Amerigo Vespucci Tuesday 22nd June 2021. Flagship of the Italian Navy, the Amerigo Vespucci, named after the famous Florentine navigator, called into Monaco to attend the International Hydrographic Organisation’s centenary festivities. Dedicated to training cadet officers, the 101m, 3,545 tonnage ship carries a massive 2,824m2 of sail rigged and controlled by 36km of ropes! Built in 1931 in the Castellammare …
Rendez-vous de la Belle Plaisance – Bénodet 17-20 June 2021 Sunday 20th June 2021. Around 70 boats gathered in Brittany for the Rendez-Vous de la Belle Plaisance, now a key event in the Challenge Classique Manche Atlantique, run under the aegis of the Yacht Club Classique and classic yacht rating system. Among the exceptional yachts on the water at this 20th edition …
14th Monaco Classic Week – La Belle Classe 11-15 September 2019 Yachting traditions triumph in Monaco! Puritan wins Monaco Classic Week Trophy Renaissance of Ester recognised The big schooners put on a show 12-foot Dinghies an Italian affaire Elena of London, Mariska, Chips, Meerblick Fun 1857, Cippino II shine The 14th Monaco Classic Week culminated in style …
14th Monaco Classic Week kicks off in style! 73 of the most beautiful classic yachts The art of life at sea sailing and motor Ashore and on the sea Wednesday 11th September 2019 – Serenaded by French naval military band – Musique des Equipage de la Flotte – the tone was set for the 14th Monaco Classic …
14th Monaco Classic Week – La Belle Classe : Stars and Stripes forever! For this edition of the biennial Monaco Classic Week, the Yacht Club de Monaco is taking on an American accent, opening the meeting with a rendition of the famous Sousa march, ‘Stars & Stripes forever’ performed by naval military band, Musique des Equipage de la Flotte. This …
Among newcomers this year to Monaco Classic Week is Atlantic, the yacht which in 1905 set a record for an ocean crossing of 12 days and 4 hours. Rebuilt at the instigation of Ed Kastelein, the 64.5m Atlantic is an identical replica of the three-mast schooner that Charlie Barr commissioned for the Kaiser’s Cup in May 1905. Designed by William …
Recognisable by her elegantly inverted bow, slender shape (78.5m long for a beam of 10.83m) and equipped with three boilers powering two 1,500hp quadruple expansion engines, the SS Delphine is the last steam-powered yacht still sailing in her original configuration. She was commissioned by the American automobile magnate Horace E. Dodge and lauched under the first name of his aughter …
14th Monaco Classic Week – La Belle Classe From 11-15 September 2019, the Yacht Club de Monaco is organising the 14th Monaco Classic Week – La Belle Classe. This biennial event was the first in the world to showcase both sailing and motor boats from the past, and is testimony to the Yacht Club’s unwavering commitment to maritime heritage. Recalling …
13th edition de la Monaco Classic Week – La Belle Classe The 13th Monaco Classic Week – La Belle Classe, one of the largest classic yacht meetings, ended today after a week packed with magical events in a Roaring Twenties atmosphere. Time has no hold on this one-of-a-kind biennial event which attracted nearly 150 boats, from classic yachts to …
14th Monaco Classic Week – La Belle Classe Wind, races, crews parading proudly in front of an already adoring jury, a tribute to Carlo Riva and a triple anniversary (Creole, Trinakria and Xarifa) filled the last day of Monaco Classic Week-La Belle Classe. A packed programme which lived up to expectations and delighted visitors on the quays where the …