Day: 30 August 2018

Under the aegis of the Partners Club, car manufacturer Maserati is inviting Yacht Club members to a Drive and Cruise event on Saturday, September 8 and Sunday, September 9. Registration is required and places depend on availability.

Parts of the Yacht Club will be closed on Friday, September 7, for a concert by Sting. Further info: +377 93 10 63 00, membres@ycm.org.

Those interested in signing up for the 2018-2019 sailing season can do so on at the MYC’s Sports Section on September 12, between 14:30 and 17:00.

The crew of Rambler 88 came home the winners of the Palermo-Monte-Carlo yacht race on Thursday, August 23, under the leadership of Brad Butterworth, four-times winner of the America’s Cup. Five young sailors from the MYC Sports Section finished 17th in real time out of 53 entries.

Tenants of the Jardins d’Apolline development, which has undergone major reconstruction work over many months to rectify serious problems with the plumbing, are being offered new equipment for their kitchens.

Many tenants, who are Monegasques, had to live elsewhere when the work was undertaken, and needed to store furniture and kitchen appliances.

Albert Croesi, the official handling the reconstruction project on behalf of the Minister of State, informed the residents of the offer earlier in August. About 237 homes will benefit from the offer.

The initial plan was for the furniture and appliances to be cleaned and reassembled before being re-installed.

Forty new models are to be presented at the Monaco Yacht Show next month in a world debut alongside hundreds of superyachts vying for attention as they park tightly on the postcard-perfect Port Hercules, prestigeonline.com reports.

Taking place from September 26 to 29 on Port Hercule, the show will host 580 exhibitors and 120 superyachts in about 9,000 square metres of exhibition space.

This year will see a new layout. The Quai des Etats-Unis, which accommodated a variety of other yachting-related companies in the past, will now be dedicated to naval architects, shipyards and brokers, right next to their yachts on display in the water.

About 60 of the yachts to be exhibited are less than two years old, according to Gaëlle Tallarida, general manager of the Monaco Yacht Show.

A new exhibition area, launched just last year, is devoted entirely to yacht tenders and the trendiest water toys on the market. This year, the display will occupy a bigger space as it takes on three times more exhibitors, where yacht owners and future clients will be able to choose their tenders from among a variety of products.

Taking place on September 26 to coincide with the Monaco Yacht Show, the Monte Carlo Gala for the Global Ocean will return after a successful star-studded first run in 2017. The 2018 Gala will welcome many familiar faces including Orlando Bloom, Hugh Grant, Pierce Brosnan, Goldie Hawn and Madonna. Last year’s biggest VIP was the conservation enthusiast Leonardo DiCaprio.

The Gala supports the work of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, which funds marine conservation projects and schemes to help fight plastic pollution.

HSH Prince Albert will leave on an official visit to China from September 5 to 8 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Travelling with the Sovereign Prince will be a business delegation from the Monaco Economic Board. Among the planned events over the three days, Prince Albert will be inaugurating the Princes and Princesses of Monaco exhibition at the Forbidden City in Beijing.

China and Monaco established consular relations in January 1995 and upgraded their diplomatic ties to the ambassadorial level in February 2006.
The MEB said it views the visit as an “opportunity to take advantage of this exceptional event to develop business opportunities in China.”

The MEB is planning a visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, in November, also to coincide with an official visit by the Prince.

Monaco’s Public Security Service is buying a new remote control robot from the ECA Group, the Iguana E Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV). The same company had sold an earlier model, the Castor robot, to the Service in 2004. The company said the Iguana is part of the latest generation of UGVs.

The primary use of the Iguana is in dealing with suspected explosives. “Operational day and night, the Iguana E can be used in different environments, whether in town, in the countryside or indoors – airports, railway stations, underground, tunnels, airplanes, buses, and subways.

In addition, the mobile base and its modules have been designed to be very resistant, which allows the Iguana E to be operated by all climatic conditions – heat, cold, rain, snow, and fog – but also on any type of terrain – earth, sand, grass, concrete, asphalt, mud, and so on.

The company adds that the robot is an efficient tool in dealing with suspicious objects. It can be equipped with a portable X-ray system to determine the contents of packages or luggage. For explosive ordnance disposal missions, the robot destroys suspicious packages using disrupter water cannons.

On February 14, 2018, the ECA Group was awarded an over €10 million contract to supply 15 Iguana E Unmanned Ground Vehicles and support equipment to the French police.