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Cannes: prince albert celebrates new $80m+ superyacht that isn’t only about indulgence.

The Monaco royal is among the supporters of Yersin, an eco-friendly ship that offers 1-percenter luxuries in the name of scientific research.

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Among the luxury party palaces dotting the waters off Cannes during the festival this year will float one slightly more virtuous vessel: the yellow-funneled, 250-foot motor yacht Yersin , which was blessed in the presence of Prince Albert II of Monaco in June. The world’s most efficient, clean and advanced ICE Class explorer superyacht (ICE designates serious ice-going vessels) was conceived and built for scientific research projects — while offering key comforts of more leisure-focused crafts — with the support of the likes of Prince Albert’s foundation (luxury watchmaker Blancpain also is a partner). Yersin likely will be the scene of a few fest shindigs in Cannes, but its future holds more excursions like the one Albert’s wife, Princess Charlene, hosted in June, with 11 schoolchildren from Nice observing dolphins off the coast of Monaco.

“There is a trend toward more interesting yachts, offering the potential for fuel-efficient, long-range cruising and self-sufficiency,” says Peter Wilson of Marine Construction Management in Newport, R.I., which has overseen 75 super­yacht builds. “Foundations operating expedition and research projects have become a fascinating area of expansion.”

Yersin’s wheelhouse features a print of the Belgian cartoon adventurer Tintin , a childhood hero of Fiat’s.

A meeting room for press and research presentations.

Yersin’s owner, French entrepreneur Francois Fiat (he and wife Genevieve Baud, a grocery and retail heiress, are involved in environmental causes), planned the craft with a focus on adventure, science and education. Named for Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin , who discovered the pathogen that caused the bubonic plague in 1894, it was built over 36 months in France’s Piriou Shipyard (in collaboration with Pierre Jacques Kubis Naval Design), where until March Jacques Cousteau’s Calypso was docked. Yersin carries enough diving and lab equipment for a National Geographic expedition and has a library stocked with Cousteau’s films.

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The master suite, along with another double close by, is situated one level above the main deck (where the remaining six cabins are located) and has two private recessed decks flanking it. Also on board: two gymnasiums, a massage room, hair salon and hammam . A glass sculpture in the main deck saloon portrays Prince Albert II on one side and his great-great-grandfather Prince Albert I, who inaugurated Monaco’s Oceanographic Museum, on the other. A pair of 25-foot military-grade, bullet-proof Zodiac rigid inflatable Hurricanes shadow the boat at anchor — they can be used to bring guests aboard or for expeditions. Yersin also has a more refined tender — a 37-foot Wajer Osprey launch — and several toys, including kayaks and an all-terrain quad bike, available for recreation and exploration.

The intimate upper-deck theater has 15 plush seats.

Yersin features electric propulsion through Azimuth thrusters powered by generators. At a cruising speed of 11 knots, it uses only 100 gallons of diesel per hour, about half what a conventional diesel yacht would guzzle. At a slow steaming speed of 9 knots, this drops to 47 gallons per hour, allowing 40 days at sea with 40 people on board, including crew. It’s available for charter, but only with a background check and a detailed research proposal; rates will vary according to the project but at a minimum will cover running costs (about $23,000 a day), with sponsorship opportunities available for scientific expeditions.

Whoever boards Yersin can enjoy large TV monitors in luxurious lounging areas as well as a 15-seat cinema. A 1,400-square-foot multipurpose platform can accommodate a reception marquee, suspended by a crane, and serve as a dance floor. If it all gets too exciting, there’s a well-equipped hospital room below decks. Gin and tonic, anybody? Just don’t throw the lime overboard — the vessel was designed “to make an impression but not leave a trace” in the ocean.

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Take a tour of prince albert of monaco's yacht.

One of the best stories of this season was the rise of plucky Monaco, a squad laden with exciting young talent that won Ligue 1 and made it to the Champions League semifinals. One story that was overlooked regarding Monaco is that Prince Albert of Monaco, whose family owns part of AS Monaco Football Club, has an exceptionally nice boat.

Prince Albert's boat is named the Koning Albert II, because when you are the billionaire Prince of Monaco you get to name luxury oceangoing vessels after yourself, it's just what you do. Let's take a look around.

0:00 The video opens with a wide shot, wide enough for you to relize that this boat is really, truly large. You, a commoner, will never be on a boat this big unless you are in the Navy or go on cruises as vacations. (Note: do not go on cruises for vacations. Do something interesting instead. Please. Unless you're using the cruise to see a bunch of different places in a short amount of time. That's what I did when I went on a cruise. I had to qualify my original statement about all cruises being bad because I went on a cruise once and I am great and never make bad decisions.)

It's just a big damn boat. I wish I had one and you do too.

