After following in the footsteps of Sir Ernest Shackleton on a fabulous round-the-world voyage that took her to Antarctica, the Boréal 47 Sir Ernst has set out on another expedition. Yacht Club de Monaco member Fabrice Papazian is again a member of the crew of sailors, all passionate about adventure and the White Continent, around François Miribel, the boat’s new owner.
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Official presentation of the Monaco Sevens 2021 rugby tournament
Monaco Sevens Tournament 2021 Tuesday 9th February 2021. Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert II and Princess…
Boris Herrmann wins IMOCA Globe Series
IMOCA – Championship 2018-2021 Monday 8th February 2021. Congratulations to Boris Herrmann, 5th in the Vendée…
Two Monaco teams on the podium
8th Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series Sunday 7th February 2021. Twenty-three teams came together for Act 2 of the…
Keeping up the pace
8th Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series Saturday 5th February 2021. The easterly wind kept blowing for the second day of…
Sea lovers gather to pay tribute to Jean-Marc Giraldi
Saturday 6th February 2021. Jean-Marc Giraldi, President of the Société Nautique de Monaco and Vice-President of the…
The die is cast
8th Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series Friday 5th February 2021. Act 2 of the Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series got…
Ultraviolet sterilisation
Environmental Actions Tuesday 2nd February 2021. In addition to temperature detectors and air filters fitted in…
All set for second round
8th Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series Monday 1st February 2021. They are on the attack, feet on the ground ready…
Luna Rossa into the final
PRADA CUP - (15th January – 22nd February 2021) Saturday 30th January 2021. Congratulations to Luna Rossa Prada…
Semi-finals underway
PRADA Cup 15th January – 22nd February 2021 Auckland, New Zealand, Friday 29th January 2021. The Italians hit…
Mission accomplished for Boris Herrmann (Seaexplorer-Yacht Club de Monaco)
Jules Verne wrote it, the leaders of this 9th Vendée Globe did it! The now famous five circumnavigated the globe in 80…
Boris Herrmann was in a collision
9th Vendée Globe At 7.50pm UTC this evening, while racing in third place, some 90 miles from the Vendée Globe finish…
“Money time” !
9th Vendée Globe Only a few more hours to go before the final outcome is known of this crazy 19th Vendée Globe.…
Bis repetita
Laser – Varazze - 23-24 January Sunday 24th January. Another weekend, another successful regatta for Laser…
British Ineos Team UK qualifies for PRADA Cup finals
PRADA Cup 15th January to 22nd February 2021 Auckland, New Zealand, Saturday 23rd January 2021. They did it! The…
Boris Herrmann 100% in the final battle
9e Vendée Globe With just a few days to go before the first boats arrive in this 9th Vendee Globe, forecasts are…
Boris Herrmann (Seaexplorer-Yacht Club de Monaco) moves into 2nd
9th Vendée Globe Wednesday 20th January 2021. They are coming back strong, closing in on Charlie Dalin (Apivia),…
Boris Herrmann (Seaexplorer-Yacht Club de Monaco) set for final sprint!
9th Vendée Globe Tuesday 19th January 2021. With 2,800 nautical miles to go, an estimated nine days sail away to…
All lights on green
Biofuel at Yacht Club de Monaco Thursday 19th January 2021. In line with the Principality’s environmental policy, YCM…
Oren Nataf conquers Atlantic in under 10 days
7th RORC Transatlantic Race – 9th January 2021 - Lanzarote Monday 18th January 2021. Congratulations to Oren…
Victory for the lady
8th Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series Sunday 17th January 2021. For the first regatta of the year in Monaco…
Succession is assured
Laser – Interleague – 16-17 January 2021 - Andora Sunday 17th January 2021. Laser sailors in the Yacht Club de…
YCM in the vanguard
Virtual Regatta – Vendée Globe Sunday 17th January 2021. Congratulations to the Yacht Club de Monaco’s very own…
A strong start
8th Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series - 15-17 January 2021 : J/70 Friday 15th January 2021. All the conditions…
On route for the Cup
Prada Cup – Auckland -15th January- 24th February After the America's Cup World Series (ACWS) last December in…
Never before!
