10° EditionVendée Globe
10 November 2024
The Vendée Globe is a solo, non-stop, unassisted round-the-world yacht race that takes place every four years. It is contested in IMOCA 60s, which are 60-foot monohulls. The skippers set off from Les Sables-d’Olonne in Vendée, covering about 45,000 kilometers around the globe, rounding the three legendary capes (Cape of Good Hope, Cape Leeuwin, and finally Cape Horn) before returning to Les Sables d’Olonne. The race has gained international fame, attracting skippers from all over the world. Beyond the competition, it is above all an incredible human adventure.
SINGLE-HANDED, NON-STOP, AND UNASSISTED
The Vendée Globe is currently the most prestigious sailing race in the world, taking place solo, non-stop, and without assistance. This event follows in the footsteps of the Golden Globe, which in 1968 marked the first such circumnavigation, passing through the three capes: Good Hope, Leeuwin, and Horn. Of the nine adventurers who set off in 1968, only one managed to return to Falmouth, the main port of Cornwall, England. On April 6, 1969, after 313 days at sea, the British Robin Knox-Johnston achieved his goal. Twenty years later, navigator Philippe Jeantot, after winning the BOC Challenge (a solo round-the-world race with stops), proposed a new competition: a solo race, but non-stop. Thus, the Vendée Globe was born. On November 26, 1989, thirteen sailors embarked on the first edition, which would last more than three months, but only seven of them would manage to return to Les Sables d’Olonne.
THE COURSE
45,000 kilometers, or 24,300 miles: that’s the distance of the theoretical round-the-world course for sailors. A revolution achieved in a record time of 74 days and 3 hours during the eighth edition of the Vendée Globe, in 2016-2017. This planetary voyage is above all a climatic journey down the Atlantic, across the Indian Ocean and the Pacific, then up the Atlantic again… The program includes a mid-autumn departure from Les Sables d’Olonne, a journey through the South Seas in the middle of the austral summer, and a winter return to Vendée.
TRACKING
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Malizia-Seaexplorer in the Southern Hemisphere
Vendée Globe While part of the Vendée Globe fleet is still up against the vagaries of the…
Vendée Globe: Cracking start for Boris Herrmann (Malizia-Seaexplorer) leading the fleet
Vendée Globe After sailing up the Port Olona channel to the cheers of an enthusiastic crowd, the…
The Vendée as if we were there!
Vendée Globe – Rendezvous at YCM To give members an opportunity to experience the adventures of…
Primo Cup - UBS Trophy
41° EDITION: 6-9 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.
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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…
40 years of innovation and tradition
The 40th Primo Cup-Trophée UBS, the first major international event held under the presidency of…
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
YCM Awards - UBS Trophy
December 2025
Every year to close the season, HSH Prince Albert II pays tribute to the Club’s sailors at the YCM Awards for the UBS trophy which recognises young competitors in the Sports Section, as well as members and owner/helmsmen who are competing at the highest level.
Prizes are awarded in two categories: the YCM Youth Awards (Optimist, ILCA and Kite categories) and the YCM Awards for society members who have best defended the Club’s flag during the regatta season.
Rules
Reminder: Every year to round off the season, Yacht Club de Monaco and its President HSH Prince Albert II pay tribute to its sailors at the YCM Awards which includes the coveted UBS Trophy. These reward young competitors in the Sports Section as well as members, owners/helmsmen, who are racing at the highest level as true ambassadors of the Club.
Selection criteria:
Be an Active or Associate Member of the Club
Have obtained at least three significant results during the year
Have raced in regattas, ideally as helmsman
Be registered under the YCM flag
Display the “MON” sail number
Participating regularly in regattas organised by the Club is an additional advantage
Palmares 2024
#ycmawards
Graeme PetersonYCM Sailor of the Year
Charles de Bourbon des Deux-SicilesSmeralda 888 International Championship 2024
Giangiacomo Serena di LapigioJ/70
Oceane SchroederYCM Youth Awards
REPLAY | 2024 Ceremony
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Nominee 2024
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Joost SchuijffLeopard 3
1er – Antigua 360 Race
1er – RORC Caribbean 600 (IRC)
1er – Rolex IMA Maxi 1 World Championship (Maxi 1)
Kostia BelkinViola
1er – La Mise en Bouche – Général
1er – Grandi Vele
2e – Puig Vela Clàssica (Epoque aurique)
Benoît de FroidmontWallyno
2e – IMA Maxi European Championship (Maxi 4)
1er – Loro Piana Giraglia Inshore Race (IRC 0 Maxi B)
2e – Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez (Maxi MAC)
Graeme PetersonMoonlight
3e – 40e Primo Cup-Trophée UBS (J/70)
2e – Swan Sardinia Challenge(ClubSwan50)
1er – Rolex Swan Cup (Swan50)
Massimiliano FeruzziII Moro Di Venezia
1er – Grandi Regate Internazionali
1er – Vela & Sapori
2e – Argentario Sailing Week
Vladimir ProsikhinTeam Nika
1er – 44Cup Calero Marinas