0:06 The second shot is looking down on the pool. The boat, which is built to travel on water, has a feature in which you can play in water and remain on the boat. You don't have to go into the outside water. You can stay safely on the boat and still be in water. Please note the pool can be converted into a helicopter pad. If you were wondering what a billion dollars can buy you, it's that. Near the pool is a full bar, lounging space for six people to lounge comfortably in and two staircases.

0:12 The pool shot is followed by another wide shot in case you forgot how goddamn big this boat is.

0:15 This wide shot is followed by another wide shot, for even more emphasis, set in water so turquoise it cannot possibly be real.

(Prince Albert of Monaco has enough money that he could pay for them to dye the sea the perfect shad of turquoise just for that photo. Do not put that past him.)

0:20 There are two balconies overlooking the pool. The first is bigger than my apartment and the second has a hot tub.

0:25 The view from said balconies is obviously spectacular.

0:31 See? I told you the pool turns into a helicopter pad.

0:35 The walkways on the outside edges of Prince Albert of Monaco's yacht are tastefully-appointed and modern. Duh.

0:40 That's not the hot tub on the balcony overlooking the pool. That's a different hot tub.

0:45 This is a boat and as such it contains many nautical instruments.

0:50 Gangplanks are for poor people.

0:55 How is Prince Albert of Monaco not just absolutely wasted on champagne and fruity island drinks all the time? Maybe he is, but he's really good at hiding it in public and none of his servants want to talk about it.

1:00 Y'all it has a garage.

1:05 Seriously though.

1:10 I mean, come on.

1:15 From what I can tell, this boat has upwards of 20 places with the sole purpose of comfortably lounging. Which, luxury yacht, so I guess that makes sense.

1:20 A classy dining room, just in case any other princes happen to wander by.

1:25 This just looks like a normal living room. I am confused.

1:30 That looks like either a fish tank or an elevator shaft and I'm real curious to find out which one.

1:35 Never mind I have been distracted by the grand piano with what appear to be flame decals on it.

1:40 Another classy dining room. In case one needs to host two different classy meals at two different locations within the yacht.

1:45 Salmon is not really what we were expecting from the bedroom but whatever floats your boat, buddy.

Oh god I am so sorry for the "whatever floats your boat" thing. Please forgive me.

1:50 Just a bigger version of a hotel bathroom, really.

1:55 Twin beds? What is this, a youth hostel?

2:00 Industrial kitchen, yes, of course, moving on.

2:05 That must be the servants' quarters or something.

2:10 Definitely servants' quarters. I doubt Prince Albert of Monaco has ever even been in that room.

2:15 The bridge, you've seen movies.

2:20 Important technical boat stuff happens here. More photos of the pool/helicopter pad, please.

2:25 That is not the pool or even anywhere near it. That is a picture of some stairs you could find on any old boat. Come on guys I need glitz! Glamour! Elegance! Placate me!

2:30 Oh, cool, toolboxes. Thanks guys. Really what I was looking for.

2:35 Valves, awesome.

2:40 Different Angle on the valves. This is no way to end a tour. I am so sorry.

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The fifth Albert 1 st -2022 Executive Committee meeting was held at the Yacht Club de Monaco this Wednesday 30 th September.

Established by HSH the Sovereign Prince Albert II and chaired by H.E. Mr Robert Fillon,   Monaco’s Ambassador in Italy, the Prince Albert 1 Commemoration Committee brings together Monegasque dignitaries, political figures at the highest level and heads of institutions involved in work related to the “Learned Prince” .

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The programme (publications, seminars, conferences, exhibitions, etc.) will continue in Monaco and abroad from October 2020 to the end of 2022, the centenary year of the death of Prince Albert 1 (1848-1922).

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Prince albert of monaco: boating evolves and is an engine of change.

The Monaco Smart & Sustainable Marina Rendezvous Will Help Support Solutions to Climate Change in the World of Boating

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MONACO, July 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- "The world of yachting must change to meet the challenges of a warming planet," said  Prince Albert II of Monaco,  who is also president of the  Yacht Club of Monaco.

“Faced with the climatic emergency that we are witnessing more and more every day, it is the entire yachting ecosystem that is concerned and must evolve: both the yachts and the port infrastructures. We must be agents of change and contribute to this transformation. It is for these reasons that I wanted our  Yacht Club and My Foundation  to support the  Monaco Smart & Sustainable Marina Rendezvous.  The aim is to present innovative solutions and encourage their implementation for the development of virtuous tourist ports,” said  Prince Albert , speaking at the annual cocktail of the members of the  Yacht Club of Monaco .

Some 40 new members have joined the club, including British sailor  Saskia Clark  and former NBA basketball player  Tony Parker . About a thousand people attended the party. Prince Albert II  also recalled that the club is organizing the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge from 4 to 9 July. All these initiatives are part of the  Monaco Capital of Advanced Yachting ,   a project born in 2012 with the name of “Monaco Capital of Yachting,” a network brand whose aim is to consolidate the position of the Principality as a center of excellence in the yachting sector.

