17th Monaco Classic Week

A unique show at sea and alongside the quayside

This unique event will welcome, by invitation only, over a hundred hand-picked boats:

• Around fifty traditional sailing yachts in regattas, including the three-masted schooners Créole (1927) and Invader (1905), the schooners Zaca (1929), Puritan (1930) and Elena of London (2009), the Bermudan cutter Manitou (1937), the auric cutters Viola (1908) and Partridge (1885), which will be celebrating her 140th birthday, not forgetting Tuiga (1909), the 15 M JI which this year is celebrating three decades in the colours of the Y.C.M. COLOURS,
• Around fifteen vintage motor yachts, including Kalizma (1906, 46 m), one of the oldest classic motor yachts still in operation, once owned by Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, and the legendary American steam-ship SS Delphine (1921, 79 m).
• Around sixty vintage motorboats, including : Scolopendra (1903), Triton (1908), Lady Isabelle (1930), and several emblematic Riva models, including the legendary Riva Aquarama, launched in 1962, a true icon of the famous Sarnico shipyard.
• Around fifteen Dinghy 12', small one-design yachts, Olympic series in 1920, embodying the spirit of small-scale yachting, accessible and elegant.

Entertainment ashore and festive evenings

In addition to the regattas and nautical events that will bring the Monegasque bay to life, the village of exhibitors, open to the public, will welcome painters, sculptors, photographers, marine craftsmen and shipyards. In the evening, the shipowners and crews will extend these festive moments in a refined and convivial atmosphere.

The event will feature a number of highlights.

• The prestigious La Belle Classe Restoration Prize, chaired by British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, will be awarded for the quality of the restorations carried out on yachts that are often one hundred years old.
• The Concours d'Élégance, chaired byAllegra Gucci, will assess etiquette, style and respect for the art of living at sea.
  The combined results of these two competitions will determine the winner of the Monaco Classic Week Prize, a distinction that rewards catering, elegance and a certain 'spirit of yachting'.
  Last but not least, the Chefs' Competition will spice up the programme, with crews competing against each other to create a menu on board their yachts, within a time limit and using a set basket.

Celebrations on the programme

The 2025 vintage will also be marked by a number of emblematic anniversaries:

• The 30th anniversary of Tuiga (1909) under the colours of Monaco. This famous 15M international yacht, designed in 1909 by William Fife III, has been the Y.C.M.'s ambassador around the world since 1995.
• The 140th anniversary of Partridge (1885), a forgotten masterpiece by architect J. Beavor Webb. Stranded on the English coast after being converted into a houseboat, Partridge owes its rediscovery to its former owner, Peter Saxby, and his nephew Alex Laird, now restoration project manager at Classic Works in La Ciotat. They identified two key inscriptions engraved in the beam: "Harry", a shipyard, and the date 1885. These clues enabled the boat's true identity to be re-established and an exemplary 17-year restoration to be undertaken, led by Alex Laird in the UK and completed in 1999.