(Monte Carlo, Monaco)- More great news from Prince Albert's sailors at
Yacht Club de Monaco! Twenty years after welcoming the J/24 European
Championship to the Principality for the first time, the YCM will host
the J/24 Europeans in Monaco once again, uniting the international elite
of this series, considered to be of the world’s most important events
for the J/24 Class. The regatta will be held from October 5th to 12th
at the spectacular, new clubhouse of the YCM situated on Monte Carlo's
Port Hercule. 
Also,
from March 8th to 10th, the YCM is organizing a new Monaco Match Race
Regatta. The event is a collaboration with Bruce Hebbert and Ian
Ilsley, who's very active and successful on the European Team Racing
circuit-- getting on the podium on many occasions, including the Cowes
Team Race (since 2006) and second during the Cumberland Cup in 2010
(Royal St George Yacht Club taking the victory).The Cumberland Cup was organized by the Royal Thames Yacht Club of London, England and now the key challengers from that event are coming together again for the edition organized by Yacht Club de Monaco. The YCM Match Race Regatta is open to "Twinned" and "Reciprocal Clubs" of the YCM. The primary focus of the regatta is not individual performance and winning, but instead on overall team’s performance and learning. This highly tactical contest in J/24s will bring together ten Yacht Clubs comprising two teams each including at least three women (a requirement). For more J/24 Europeans and Monaco Match Race sailing information
