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…
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Section Sportive
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Phone Number
+377 93 10 64 02
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…
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+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.
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Section Sportive
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+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.
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Monegasque Smeralda 888 fleet
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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
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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.
Trophée Virginie Hériot
14-16 March 2025
As part of the Monaco, Capital of Advanced Yachting initiative, the Yacht Club de Monaco, in collaboration with the Fédération Monégasque de Voile and the Fédération Française de Voile is organising a 100% women’s J/70 regatta in March 2024. Registration is limited to the first 20 teams comprising a maximum of 5 female sailors
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Giesbeek Girls race to victory
Woman Leading and Sailing Trophy | 16-17 March 2024 Yacht Club de Monaco concluded a winning 2nd…
Ladies at the helm
Woman Leading and Sailing Trophy | 16-17 March 2024 Saturday 16th March 2024 – Part of its…
Monegasques clinch 3rd
Women Leading and Sailing Trophy | 25-26 March 2023 Sunday 26th March 2023 – As it ramps up…
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Section Sportive
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Phone Number
+377 93 10 64 02
Palermo-Montecarlo
20-25 August 2024
Since its launch in 2005 on the initiative of Circolo della Vela Sicilia President Angelo Randazzo, the Palermo-Montecarlo quickly established itself as a Mediterranean classic, with its 500nm course that continues to attract a growing number of entrants.
For seasoned sailors like Mauro Pelaschier, Jochen Schümann, Francesco Bruni, Philippe Monnet and Brad Butterworth, four-time America’s Cup winner, it’s a race against the clock to beat the record; for others it is an adventure over several days at nights at sea with family and friends.
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19th Palermo-Montecarlo: an unforgettable edition
19th Palermo-Montecarlo | Sunday 25th August 2024 Be they seasoned pros or they just love sailing,…
19th Palermo-Montecarlo: record broken after nine-year wait
19th Palermo-Montecarlo: record broken after nine-year wait They had to wait nine years for…
Three Yacht Club de Monaco members on start of 19th Palermo-Montecarlo
Three Yacht Club de Monaco members on start of 19th Palermo-Montecarlo The 19th…
Spectacular start for 19th Palermo-Montecarlo
Spectacular start for 19th Palermo-Montecarlo The 19th Palermo-Montecarlo, a 500 nautical…
One month to the start of the 19th palermo-montecarlo!
One month to the start of the 19th palermo-montecarlo! It’s just over a month left…
Three months exactly until the start of the 19th Palermo-Montecarlo
Three months exactly until the start of the 19th Palermo-Montecarlo Around 90 days left,…
Results
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Back Jack
Record
1 day 20 hours 34 minutes 22 seconds
Back Jack
Real-time winner
55 hours, 3 min, 6 s
Tonnerre de Glen
Time compensated winner
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Section Sportive
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Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series
NOV. 2024 - MARCH 2025
In line with the YCM’s sailing policy, having been initiated in the Melges 20 class in 2013 at the instigation of Valentin Zavadnikov, then the J/70s, the Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series is a monthly programme of regattas and training weekends for one-design boats from December to March.
It has proved a very successful format with more than 350 sailors coming from across Europe to set up their winter training base in the Principality to prepare for the upcoming season’s big meetings.
- Act I : 7-10 November 2024
- Act II : 5-8 December 2024
- Act III : 6-9 February 2025
- Act IV : 6-9 March 2025 Primo Cup - UBS Trophy
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G-Spot dominates with aplomb
Sunday 8th December 2024. Act II of the Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series produced a lovely weekend…
In the hands of a master
Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series – Act II Mild autumnal weather explained yet again why these winter…
Who will take the controls?
Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series – Act II The J/70 fleet is set to conclude 2024 in style…
Monegasques reign at home
Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series – Act I This weekend J/70 teams experienced all the…
Monegasque domination in sight
Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series – Act I It was a great start for the 20-plus teams competing in Act…
12th season on the blocks
Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series – Act I Since 2013, the best J/70 teams have been descending on…
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Section Sportive
sportsevents@ycm.org
Phone Number
+377 93 10 64 02
Monaco Energy Boat Challenge
1-6 July 2024
Organised since 2014 by the Yacht Club de Monaco, in collaboration with the International Powerboating Federation (UIM) and Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge is unique in the world.
More than a century after the first international powerboat meetings were launched in 1904, the YCM is reviving a tradition by leaving the field wide open to innovation and the imaginations of young engineers, working hand in hand with experienced manufacturers. Their goal is to develop alternative propulsion systems, using only clean energy sources to power the yachting of tomorrow. A real technological challenge to meet the energy needs of the leisure boat and shipping industries and the accompanying environmental prerogatives.
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A turning point for maritime innovation
12th Monaco Energy Boat Challenge Since its launch in 2014, the Monaco Energy Boat…
11th Monaco Energy Boat Challenge: a laboratory of innovations driving technological progress
11th Monaco Energy Boat Challenge: a laboratory of innovations driving technological progress……
At the Yacht Club de Monaco the hydrogen innovation in the maritime industry
At the Yacht Club de Monaco the hydrogen innovation in the maritime industry Addressing hydrogen…
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Section Sportive
energychallenge@ycm.org
Phone Number
+377 93 10 65 05