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Day: 11 May 2017

Leading Monaco sportsmen killed in Rally

by: Cassandra Tanti
11/05/2017
Gérard Brianti and Freddy Delorme. Photo: Facebook Sardaigne Historic Rally
Gérard Brianti and Freddy Delorme. Photo: Facebook Sardaigne Historic Rally

A prominent Monaco personality, Gérard Brianti, has been killed while taking part in the fourth stage of the historic rally of Morocco. Well-respected in the Principality, he was a well-known member of both the Automobile Club of Monaco and the Monaco Yacht Club.

The property developer was driving a Porsche 911 when the car left the road on Wednesday, May 10. There was no news on Thursday morning on the condition of his co-driver, Freddy Delorme.

Gérard Brianti, 64, won the 2013 edition of the Monte-Carlo Historic Rally in an Alpine A110S. An enthusiastic sporting all-rounder, Mr Brianti was awarded the Vermeil Medal of Physical Education and Sports in 2013 by Prince Albert. He served as Vice-President of AS Monaco in the 2000s and was a important member of the Monaco Yacht Club, where he was appointed Commodore in January 2015.

In a statement on Thursday, Monaco Yacht Club Director Bernard d’Alessandri praised Mr Brianti for his dedication to the club. He was an accomplished yachtsman appreciated by all, Mr D’Alessandri said, adding: “In these painful moments, all our most friendly thoughts go to his wife, Brigitte, and their children. All Yacht Club members associate themselves with the immense sadness of Gerard’s family.”

 

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Great Monaco Road Show successes in Japan

by: Cassandra Tanti
11/05/2017
Photo: CD
Photo: CD

Monaco’s Tourism and Conventions Office (DTC), and hotel partners Fairmont Monte Carlo and SBM, have enjoyed excellent road shows in Tokyo and Osaka. The visit also marked the opening of the new representative office in Japan and more than a hundred tourism professionals and journalists were invited to the various events organised for Monaco by the Candlewick Company.

Two expert figures from the Principality took part in the debates, gastronomic journalist Takanori Nakamura and Yumiko Itakura, a journalist for Elle magazine and a well-known blogger in Japan.

Through their testimonials guests were able to discover the Principality in a new and rejuvenated light.

A first dinner was organised in Tokyo at the Benoit restaurant of Alain Ducasse in the presence of lifestyle media such as GQ, Leon, Brutus, Le Figaro, Katei Gaho and Harper’s Bazaar: Guillaume Rose for the Tourism Department, Koji Ito for Fairmont and Hiro Ito for the SBM were able to answer the questions put to them by journalists.

Numerous articles were published immediately and a survey carried out by the DTC following the visit showed that the Japanese remain very interested in Monaco as a destination and its many advantages, especially the luxurious environment, security and quality of service.

Guillaume Rose also presented the latest Monegasque novelties at a lunch for high society of Osaka, gathered as part of the Monaco-Japan Friendship Club.

 

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Ban on Fontvieille fishing

by: Cassandra Tanti
11/05/2017
Photo: Department of the Environment
Photo: Department of the Environment

Keen amateur fisherman in Monaco will have to take their rods elsewhere following the government’s introduction of a prohibition on fishing on the Fontvieille breakwater.

The ban will last until April 2018. The one-year interdiction will allow the authorities to develop and publish new regulations for recreational fishing.

Fishermen have caused considerable pollution in recent years, including broken fishing lines that have created problems for underwater flora and fauna.

The one-year moratorium pending the publication of new rules will also help the harbour’s marine life to recover.

 

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