 5th edition focused on innovation and international cooperation
Yacht Club de Monaco hosted the 5th Monaco Smart & Sustainable Marina Rendezvous on 21-22 September 2025, organised by MC Monaco, a consulting firm specialised in the development and management of marinas, yacht clubs and sailing schools. With the support of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and renowned partners including Bombardier, MB92 Group and the Italian Yacht Masters association, the event gathered an international ecosystem of marinas for two days of exchanges, innovations and cooperation.
SEA Index® Further Expands International Network – Welcoming Marina Genova as New Institutional Member
Monaco, Monday 7th July 2025 – The Superyacht Eco Association – SEA Index® is pleased to welcome Marina Genova, one of the Mediterranean’s leading yachting destinations, as an Institutional Member. This collaboration marks another international step toward greater engagement with environmental considerations in the yachting sector.
12th Monaco Energy Boat Challenge: yachting’s future being built now
With days to go before kick-off, the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge confirms its role as a catalyst for sustainable yachting. Organised by Yacht Club de Monaco, with the support of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, UBS, BMW and SBM Offshore, the event which is open to the public bridges the gap between academic research and the boating industry with one goal: to rethink maritime mobility under real conditions. “This collaboration is essential to the transition to more responsible yachting.
In Monaco, the SEA Index® by Yacht Club de Monaco emerges as a catalyst for the ecological transition of Yachting, as part of the Blue Economy and Finance Forum
As the blue economy already accounts for $2.5 trillion annually and could exceed $3 trillion by 2030 (OECD), the Blue Economy and Finance Forum (BEFF) established itself this week in Monaco as a major platform for driving sustainable transformation of the maritime economy.
Monegasque yachting ecosystem united over sustainable transition
WhatsApp LinkedIn Facebook X On 15th May 2025, the Cluster Yachting Monaco held its annual Spring Pop-Up at the Yacht Club de Monaco that gathered major players in the yachting industry around a central sustainable transition theme. In between visits to yachts moored in the YCM Marina, three themed roundtables put the spotlight on concrete […]