Since its creation in 2005, under the impetus of H.S.H. Prince Albert II, President of the Yacht Club de Monaco, ‘La Belle Classe Tradition’ has asserted its desire to develop traditional yachting by uniting shipowners around a Charter defending essential values:
– preservation of our heritage and yachts
– respect for naval etiquette
– protection of the sea and the environment
In 1862, eager to make his country a showcase for yachting and technological innovations, Prince Charles III encouraged the organisation of the first regattas.
The Société des Régates de Monaco, whose yachting section became the Yacht Club de Monaco in 1953, was founded in 1888 by a group of sailing and rowing enthusiasts who attracted international regattas from 1889 onwards.
and respect for all related units and elements,
Respect for the history, maintenance and conservation of the yacht
of solidarity and hospitality that naval etiquette advocates, both at sea and on land,
of solidarity and hospitality that naval etiquette advocates, both at sea and on land,
and its values,
You don’t have to apply to join La Belle Classe Tradition. There is no admission fee, only the testimony of a real commitment and a sincere desire to defend this ethic.
