
A desire to pass on this passion by bringing maritime heritage to life are the bywords of this biennial.Around 30 sailing yachts including the spectacular Big Boats, Vintage Gaffs, Vintage and Classic Marconi boats will be blending in with the sleek lines of classy Schooners, including Orion of the Seas (1910) making her return to this event having participated at the first edition in 1994, and Puritan (1930), winner of the 2019 Monaco Classic Week Trophy. Also present will be Manitou (1937), chosen by J.F. Kennedy to be the Presidential Yacht. Owners of boats that will line up on the start of this meeting had to submit an application beforehand to a committee of experts, the conditions being that theirs was a period yacht in its original condition with a wooden mast.