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Prince Albert Of Monaco's Tragic, Real-Life Story

Prince Albert is one of the most controversial royal figures of his day, and it's no wonder why. The  sovereign prince of Monaco has a number of outstanding legal troubles , rumored marital problems, and even a brood of royal love children. His ex-girlfriend, Nicole Coste, has publicly complained about his behavior on multiple occasions. A Brazilian child has written him an open letter, asking him why he refuses to claim paternity of her. And, how could we forget his wife, Princess Charlene, who has reportedly ditched the palace for a simpler life in a two-bedroom apartment down the street?

It might seem that Albert's life has been defined by scandal, but his missteps don't tell the full story. The Monégasque head of state is no stranger to tragedy. As a small child, Albert faced a considerable amount of pressure due to the weight of his destiny as the heir to the principality. When he grew up, he struggled even more due to the shocking loss of his mother, American Academy Award winning actor, Grace Kelly. As privileged as Albert may be, the accumulation of these stressors — and tragedies — has left an indelible mark on his personality and role as sovereign.

Prince Albert II grew up with the weight of the world on his shoulders

In some ways, Prince Albert's childhood sounds like a fairy tale. He grew up prancing around the historic Prince's Palace of Monaco, where the world was quite literally his oyster. In the BBC documentary, "Inside Monaco: Playground of the Rich," Albert remembered trying to slide down the palace's bannisters during his younger years. "There were several attempts at sliding down, but those marble elements got in the way of that," he joked (via Express ).

While the young Albert did have the unique experience of frolicking in a castle, there was a darker side to his childhood. The prince faced a tremendous amount of pressure due to his status as the heir to the Monégasque monarchy. Even when he was small, Albert dared not dream of anything other than his destiny.

According to his father, Prince Rainier III, Albert understood his role from the time he was toddler. As per Jeffrey Robinson's book, "Grace of Monaco: The True Story," Rainier said, "When Albert was five or six, he was sitting with a group of children who were each in turn asked by an old lady, 'What would you like to do when you grow up?'" Apparently, all of the other kids blurted a number of typical responses, imagining themselves as local heroes like firefighters and police officers. Albert, meanwhile, had a different answer. "I don't have a choice," Albert reportedly said.

Prince Albert II watched his mother Grace Kelly die in the hospital

As Prince Albert grew older, his life only became more challenging. This was especially true after his mother, the iconic Grace Kelly, drove off a cliff in a 1982 car accident. Following this terrifying incident, Grace was rushed to the hospital. However, she experienced so much hemorrhaging in her brain that her survival became unlikely.

Reflecting on this terrible experience in an interview with biographer, Jeffrey Robinson, Prince Rainier III recounted how he and his two eldest children made the difficult decision to take Grace off of life support. "We had a long talk with [the doctor]. He was an extremely nice man and very understanding with us ... He showed us the pictures and helped us to understand in a very clear way that the machine should be turned off," Rainier said.

Apparently, Rainier, Albert, and Princess Caroline took a minute to discuss the decision together. Once they had all agreed on the course of action, the trio approached Grace's bedside to say a heartbreaking goodbye. "It was a difficult decision sentimentally," Rainier would later tell Robinson. "But, from a rational, human standpoint it was an obvious decision. There was no reason to keep her on the machine." When the mourning father and his two children gave the signal, Grace's doctor removed the life support, and the princess died. Albert was left heartbroken.

Prince Albert II witnessed his family's pain following Grace's death

Following Grace Kelly's tragic death, the Monégasque royal family was never the same again. Prince Albert's younger sister  Princess Stéphanie arguably became Monaco's most troubled royal . After all, she had been with her mother in the car at the time of the accident — and was consequently admonished by the press for what some viewed as her "role" in Grace's passing.

Prince Rainier, too, struggled terribly after his wife died. "He was deeply affected and he wasn't quite the same man as he was before the accident," Albert remembered in an episode of the podcast  "In Depth With Graham Bensinger"  in 2018. In that sense, Albert did not just have to deal with the loss of his mother. He also had to face a number of other changes to what had previously been a stable family unit. No longer was his father the doting family man that he had been before. Rainier grew solemn and more withdrawn.

All these changes made it difficult for Albert to move on from the tragedy. Speaking to Bensinger, Albert admitted that it took a long time for him to really accept what had happened. "It always takes awhile, you recover thanks to your other family members and to your friends and to people who are dear to you who can provide comfort. It also takes a few years to really come to terms with it," Albert said.

Prince Albert II struggled to find true friends

Of course, just because some of Prince Albert's friends supported him in a difficult time does not mean that he exclusively surrounded himself with "true friends." Due to his position as Monaco's heir, the young Albert often found that the people closest to him had ulterior motives. Many of his so-called "buddies" spent time with him to get a brush with fame. Others yet hoped to enjoy some of the privileges that only a prince could provide.

