Tuiga, the flagship of the Monaco Yacht Club, on Sunday won first place Overall of the IX Principality of Monaco Trophy le Vele d’Epoca in Laguna Bnl-Bnp Paribas Wealth Management Cup, an event promoted by Anna Licia Balzan, Honorary Consul of the Principality of Monaco in Venice and by the Directorate of Tourism and Congresses of Monaco, The Italian Post reported.
Three regattas, two on Saturday and one Sunday, were held in front of the Lido and the public was able to admire the Tuiga and Mariska parading in the San Marco Basin before confronting each other in an exceptional race won by Mariska.
The Trophy saw twenty-seven boats built between 1908 and the 2000s on the starting line, a fine sight indeed.