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Day: 20 February 2023

Upcoming Monaco Smart Yacht Rendezvous to drive sustainable solutions in yachting

by: Stephanie Horsman
20/02/2023
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With a mission to promote sustainability in the luxury yachting sector, next month’s Monaco Smart Yacht Rendezvous is a great opportunity for yacht owners and managers to get up to speed on the latest industry developments and make the transitions needed for a cleaner way of living and working. 

As maritime regulations and legal requirements shift toward the greener end of the spectrum, the luxury yachting community is finding it increasingly necessary to keep up and comply.  

The Monaco Smart Yacht Rendezvous, taking place on 23rd and 24th March at the Yacht Club de Monaco, is a forum designed to not only inform on these changes, but also to give owners and their representatives a chance to meet the innovators who are creating sustainable products and solutions that will help make the transition as simple as possible.  

Created in response to the great success of last year’s Smart Marina Conference, this event will see naval architects, designers, shipyards, suppliers, equipment manufacturers, young entrepreneurs, yacht owners, start-ups and investors act together to share ways to make sea-going pleasure vessels the best they can be in terms of green practices, from carbon neutrality and respect for biodiversity. 

The event, which will coincide with Monaco Ocean Week, is being supported by the Prince Albert II Foundation, Credit Suisse and sustainable economy specialists Blumorpho. It will feature an e-catalogue presenting the many solutions from the companies present at the conference and who will also be available for in-person explanations and meetings.  

Additionally, speakers such as Marc Hervás, Sustainability Coordinator at MB92 Group, a world leader for superyacht refits, repairs and maintenance committed to sustainability, and a technology expert within the yachting sphere, Laurent Pérignon, will be sharing their experiences and thoughts on how to make tomorrow’s yachting world better.  

“Our fleet can be improved in many areas like water treatment, energy efficiency and propulsion systems,” says Hervás. “All eyes are on the sector and we have to be proactive and lead change. Companies that want to engage should work on a sustainable development strategy. This should include scope for the creation of partnerships and alliances as they are key to progression towards sustainability.” 

With over 500 new builds over 24 metres built each year and as many resold, the yachting industry is a huge community that could make massive strides if they work together, argue Paris Baloumis, the marketing director at shipyard Oceanco, and Wim Verhoeff, its Fleet Support Project Manager. 

“All owners want to make the right choice when it comes to sustainability,” the pair have said via a pre-event statement. “The only question is how far customers want to push the innovation envelope. Some like proven technologies, others want to drive the whole industry forward and try technologies that are still untested or unavailable. Either way, owners are now talking about sustainability and so are their children.”  

For further information on how to participate at the Monaco Smart Yacht Rendezvous, please click here.

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Photo credit: Martin Messmer

‘75 years of Porsche sports cars’ in Monaco

by: Cassandra Tanti
20/02/2023

The Prince’s car museum is hosting a unique exhibition of vehicles from renowned German sports car manufacturer Porsche, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year.

The Cercle des Amis de la Collection de Voitures de S.A.S. le Prince de Monaco is organising the unique exhibition from 20th February to 20th March 2023.

Founded in 1931 under the name “Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche G.m.b.H., Konstruktionen und Beratung für Motoren und Fahrzeuge”, the Stuttgart-based engineering office has become a cradle of automotive technology and has shaped international series and racing car construction for decades with its numerous innovations.

In 1948, Ferry Porsche realised his dream of a sports car: with his team, he built the Porsche 356 ‘No. 1’ Roadster. It marked the birth of this legendary brand and laid the foundation for an exemplary success story, for the Porsche legend.

The model that followed the 356, the Porsche 911, established the company as one of the world’s leading sports car manufacturers. The Porsche 911, now in its eighth generation, has been constantly refined, with more than one million of this iconic car produced to date.

Porsche’s spirit of innovation is closely linked to motor sport. As early as 1951, the young brand achieved its first-class victory at Le Mans with the 356 SL. To this day, Porsche holds the record of 110 class and 19 overall victories in the Sarthe.

At this exceptional exhibition, the public will be able to discover 12 of Porsche’s most legendary racing and sports cars in the new location of the Car Collection, which was inaugurated just a few months ago on Port Hercule. Some of the cars are on loan from the Porsche Heritage and Museum in Stuttgart. Among them, three famous types of the 911 and a 908 ‘long tail’ will be accompanied by the 917 and 962 C models that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as well as the beautiful 911 GT1 in the colours of Champion Racing, which won the US championship in 1998.

Another 908 ‘short tail’ model from 1969 belonging to the Prince’s collection will also be on display. This competition car was driven by Hans Herrmann and Kurt Ahrens in the 1968 Austrian Grand Prix.

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Photo: The victorious Porsche 917 K at the 1970 24 Hours Of Le Mans with Hans Herrmann and Richard Attwood, source 24 Hours of Le Mans. Note: this article was originally published on 1st February.