1er – 44Cup World Championship
1er – Miami Winter Series Event 2 (Melges 20)
Awards 2023
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Nico PoonsYCM Sailor of the Year
Charles de Bourbon des Deux-SicilesSmeralda 888 International Championship 2023
Ludovico FassitelliJ/70
Noah Garcia YCM Youth Awards
50%
Members' vote
25%
Public vote
25%
Sports Section
REPLAY | 2022 Ceremony
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Awards 2022
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Pierrik Devic
Noah Garcia
Ludovico Fassitelli
Charles de Bourbon-Siciles
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Graeme Peterson and Océane Schroeder the big winners of 2024 A celebration of sporting and maritime excellence
Yacht Club de Monaco Winter Cocktail YCM Awards - UBS Trophy For the YCM Awards and its…
Pierrik Devic and Noah Garcia rewarded | Sport and environment – YCM is committed on all fronts
YACHT CLUB DE MONACO WINTER COCKTAIL | YCM AWARDS - TROPHÉE CREDIT SUISSE 2022 | 21st December……
Thursday 24th March: Monaco Capital of Yachting
Monaco Ocean Week (20-25 March 2022) Monday 21st March – The Principality of Monaco is all…
Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio recognised
YACHT CLUB DE MONACO WINTER COCKTAIL YCM AWARDS - TROPHÉE CREDIT SUISSE 2021 16th December 2021…
Perseverance and consistency rewarded. Tribute paid to Seaexplorer-Yacht Club de Monaco
Yacht Club de Monaco Winter Cocktail I YCM Awards - Trophée Credit Suisse The traditional Winter…
The 2021 Awards
#ycmawards
Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio
YCM Sailor of the year 2021
Mathis Duplomb
YCM Youth Award
Tomaso Polli
Special Prize
Francesco Vauban
Smeralda 888
since 2005
Past Winners
- 2018 : Andres Soriano
- 2017 : Pierre Casiraghi
- 2016 : Vincenzo Onorato
- 2015 : Vladimir Prosikhin
- 2014 : Roberto Tomasini Grinover
- 2013 : Valentin Zavadnikov
- 2012 : Igor Simcic
- 2011 : Guido Miani
- 2010 : Daniel Meyers
- 2009 : Nico Poons
- 2008 : Guido Miani
- 2007 : Gianluca Perris
- 2006 : Klaus Peter-Offen
- 2005 : Leonardo Ferragamo
Monaco Optimist Team Race
January 2026
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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Turkey sweeps the board
14th Monaco Optimist Team Race Turkey sweeps the board 10-14 January 2024 Sunday 14th January…
Faultless domination
Monaco Optimist Team Race Faultless domination 10-14 January 2024 Saturday 13th 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
Grimaldi Trophy
October 2025
The Yacht Clubs of Monaco and Sanremo jointly organize this two-day regatta, which brings the summer season to a close.
Contact
Section Sportive
sportsevents@ycm.org
Téléphone
+377 93 10 64 02
Final Smeralda 888
October 2025
October 2025
Thanks to Adalberto Miani and class president, Charles de Bourbon des Deux-Siciles, the Smeralda 888 one-design class has an established Mediterranean circuit. It is unique in the sense that it offers international events in prestigious venues such as Saint-Tropez, Porto Cervo in Sardinia, Cannes and Monaco. Designed by German Frers, the Smeralda 888, at 8.88m in length with four crew, is quick, lively, pleasant to helm and a joy to watch being both elegant and competitive.
The boat handles well in a strong breeze and is nimble in very light winds. Tradition dictates that the Smeralda 888 International Championship ends with the final regatta being hosted by Monaco.
https://www.smeralda888.com/
Monegasque Smeralda 888 fleet
#Smeralda888monaco
Ange Transparent
Valter Pizzoli
Bear Essentials
Ian Ilsley
- 2014
- 2012
Beda
Timofey Sukhotin
- 2020
- 2017
- 2016
Black Star
Paolo Rotelli
Botta Dritta
Adalberto Miani / Francesco Vauban
- 2021
Gorilla Gang
Andrea Statari
Kzi'Modo
YCM
Mascalzone Latino
Achille Onorato
Maxis
Isidoro Miele
Millenium Falcon
Marco Favale
Seven
Roland Trim
Vamos Mi Amor
Charles de Bourbon des Deux-Siciles
- 2022
- 2019
- 2018
- 2011
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
Smeralda 5
Young Team YCM
Oktoberfest
October 2025 : Ein Prosit
More than a tradition… the Yacht Club de Monaco’s Oktoberfest is now an institution. Under the impetus of Anne-Marie Winkler and Laila Schlereth, surrounded by numerous members of the ever-active German community, the Y.C.M. is decked out in white and blue to transform itself into a grand Bavarian brasserie. Every year, this event brings together some 500 Club members, all lovers of “good foam”, dressed in a “Dirndl”, an apron dress for the women and a “Lederhose” for the men…
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Members' cocktail
Members' cocktail June 2025
The Yacht Club de Monaco is holding its traditional summer cocktail party.
Edition 2023
Navicap Challenge - Elena Sivoldaeva Trophy
December 2025
The 2ᵉ edition of the Navicap Challenge – Elena Sivoldaeva Trophy kicks off.Organized by the Yacht Club de Monaco, this inclusive regatta brings together able-bodied and disabled sailors to share their common passion for sailing. With the participation of some sixty international crews, representing nations such as England, France, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and Monaco, this competition is part of a unique dynamic, combining sporting performance and human values.
