Primo Cup - UBS Trophy
41° EDITION: March 2025
Launched in 1985 at the instigation of HSH Prince Albert II, a year after becoming the Yacht Club de Monaco’s president, the Primo Cup has established itself as the big meeting that opens the season in the Mediterranean for Europe’s one-design elite.
News
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10 March 2024
Triumphs & Innovations at the 40th Primo Cup – Trophée UBS
Monegasque winners in J/70 and Smeralda 888 France’s Robin Folin triumphs in Cape 31 Swiss on…
9 March 2024
40 years of innovation and tradition
The 40th Primo Cup-Trophée UBS, the first major international event held under the presidency of…
7 March 2024
40 years celebrating one design classes
40th Primo Cup-Trophée UBS Act IV of Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series 7-10 March 2024 40 years…
Contact
Section Sportive
sportsevents@ycm.org
Phone Number
+377 93 10 64 02
Monaco Optimist Team Race
January 2025
For the last 11 years, the team racing elite have descended on the Principality for the Monaco Optimist Team Race. All aged under-14, 18 teams of four compete on a level playing field. The round robin phase when all teams meet each other is followed by the quarter- then semi- then finals which are the highlight of the event. For all contestants the over-riding goal is to help their team win as many matches as possible to stay at the top of the leader board. Organised by Yacht Club de Monaco, the Monaco Optimist Team Race has become the benchmark for young teams from all over the world.
Inspired by the America’s Cup, match racing is a sport in its own right and it is this format that the Monaco Optimist Team Race has embraced. Teams of four from each nation go head to head with all the other teams in the round robin heats, at the end of which the best go through to the quarters and then semi-finals, before the grand finale on Sunday.
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14 January 2024
Turkey sweeps the board
14th Monaco Optimist Team Race Turkey sweeps the board 10-14 January 2024 Sunday 14th January…
13 January 2024
Faultless domination
Monaco Optimist Team Race Faultless domination 10-14 January 2024 Saturday 13th January 2024 –…
10 January 2024
Event gets underway
Monaco Optimist Team Race Event gets underway 10-14 January 2024 Wednesday 10th January 2024…
Contact
Section Sportive
sportsevents@ycm.org
Téléphone
+377 93 10 64 02
Members' cocktail
Members' cocktail June 2025
The Yacht Club de Monaco is holding its traditional summer cocktail party.
Monaco Ocean Week
As part of Monaco Ocean Week, an initiative of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation alongside the Monaco Oceanographic Institute and Monaco Scientific Centre, Yacht Club de Monaco was in charge of a day dedicated to Yachting taking place on 23rd March.
SYMPOSIUM ENVIRONNEMENTAL "A day of Exploration"
Organised in collaboration with The Explorer’s Club of New York, the Environmental Symposium is a day of conference for the industry, owners & captains, under the aegis of its ‘Monaco Capital of Advanced Yachting’ approach.
YCM EXPLORER AWARDS
BY LA BELLE CLASSE SUPERYACHTS
YCM Explorer Awards by La Belle Classe Superyachts recognise owners who take their environmental responsibilities seriously. The major criteria for these awards are the owner’s conception of their superyacht, how they use it and what it can do for humanity. It could be a technical innovation that significantly reduces the yacht’s CO2 emissions, the assistance given to scientists, or just an ability to pass on and share adventures at sea so that many more people come to respect, love and protect the Ocean.
MONACO SMART YACHT RENDEZVOUS
NEXT EDITION MARCH 2025
New this year is the 1st Monaco Smart Yacht Rendezvous, organised in partnership with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and YCM. A natural extension of the Monaco Smart & Sustainable Marina Rendezvous, organisers M3 (Monaco Marina Management) continues its drive to promote the eco-responsible transition of yachts over 24m.
Monaco E-Prix
May 2025
For its 8th edition, the Monaco E-Prix returns to the mythical circuit of the Principality, few weeks before the Formula 1 Grand Prix.
Monaco Grand Prix
22-25 May 2025
The Principality of Monaco roars to life with all the frenetic energy of the Formula 1 Grand Prix. Whether you are an F1 fanatic or just a keen observer, experience all the intensity of one of the world’s most extraordinary motorsports events in the heart of the Yacht Club de Monaco.
News
#grandprixF12024
28 May 2017
The Yacht Club to the rhythm of Formula 1
Throughout the weekend, the Yacht Club de Monaco vibrated to the rhythm of Formula 1, as evidenced…
Business Symposium
17e Business Symposium - La Belle Classe Superyachts : Ferbuary, 2025
An annual gathering for the yachting industry, the La Belle Classe Superyachts Business Symposium is an opportunity to analyse developments, challenges and problems in the sector. Organised by the Yacht Club de Monaco as a dinner-debate, it is also a chance for professionals and owners to meet each year in a relaxed friendly ambiance at an always informative event. This is the theme is “Managing the image of Yachting: the importance of keeping it positive”.