Chatting with biographer Jeffrey Robinson for "Grace of Monaco: The True Story," Prince Rainier said about the issue, "He's discovering, as I did, that it's not always easy knowing who to trust. Albert's had to learn the hard way that some fellows who've been seen around with him were really only interested in what he could do for them. That it was a one-way street."

Eventually, Albert decided to keep his identity under wraps when possible. During his time studying at Amherst College in the United States, Albert made a point of introducing himself to other students as "Al Grimaldi." When J. Randy Taraborrelli was researching for his book, "Once Upon a Time: Behind the Fairy Tale of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier," one of Albert's college girlfriends revealed that she'd gone months without knowing he was a prince. Apparently, Albert had wanted to be liked for his personality — not his rank.

Prince Rainier might not have been confident in Albert as a successor

Prince Albert's rank was not always as guaranteed as one would think — at least that's according to a report in the French investigative newspaper, Le Monde . Apparently, Prince Rainier III was not always confident in Albert's ability to succeed him. According to Albert's former friends and employees, Claude Palmero and Thierry Lacoste, Rainier believed that his only son potentially lacked the seriousness necessary to be prince of the city-state. Speaking to Le Monde, Palmero and Lacoste alleged that Rainier actually explored the possibility of allowing the crown to pass through his daughter Princess Caroline  down to his grandson, Andrea Casiraghi.

Interestingly, Palmero and Lacoste submitted evidence of their claims to the paper. Per a letter from former Monégasque magistrate, Patrice Davos, to Rainier, there had been a discussion regarding the matter of Andrea's rights to the throne. That being said, Davos was quick to tell journalists that the conversation had been purely speculative. Although the magistrate himself had questioned Rainier's true motives for initiating that conversation, the late prince had apparently reassured him that he had no plans to deny Albert his birthright.

In the end, Rainier allowed his son to succeed him following his death. Nonetheless, the rumors surrounding Rainier and Albert's difficult relationship live on.

Prince Albert II faced persistent media attention

By the time that Prince Albert actually did take the throne in 2005, he was a staple in the gossip columns. Everybody wanted to know where Albert was spending his time — and who he was going out with. Dubbed the "playboy prince" by the press, Albert had to deal with the constant invasion of his privacy. The paparazzi followed him everywhere, and it was difficult to go on a date without facing a slew of questions about who he might choose as the next Princess of Monaco.

In terms of a lack of privacy, this situation was truly tragic. In the long run, though, the public would not consider Albert a victim of the press. The reason? Preceding his reign, the prince had kept a number of major secrets from his subjects. In May 2005 — just months before Albert formally ascended the throne — a woman named Nicole Coste told French outlet, Paris Match, that Albert had a secret love child by the name of Alexandre Grimaldi Coste . A few weeks later, the prince claimed paternity of the boy, catalyzing a major scandal.

Making things even more dramatic, Albert went on to claim yet another illegitimate child — a daughter — named Jazmin Grace Grimaldi the following summer. She was 14 years old at the time that Albert made his relationship to her public. The scandal surrounding Albert's secret children solidified the prince's position as a tabloid favorite.

Prince Albert II's royal wedding generated a lot of stress

Because of Prince Albert's reputation as a womanizer, many royal fans were shocked when he announced that he was engaged to be married. Despite speculation that Albert might never settle down, the sovereign prince of Monaco addressed his people on June 23, 2010 — and informed them that he would be walking down the aisle with Zimbabwe-born Olympic swimmer, Charlene Wittstock, the following year.

Suddenly, all eyes were on Albert and Charlene. Some papers clamored to find out everything they could about Albert's new bride — from her fashion inspiration to her favorite workout routines. Others tried to find proof of a rift in the budding couple's relationship. Unsurprisingly, it didn't take long for all of this media attention to create stress for Albert and Charlene.

As the bride herself would later tell People , "I think it's impossible though for someone on the outside to understand how awful, how much pressure there was for both of us. Enormous. You wouldn't believe it." Albert largely agreed with his wife, adding, "The actual wedding day itself was not as ... I mean it was pleasant, but I was more worried about how things would turn out." He went on to laugh, "If we could have had the wedding on a beach somewhere with 20 people like one I went to for some friends of mine years ago, we would have been, very happy." For the prince of Monaco, though, this never possible.

Princess Charlene often looks unhappy by Prince Albert's side

Following Prince Albert and Princess Charlene's 2011 wedding , the couple should have reveled in their wedded bliss. Instead, they found themselves battling the rumor mill, as the tabloid media questioned the veracity of their relationship. Making matters more complicated, Charlene was often photographed with a forlorn expression etched on her face. She would attend public appearances and smile for the crowds — only to allow a sense of sadness to seep through whenever she stared off into the distance.