9th Vendée Globe Wednesday 13th January 2021. Without a doubt this 9th Vendee Globe will go down in the history…
Start of J/70 season
8th Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series - 15-17 January 2021: J/70 Wednesday 13th January 2021. J/70 teams are all set to…
Reflections on drafting an Eco Chart
Captains' Club - Webinar Tuesday 12th January 2021. Members of the Yacht Club de Monaco’s Captains Club met this…
Cape Horners attack Atlantic
Weekly update - Vendée Globe Wednesday 6th January 2021. The first Vendée Globe update in 2021 mirrored the…
Boris Herrmann rounds legendary Cape Horn and attacks long climb up the Atlantic to Les Sables-d’Olonne
9th Vendée Globe Tuesday 5th January 2021. Led by Yannick Bestaven (Maître CoQ IV), current leader of this thrilling…
Boris Herrmann approaching Cape Horn
Monday 4th January. After 56 days of racing, Boris Herrmann (Seaexplorer-Yacht Club de Monaco) is set to round Cape…
Battle royal in the Pacific
9e Vendée Globe Thursday 31st December. On this New Year’s Eve, no-one could have predicted just how tense this…
Vendée Globe: Boris Herrmann and Jean Le Cam neck and neck
9th Vendée Globe On this Christmas Day, 25th December 2020, Charlie Dalin (Apivia) has regained the advantage…
Alexander Ehlen achieves goal
Open Kitefoil European Championship - Gran Canaria - 17- 20 December 2020 Sunday 20th December 2020. They had…
America’s Cup World Series : Victory for Team New Zealand
Sunday 20th December 2020. For four days Auckland set the stage for the Prada America’s Cup World Series (ACWS), a…
Fleet enters Pacific
Weekly Rendezvous for the Team Malizia Wednesday 16th December 2020. With nearly 14,000 nautical miles under…
New patrol boat baptised
New patrol boat baptised Their Serene Highnesses, the Sovereign Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene,…
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 Cocktail, which…
Fitting end to 2020!
E-Sailing Autumn Championship Sunday 13th December 2020. Thirty-four seasoned and amateur sailors have been…
Christmas Regatta: a warm up for the YCM teams
11-13 December 2020. Sunday 13th December 2020. Some 30 boats turned out in Monaco’s bay for the Christmas…
La Belle Classe Academy in full swing
La Belle Classe Academy Through its La Belle Classe Academy training centre, Yacht Club de Monaco has courses…
End of qualifiers
E-Sailing Autumn Championship Sunday 6th December 2020. E-Sailing Autumn Championship contestants are on the…
Christmas Regatta: rehearsal for locals
Christmas Regatta from 10-13 December In the run up to the end of year festivities, Yacht Club de Monaco is…
Indian Ocean makes life difficult
9th Vendée Globe Thursday 3rd December 2020. “The important thing is to finish the race, said the German skipper…
Smeralda 888 gear up for next season
Smeralda 888 The Smeralda 888 crews are already looking ahead to 2021 and have a provisional schedule drawn up.…
Rescue operation for Kevin Escoffier (PRB)
9th Vendée Globe Tuesday 1st December 2020 – The Vendée Globe experienced its first crisis in the fourth week of…
Midway through E-Sailing Autumn Championship
E-Sailing Autumn Championship Sunday 29th November 2020. The second qualifier for the E-Sailing Autumn…
Fighting fire on a yacht
On Tuesday 24th November 2020, around 30 firefighters and seven vehicles took part in a fire drill on a yacht moored on…
Vendée Globe the race that fascinates
9e Vendée Globe Wednesday 25th November 2020. Boris Herrmann’s race on Seaexplorer-Yacht Club de Monaco is being…
16 days at sea and many more to go
9th Vendée Globe After 16 days of racing, Boris Herrmann has reached the South Atlantic Ocean. Steady south-east…