8 February 2024
Symposium n°16
« French Riviera, the real weight of the Yachting Industry»
23 February 2023
Symposium n°15
Leisure boating and sustainability to change yachting’s image
7 February 2018
Symposium n°10
Innovation and adaptation the challenges facing the yachting industry in 2018
30 January 2017
Symposium n°9
Innovation and adaptation the challenges facing the yachting industry in 2018
22 January 2015
Symposium n°7
Wind of recovery blowing from America for the yachting sector
Superyacht Chef Competition
April 2025
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.
Edition 2024
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Jury 2024
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Participants 2024
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Podium
- 1- Paolo Ucha Longhin M/Y Hercules 50m
- 2- Ava Faulkner M/Y Light Holic 60m
- 3- Mateusz Mitka M/Y Lady Britt 63m
- 1-Marco Tognon (M/Y Planet Nine - 73m)
- 2-Tommaso Santoni (M/Y Paloma - 60m)
- 3-Henrique Antunes (M/Y Mochafy22 - 45m)
- 1 - Nicolas Petit (M/Y Latitude, 43 m)
- 2 - Micail Swindells (M/Y GO, 77 m)
- 3 - Ivan Holmes (M/Y KJOS, 38 m)
- 1 - Stéphanie Gravier (M/Y Planet Nine, 73 m)
- 2 - Richard Cullen (M/Y Black Pearl, 107 m)
- 3 - Bruno Chailan (M/Y Mimtee, 60 m)
- 1 - Pablo Albuerne (M/Y Tales, 53 m)
- 2 - Steeve Negouai (M/Y Black Legend, 50 m)
- 3 - Eric Vugliano (M/Y Rola, 47 m)
News
#SuperyachtChefCompetition
4 April 2024
Gourmet pleasures: superyacht chefs compete on creativity
Gourmet pleasures: superyacht chefs compete on creativity Superyacht Chef Competition 4th April…
15 March 2024
Navigating through flavours!
Superyacht Chef Competition | 4th April 2024 Monaco, 15th March 2024. The clock is ticking…
31 March 2023
Yachting & gastronomy: a recipe for success
For the last four years, chefs working on superyachts have met at Yacht Club de Monaco to compete…
7 February 2023
Registrations are now open!
Superyacht Chef Competition | 30 March 2023 Tuesday 7th February 2023. Organised by Yacht Club de…
8 April 2022
Talent served up on a silver plate
Superyacht Chef Competition | Jeudi 7 April 2022 Friday 8th April 2022. Nine superyacht chefs met…
1 April 2022
Nine superyacht chefs at the peak of their art!
Superyacht Chef Competition | Thursday 7th April 2022 Friday 1st April 2022. Under the…
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YCM Explorer Awards La Belle Classe
Organised under the presidency of HSH Prince Albert II, since 2018 the YCM Explorer Awards La Belle Classe Superyachts have been recognizing owners who stand out for their commitment to protecting the marine environment, be it in the design of their yacht or how they use it. Awarded by a jury of professionals, four prizes pay tribute to these men and women who, as true explorers of tomorrow, perpetuate the “Art de Vivre la Mer” philosophy which is at the heart of the Club’s core values. This year’s award categories are: Technology & Innovation, Science & Discovery, Adventure & Environmental Ethics.
1st Explorer Dock
The 2024 winners
Technology / Innovation
S/Y CACHALOTE 25m
Coup de Coeur
M/Y LATITUDE (47M)
Adventure & Environmental Ethics
M/Y GIGI 49M
Science & Discovery
M/Y ARCHIMEDES 68M
News
#YCMExplorerAwards
22 March 2024
Yacht Club de Monaco and The Explorers Club celebrate the spirit of adventure
Monaco Ocean Week Thursday 21st March 2024 Yacht Club de Monaco and The Explorers Club celebrate…
21 March 2024
YCM recognises yacht owner commitment
4th YCM Explorer Awards by La Belle Classe Superyachts 21st March 2023 YCM recognises yacht owner…
23 March 2023
Sustainability at the heart of yachting stakeholders concerns
Monaco Ocean Week Yachting Days | Thursday 23rd & Friday 24th March 2023 At the 6th Monaco…
23 March 2023
Honouring forward-looking owners
3rd YCM Explorer Awards by La Belle Classe Superyachts | Thursday 23rd March 2023 Thursday 23rd…
21 March 2023
Yachting industry mobilised for sustainable future
Monaco Ocean Week Yachting Days (23-24 March 2023) As every year, Yacht Club de Monaco is in…