Commenting on this tendency with  Express , body language expert, Judi James, claimed that Charlene has "fluctuating facial expressions." According to James, Charlene might show the world "smiles of joy" just seconds before "slip[ping] into something much sadder-looking." This hot-and-cold dynamic portrays Charlene as someone who may not be entirely happy with royal life. It also hints that there might be some trouble brewing between her and Albert.

Prince Albert II almost lost Princess Charlene to an infection

One of the most difficult moments in Prince Albert and Princess Charlene's marriage occurred in May 2021. At the time, Charlene was planning on spending a few days in South Africa to promote an environmental conservation project. Shortly after she arrived, however, Charlene contracted an ear, nose, and throat infection that began to threaten her life.

As a close friend of Charlene's told Page Six , the princess experienced "severe sinus and swallowing issues stemming back from an earlier surgery." To rectify the problem, she underwent a series of other surgical procedures. However, the numerous medical interventions proved challenging for Charlene's system. "She has not been able to eat solid food in over six months because of all the surgeries she has since gone through. She has only been able to take in liquids through a straw, so she lost nearly half her body weight," added the aforementioned friend.

The princess' illness was likely a very stressful moment for Albert, who was unable to accompany his wife to her many surgeries. This must have been a terrible time for the prince. After all, as Charlene's friend told Page Six, "She almost died in South Africa."

Prince Albert II had to distance himself from close friend, Thierry Lacoste

Prince Albert's mother Grace Kelly did not have many close friends in Monaco, but one of the women who she most trusted was her spokesperson, Nadia Lacoste. Like Grace, Nadia had lived in New York. She had pursued a career in Hollywood — albeit one that was more behind-the-scenes. And she had a son, Thierry Lacoste, who was about Albert's age.

When Nadia began working for Grace at the palace, it was only a matter of time before Thierry and Albert became friends. The two boys grew up together. After they became adults, Albert hired Thierry as a confidant and lawyer. This close friendship, however, would be put to the test in 2023 when an anonymously created Substack titled "Les Dossiers du Rocher" accused Thierry of corruption. Things would get even more complicated following a police raid of Thierry's house — which uncovered cocaine and several potential sex workers on the premises.

The combination of these two scandals forced Albert to take a step back from his friendship with Thierry. As the prince told the French press, "When questions arise, you need to know how to change the people who surround you to find the right path again and to write a new page in your history ... If confidence evaporates, you can no longer work together" (per the  Daily Mail ).

Prince Albert II is believed to have financial troubles

From an outsider's perspective, all may seem well in the Prince's Palace of Monaco. Prince Albert and Princess Charlene enjoy views of the Mediterranean, a full-time staff, and lots of expensive furniture. It might even appear as though the couple has everything they could possibly want. The only problem? Prince Albert and Princess Charlene's luxurious lifestyle costs a whole lot of money, and funds are something that the Monégasque royal family might be lacking.

According to a report published in Le Monde, Albert and Charlene might have a spending problem. The couple's disgruntled former financial advisor, Claude Palmero, told the newspaper that one of the major challenges of working for the royals was their failure to adhere to a budget. On one occasion in 2017, Palmero recalled paying a €600,000 overdraft for Charlene. By 2019, the accountant realized that the princess had spent €15 million in eight years — almost double the €7.5 million that had been allotted for that time. As Palmero wrote in his personal notebook before losing his post, spending "far exceed[s] the allotment."

Interestingly, the palace corroborated many of Palmero's claims. In a statement released to Le Monde, a spokesperson for the princely family wrote, "From the moment Claude Palmero informed [the prince] of such an overrun, he was instructed to have them fully covered by the family's private assets." Palmero, though, maintained that the royals were spending far too much.

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The Yacht Club of Monaco celebrates 70 fabulous years

Prince Albert II was among friends and compatriots for the 70 th anniversary celebrations of the Yacht Club de Monaco, of which he has served as president since 1984.

The ceremony on Saturday 24 th June was attended by 1,500 people who gathered on the Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM)’s quay to celebrate 70 years of the club created by Prince Rainier III, who was convinced that “the future of Monaco lies with the sea”.

On Saturday, it was his son, Prince Albert II, president for close to 40 years, who honoured what the YCM has become.

“The Yacht Club de Monaco has been able to preserve and pass on the traditions linked to life at sea while promoting innovation and the development of yachting,” said the Prince.

Achievements under the presidency of Prince Albert II

Under Prince Albert’s presidency, the Yacht Club de Monaco has organised a multitude of world-renowned events, including Monaco Classic Week, a biennial event that echoes the first motorboat meetings of 1904 and is the only event of its kind that brings together beautiful traditional sailing boats with vintage motoryachts and old motorboats.

The club has also created the La Belle Classe label to unite owners around the essential values of respect for etiquette, protecting the environment, preserving maritime heritage and encouraging innovation in the superyacht sector.

