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[caption id="attachment_22772" align="alignnone" width="2138"] Photo: My Yacht® Group[/caption] The buzz around town during the now-concluded Monaco Yacht Show was centered on My Yacht Group and its hotly anticipated reception in partnership with Bvlgari aboard the Class I Icebreaker, M/Y Legend. The evening did not disappoint. A curated guest list of international and local superyacht owners and users, plus select Monaco residents, renowned industrialists, Olympians, F1 drivers, artists, and more mingled aboard while several production elements elevated the party above the usual MYS broker-laden affair. Twelve models, brought in especially from Milan, and bedecked in stunning high jewellery pieces and watches valued in excess of €25 million, danced a “Carnivale” style fashion show through the yacht, led by strolling band Odd Socks International, with a finale on the helideck, surrounded by guests. [gallery link="none" td_select_gallery_slide="slide" size="full" ids="22770,22769,22768,22763,22764,22765,22766,22767,22762,22761,22760,22759,22758,22755,22754,22753,22757,22756,22752"] In additional to Bvlgari, longtime partner Vontobel joined once again with Board executives and top clients, as well as the Bermuda Business Development Agency with a government delegation and VIP guests in attendance, plus the Commodore and Board members of the Gustavia Yacht Club. Vast amounts of Perrier-Jouet Belle Epoque Rosé, Titomirov Vodka (alkaline vodka), plus double magnums of 3 types of Chateau d’Escians rosé (Whispering Angel, Les Clans, Garrus), plus a Perlita Caviar station, kept guests in a festive mood. Presented at the show by IYC, the SOLAS compliant 78m, 3,000 tonne M/Y Legend attracted an inordinate amount of attention thanks to its unique layout and capabilities.  Winner of the “Best Rebuilt Yacht” at the 2017 World Superyacht Awards, it sleeps 26 guests in 13 cabins including an owner’s suite on a private deck, a 16-person waterfall-fed Jacuzzi, plus a three-man submarine, a 14-seater cinema, Balinese spa, numerous water toys, and helideck. Raising both awareness and funds, a portion of proceeds from the evening benefitted MYG's longtime charitable partner, Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. Learn more here about the Foundation's works dedicated to the preservation of the environment and the promotion of sustainable development. The next three weekends see My Yacht® Group produce its sophisticated superyacht events in San Francisco for Fleet Week, in Los Angeles, and in Austin, with its Monaco-style ‘pop-up’ nightclub, at the USA F1™ weekend. Article first published October 1, 2017.

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[caption id="attachment_25930" align="alignnone" width="900"] Photo: Manu Vitali/DC[/caption] Students preparing for further studies are being offered orientation information through Monaco’s National Education Information Center (CIEN), which is opening on several Saturdays starting on December. The Department of National Education, Youth and Sports has announced that it will place even more emphasis on post-bac orientation, the objective being to support high school students as they consider their further studies and professional development. Throughout the year, CIEN welcomes young people and their families in person to offer support. Once again this year, there will be exceptional openings on Saturdays in the "Zoom” programme. Opening Saturdays 10 am to 4:30 pm at the National Education Information Centre, 18 Avenue des Castelans, students will be offered free access to documentation and computers, as well as advice according to the themes of the day and individual needs. 2017-2018 Zoom programme Saturday, December 2, 2017: Morning: Law and Political Science – Universities, preparatory classes, IEP. Afternoon: Commerce and Economy – Universities, prep classes, business schools. Saturday, January 13, 2018: Morning: Health and paramedical – Medical and paramedical studies. Afternoon: Science and Computer Science, Digital, Cyber Security – Specific training, universities, engineering schools. Saturday, February 3, 2018: Morning: Prepare for the selective pathways of higher education. Afternoon: Understand the post-bac admissions site. Saturday, March 24, 2018: Financing of higher education and student housing.

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