Yachting & Innovation

Nine chefs working on 40+m superyachts have a rendezvous with the Superyacht Chef Competition.
Held under the aegis of YCM’s La Belle Classe Academy training centre, the competition puts the spotlight on gourmet cuisine at sea, another facet of yachting professions. Fully supported by their owners and crew who always come along to encourage them, contestants have to come up with dishes from a basket of mystery ingredients while complying with the contest’s anti-waste criteria. It is all part of the ‘Monaco, Capital of Advanced Yachting’ approach, initiated by YCM to position the Principality as a destination synonymous with excellence and sustainability in the sector.

• Date: 3 April 2025
• Location: Yacht Club de Monaco

Organised since 2014 by the Yacht Club de Monaco in partnership with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge brings together key industry players and the future of engineering with students from schools and universities around the world, around alternative propulsion and sustainability.

It brings together boats that are already on the market or about to be, as well as prototypes. The aim is to create a bridge between the yachting industry and young engineers, and to stimulate their creativity.

The event, which is part of the collective ‘Monaco, Capital of Advanced Yachting’ initiative, marks a significant step forward in the quest for a more sustainable maritime future, as evidenced by the growing participation of universities from all over the world alongside major players in the sector such as
Monaco Marine, Oceanco, Ferretti Group, Sanlorenzo, Azimut | Benetti Group and Lürssen.