The capital of luxury yachting

In 2014, the YCM turned a new page in its history with the opening of a new clubhouse designed by Lord Foster. The arrival of this spectacular building led to the creation of the ‘Yachting Monaco’ cluster, aimed at reaffirming the Principality’s position as the capital of luxury yachting.

During Saturday’s celebrations, Prince Albert spoke about how the YCM serves as a reflection of his father’s passion for the sea. “His vision was to make the YCM an exclusive place where yachting is experienced, appreciated and celebrated, thus contributing to the promotion of Monaco as a destination.”

Setting the pace in sustainable yachting

Prince Albert also highlighted the fact that the protection of the oceans remains one of the Yacht Club’s main priorities, and how the environmental transition played by the club and its marina has over the years made them demonstrators of new eco-responsible solutions.

“I want to make environmental issues a priority and we must continue to be a beacon for the nautical industry,” he said. “The mobilisation must be common and total.”

The Yacht Club’s commitment to sustainability is evident in the activities that fall under the aegis of the ‘Monaco Capital of Advanced Yachting’, starting with the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge from 3 rd to 8 th July 2023, now in its 10th edition. More than 500 young engineers representing 25 nations and 25 universities will meet industry professionals including key players such as Oceanco, Ferretti, Sanlorenzo, Lürssen, Monaco Marine and Palumbo SY Refit.

This will be followed by the 3rd Monaco Smart and Sustainable Marina Rendezvous on 24th and 25th September, with the aim of presenting innovative solutions for the development of sustainable marinas.

A tribute to Prince Rainier III

As part of the 70 th anniversary celebrations, as well as the centenary events marking the birth of Prince Rainier III, Prince Albert inaugurated a photographic exhibition at the YCM titled ‘Prince Rainier III, a sailor above all’.

The evening also provided an opportunity to officially welcome some 30 new members and to unveil the highlights of this anniversary year.

To watch a 70th anniversary commemorative video by the YCM, click here . 

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How tiny Monaco became a giant in ocean conservation

In the 19th century, Prince Albert I of Monaco devoted himself to the ocean. His great-great-grandson has carried on the tradition.

The Principality of Monaco, a Mediterranean enclave surrounded by France, is the second smallest country in the world, after the Vatican. You could circumnavigate it on your morning walk; it is smaller than Central Park. “When I first came to this country,” says Maguy Maccario-Doyle, Monaco’s ambassador to the United States, “I thought, all of us Monegasques could fit in the New York City Hilton, because it had 3,000 rooms.” There are only about 9,000 citizens of Monaco, although the population, mostly affluent, is three times larger.  

A hundred years ago last month, on April 25, 1921, to be precise, the ruler of Monaco, Prince Albert I, came to Washington, D.C. to attend a meeting of the National Academy of Sciences and to receive a medal . It’s as good a point as any to begin a story about how his tiny country came to play an outsize role in marine conservation—a tale of inheritance passed across four generations from one Albert to another.

Prince Albert I arrived first in New York on his royal yacht, the Hirondelle II , which was a fully equipped oceanographic research vessel: This prince was an explorer, with 28 scientific expeditions under his belt. Beginning in the 1880s he had roamed the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, ranging from the Cape Verde Islands off West Africa to Spitsbergen in the Arctic. He had charted the currents of the North Atlantic and pulled all manner of strange creatures from the abyss. For that, the Academy had awarded him the Agassiz Medal in 1918. The Spanish flu pandemic had delayed his coming to get it.

Albert Einstein was at the meeting in 1921, explaining his theory of relativity. But there were also talks “On the problem of steering an automobile around a corner” and on “The skin temperature of pachyderms.” (“I’ve just developed a theory of eternity,” Einstein is said to have muttered dryly , as time slowed in the lecture hall.) Prince Albert Grimaldi’s contribution, “Studies of the Ocean,” fell somewhere in the middle on the spectrum of scientific importance.  

And yet one thing about that speech still resonates powerfully today: Albert’s prescient awareness, highly unusual for the time, that even the ocean had limits. Long before the rise of factory ships, before the decline of fish stocks and coral reefs worldwide, at a time when the human population was a quarter of what it is now and few people were talking about the environment, let alone the global environment, the prince warned of the destructive effects of trawling the seas with “more and more powerful” ships that “work farther and farther, deeper and deeper.” He advocated the enforcement of “the reserved district principle”—what we would call marine protected areas.  

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A century later, the National Geographic Society promotes the establishment of such protected areas through its Pristine Seas program. The chairman of that program’s advisory board (though not a funder) is Prince Albert II, the great-great-grandson of Albert I. The current Prince Albert is not an oceanographer, but he has traveled more widely than Albert I and seen the damage to the ocean that his ancestor could only dimly foresee. As a head of state, even the second tiniest state, Prince Albert II has occasion to talk with others of that rank—and to open doors on behalf of the ocean.

