navicap challenge

Elena Sivoldaeva Trophy

—  ABOUT THE EVENT

INCLUSIVE SAILING: SAILING TOGETHER

Launched in 2023, the Navicap Challenge, Elena Sivoldaeva Trophy, attracts numerous crews from all over Europe. Whether seasoned competitors or amateur sailors, able-bodied or with a disability, all compete on equal terms aboard Hansa 303s and on the same race courses. Through this event, the Y.C.M. shows that sailing is a universal sport, able to bring together people from every background and to place accessibility and equal opportunity at the heart of yachting.

2023

first edition

2

sailors per boat
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— Useful documents and links

official notice board

Notice of race 2026

The official document will be published shortly.

Registration 2026

The official document will be published shortly.

Welcome guide

Discover the welcome guide

Photos & videos

Relive the event through photos and videos

— The competition schedule

TO SAIL TOGETHER

Three days of racing in the bay off the Monaco Yacht Club in December, on boats provided for the event and which are all identical. Once the crews have got to grips with the boats, they compete in a round-robin format before progressing to the ranked finals. A short and intense format, designed to ensure that each crew sails as much as possible and competes against the entire fleet.

Accessibilité

Deux Hansa 303, un AIRA 22 et un Echo 90 spécialement adaptés permettent à chacun de prendre la barre, quel que soit son niveau ou sa situation.

À armes égales

Bateaux identiques, équipages mixtes, mêmes parcours : sur la ligne de départ, seules la conduite et la tactique font la différence.

Encadrement

Trois coachs de la Section Sportive ont suivi une formation spécifique pour encadrer les navigateurs en situation de handicap, aux côtés de jeunes aides moniteurs.

01

Welcome and familiarisation

Crews are welcomed at the Yacht Club de Monaco, discover the adapted boats and settle their set-ups ahead of the first start.

02

Qualifying rounds

 The round robin pits every crew against all the others. Races follow one after another in the bay, in full view of the public on the quaysides.

03

The finals

Once qualifying is complete, crews are split into the Gold, Silver, Bronze and Vermeil finals, where the final standings are decided.

04

Prize-giving

The ceremony closes the event at the Yacht Club de Monaco and rewards the winners of each final.

— in pictures

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— Ldelegation

Palmares

2025

1° Gaspard Laguibaut et Anne Marteau 2° Alessandra Cappellu é Maria Cristina Atzori 3° Lynne et Stuart Swan

2024

1° Gaspard Laguibaut / Anne Marteau 2° Alessandra Cappellu / Maria Cristina Atzori 3° Lynne Swan / Stuart Swan - Chesil Sailability

2023

1° Gaspard Laguibaut / Anne Marteau 2° Rory McKinna / Lucien Bermont 3° Alessandra Cappellu / Maria Cristina Atzori

— Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about the event

The Navicap Challenge is an inclusive accessible regatta organised by the Yacht Club de Monaco. It enables teams of an able-bodied person and someone with a disability to race together on a specially adapted class of boat.

The event is open to teams of two, one able-bodied, the other with a disability, of all levels. It aims to promote accessibility for everyone.

Les courses se disputent dans la baie de Monaco, face au Yacht Club, sur un plan d’eau offrant des conditions tactiques facilement observables depuis la terre.

The format comprises round robin qualifiers where each crew competes with all the others, followed by ranked finals (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Vermeil). The objectives are to promote sailing as a universal sport, encourage participants to interact and promote inclusion.

The event is part of the Yacht Club de Monaco’s mission to make the sea accessible to everyone. It supports the collective ‘Monaco, Capital of Advanced Yachting’ initiative by putting inclusion, innovation and sustainability at the heart of sailing and motor-boating. 

The public are welcome to watch from the quays in Monaco. Results, photos and reports are published on Yacht Club de Monaco channels. Media representatives can request accreditation to cover the event.

For participants, it is an opportunity to experience an international regatta with like-minded people and for abled-bodied and those with a disability to share experiences. For inclusive sailing, it is a model of openness and equal opportunities in action of a sport that is often perceived as being elitist.