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  • 10 June 2025
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The Giraglia Loro Piana, the oldest offshore regatta in the Mediterranean concluded another packed edition of four days of inshore racing in Saint-Tropez from 7 to 10 June, followed by an offshore race starting midday on 11 June. First held in 1953, it continues to be a major event in the summer calendar.
Saint-Tropez’s iconic harbour again pulled out all the stops to welcome a fleet of 139 boats of all sizes, including a 29-strong fleet of the 60-plus-footers. Leading the charge were boats such as Almagores II, Scallywag, Magic Carpet 3, Arca SGR, Galateia and My Song, together with all the smaller vessels.
Several Yacht Club de Monaco boats did their Club proud during the inshore phase in their different categories. In IRC 0 – Maxi A, David Leuschen’s Galateia pulled off a solid 4th while My Song helmed by Pier Luigi Loro Piana came 9th against some tough competition.
In IRC 1, two boats represented YCM with Give Me Five, skippered by Adrien Follin, winning the event in style having led the fleet from the first to last day. Terrible Joy led by Loïc Pompée finished 18th, a ranking that only partly reflects the team’s impressive performance at the start of the regatta, only to be thwarted by extreme conditions on the last day with a westerly gusting 32 knots. But for Terrible Joy it is above all about the crew of plucky youngsters from YCM, Louise Debeaumont, Arthur Piekarec and Didier Schouten, who embraced this regatta and proved courageous with an amazing ability to adapt. Their total commitment when tackling the conditions on a tricky coastal course highlights the Club’s essential role in training up a new generation of competitive sailors. Next meeting for the Cape 31 class is at San Remo at the end of the month for the third stage of the Mediterranean Championship. 
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