“He’s been a key partner in the creation of some of these marine reserves,” says Enric Sala, the marine ecologist and National Geographic Explorer in Residence who founded Pristine Seas. “He works so hard for this.”  

Many people do that, of course. But not many have such a backstory.

A chance meeting in Paris with a gulper eel

The year Prince Albert I was born, 1848, was the year Monaco was reduced to its present size, losing its agricultural hinterlands, which ultimately became part of France. For Monaco and the Grimaldis, who had ruled the place since 1297, times were tough. Before Albert came of age, however, his father and canny grandmother had found a way out: They opened the Monte Carlo Casino. That move would later enable Albert’s ocean-combing life—but cast a shadow on it too.

In the early 1880s, after stints in the French and Spanish navies and a brief, catastrophic first marriage, Albert was living a life of undefined purpose in Paris, courting an American widow of whom his father disapproved. Then, in early 1884, he walked into an exhibit at the Museum of Natural History.

Two French ships had just completed   a series of expeditions in the Atlantic , and the exhibit was full of the deep-sea creatures they had collected. Tables were packed with jars of preserved specimens: a gulper eel with gaping jaws like a pelican’s; an assortment of odd crabs, worms, and mollusks; the first deep-sea microbes, analyzed in the lab of Louis Pasteur. The walls were tiled with drawings of the creatures. Nets used to collect them hung from the ceilings. Men in top hats and women in floor-length dresses crowded around the tables.

The exhibit was a smash hit—and a turning point for Albert. Already fond of cruising on his yacht, he resolved now to do science with it, “despite,” as he later recalled, “a complete lack of encouragement from my immediate entourage.” Oceanography was not a typical occupation of princes. But Albert had the resources, thanks to the casino, and he was convinced he could do it better than anyone.  

“That sense of will, maybe because he’s a sovereign, comes across in his writings,” says Antony Adler, a Carleton College historian, whose book Neptune’s Laboratory   includes an extensive account of Prince Albert. “He’s not a person who expresses uncertainty.”  

By 1889 he had enough specimens to mount his own first exhibit. At the Paris Universal Exposition, where the Eiffel Tower made its debut, Albert filled half the Monaco pavilion at the foot of the tower with ocean specimens and paraphernalia. 1889 was a big year for him: In September his father died, and Albert succeeded him as the ruler of Monaco. A few weeks later he married the American widow, who became Princess Alice.  

Soon she had a new yacht named after her, aboard which Albert would spend much of his time away from her at sea. So it went for the next quarter century, until World War I. His ships got progressively larger and better equipped.

“That the head of state would spend so much time on exploration—these expeditions were epic,” says Sala, who has led quite a few himself. “He was so ahead of his time.”

The oceanographer as rock star

Albert was a pioneering popularizer too. If you can believe a 1913 article in the San Francisco Chronicle , which Adler pointed out to me, Prince Albert’s public lectures in Paris were free but sold out and so popular that people scalped tickets for high prices. “At Peril of Life, Monaco Potentate Wrests Treasures from Great Depths,” read a headline on that article.

Journalists weren’t always so kind. Prince Albert’s wealth came from Monte Carlo at a time when gambling was widely considered immoral or even illegal. All his life he endured withering commentary about that from journalists on both sides of the Atlantic.

“There was a whole collection of satirical cartoons that appeared in France and other European countries and the U.S.,” says his descendant, Prince Albert II. “That upset him a lot.”  

But it may have strengthened his motivation to do good with his money.

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In Paris Albert I established institutes of peace and of paleontology, as well as oceanography. “For him all of these things were connected,” Adler says, by the idea that science could be the engine of human progress and international understanding.  

Albert’s greatest institutional creation, no doubt, was the Oceanographic Museum that he planted right in the Rock of Monaco , flush with the cliff that plunges to the Mediterranean. It was a kind of monumental counterweight to the casino at Monte Carlo, on the other side of the harbor, and he stuffed it with his own specimens and equipment—such as the   trihedral trap he had used to snare a new kind of deep-sea fish, Grimaldichthys profondissimus , from a depth of almost 20,000 feet off the Cape Verde Islands.

Sala, who grew up north of Barcelona, Spain, near the Costa Brava, remembers vividly his first visit to that “temple of the sea.”

“When I turned 19 and got my driving license and got my first used car, one of the first trips I made was to drive from my house to Monaco,” he says. “I left at night and got there in the morning when they opened the museum.”   Sleep-deprived but elated, Sala wandered through a magical world—“like an architectural version of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea , like if Jules Verne had been an architect.”  

When that museum opened for the very first time, in 1910, Albert’s only son, Louis, was not there for the ceremony. The two were estranged. The boy’s mother, Albert’s first wife, had fled the palace in Monaco only a few months into their marriage, while she was still pregnant; Albert had not met Louis until the boy was 10. During his long absences at sea, his second wife, Alice, had taken up with a composer. One evening in 1902, seeing the two lovers exchange whispers at the opera house in Monaco, Albert became enraged and slapped her publicly. She fled too.  

