The Yacht Club de Monaco will once again host the prestigious Monaco Classic Week – La Belle Classe from 10 to 13 September 2025…
In its 17th edition, the biennial gathering brings together more than 120 vintage sailing yachts, motorboats, and runabouts from across the world for a celebration of maritime heritage, elegance, and craftsmanship. Founded in 1994 under the presidency of HSH Prince Albert II, the event has become the most exclusive gathering of historic yachts, with vessels designed by renowned naval architects such as William Fife, Charles E. Nicholson, Sparkman & Stephens, and Carlo Sciarrelli.
This year, the showstopper will be the 140-year-old Partridge, a Victorian cutter launched in 1885 and painstakingly restored over 17 years. She joins icons like Creole (1927), Elena of London, Zaca (once owned by Errol Flynn), and Invader (1905), famously visited by Charlie Chaplin and Paulette Goddard. Tuiga, the club’s flagship since 1995, will mark 30 years under Monaco’s burgee.
A dozen historic motoryachts, including the 79-metre steamship Delphine (1921) and Kalizma (1906), formerly owned by Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, will also feature. Over 50 classic Rivas and wooden powerboats will line the quays. Awards include the La Belle Classe Restoration Prize and a Concorso di Eleganza judged by Allegra Gucci. As ever, the event combines luxury and light-hearted tradition—chefs will battle it out in the onboard culinary challenge using mystery ingredients.
Free to the public daily from 10 am to 7 pm, the event invites everyone to admire these floating treasures and celebrate the Art de Vivre la Mer.
More at: www.monacoclassicweek.com and www.ycm.org