“The voices of the stormy sea and the tempest winds are less cruel than a single mean word from the mouth of those one has loved,” Albert wrote in his memoir, The Career of a Navigator.

For a time it seemed his failure as a family man would cripple his legacy as an explorer. Louis took not the slightest interest in the sea. After the great man’s death in 1922, the Hirondelle II was sold off. It finished its own career as a coal ship on the Panama Canal.

Generations passed.

In 1957, Jacques Cousteau took over as director of the Oceanographic Museum; he had just made The Silent World , a film that introduced a new generation to the wonders of the deep.

A photo taken at the museum in 1960 shows a beaming Cousteau looking on as Prince Rainier III and his wife, the famous actress Grace Kelly, examine a life-size photo of Prince Albert I, leaning against the rail of one of his boats. Rainier is holding up his two-year-old son and heir, Albert, so that the little boy is face to face with his ancestor. Young Albert looks alarmed but also absolutely riveted.

Picking up the torch

One passage in Prince Albert’s 1921 speech brought me up short when I first read it:

"Finding himself in the presence of wealth, one might say, man loses completely the idea of providence. He seems then to suffer from a vertigo which drags him to the radical destruction of things, for there is no gift of nature that can survive the ill-considered enterprises of human industry."

When I spoke to Prince Albert II not long ago, I asked him about that passage. He was sitting in his office on the third floor of the east tower of the palace in Monaco, the office that had been his mother’s. It has windows on three sides, looking out over the harbor, the palace square, and the mountains. The Prince was in a reflective mood.

World War I had left his ancestor distraught, Prince Albert said, and the speech to the National Academy still carried the tinge of that disappointment. “He saw that humanity could easily destroy itself,” Albert II said. “The idea that it could destroy the planet came much later, but I think it was in the back of his mind.”

Yet Albert I retained to the end his optimistic belief in the power of science to guide us, said Albert II. And to the end, “he did not appreciate idle people.”

The current Prince’s own turning point came in 1992, when he accompanied his father, Prince Rainier, to the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. There he realized that “aside from great speeches, very little is being done” to address global environmental problems. He resolved that Monaco would do more when his time came. The foundation he established 15 years ago has given more than a hundred million dollars to various causes, including marine conservation. The Monaco Blue Initiative promotes high-level global dialogue on the subject. The casino these days accounts for less than 4 percent of his country’s revenues, the Prince added.

“I hope people come to the realization that the time to act is now,” he said. “And I hope that my great-great-grandfather’s words still find an echo and can inspire them, the way he inspired me.”

An earlier version of this story said that the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation had donated nearly half a billion dollars to various causes. The correct figure is more than a hundred million dollars.

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David Seal at Monaco's Smart Yacht Rendezvous with HSH Prince Albert II

Posted April 14, 2023 in Company by Ashleigh King

The first annual Monaco Smart Yacht Rendezvous, this year held across two days of March 23-24, brought together key players across the yachting industry to drive sustainable change. The forum played host to people who have the power to disrupt the industry as a whole; in attendance were renowned yacht designers Espen Øino, Dan Lenard, and Massimo Perotti, CEO of Sanlorenzo Yachts as well as His Serene Highness, Prince Albert II of Monaco.

This year’s event was particularly notable as David Seal, N&J’s Head of Video Production and a leading figure in the industry, attended the event as Master of Ceremonies, where he was invited to present at the Explorer Yacht Awards alongside the Prince.

“It was such an honor to present awards side-by-side with HSH Prince Albert II,” says David. “This is the only event of its kind in the world and the only time you’ll get all those people together in the same room.”

According to one of the event’s supporters, José Marco Casellini, CEO of Monaco Marina Management, the presence of so many major players reflects the collective desire to respond to climate issues, encouraging responsible and innovative solutions.

“It was really inspirational,” recalls David, “to see so many yacht designers, naval architects, builders and businesses large and small all unite to find ways to make the industry more sustainable as a whole.”

One such example he recalls is a discussion centered around the alternative fuel, hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO).

“As a renewable source, it sounds like a promising one,” he says. “Most engine manufacturers have said that their engines are compatible with it, and it can reduce emissions significantly. Feadship has committed to using it for their next sea trial, which is a significant step in the right direction.”

As the industry comes together to work toward a more eco-friendly future, you, too, as a yacht owner or charter guest can join the green movement. Learn more about eco-friendly chartering or yacht purchase today.

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Paris 2024: Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene present Monegasque Olympic athletes

On Thursday June 27 at the prestigious Yacht Club, Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene presented the five athletes who will be representing Monaco at the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 in a few weeks. 

On 26 July, all eyes will be on Paris as the Opening Ceremony gets the 33rd Summer Olympic Games under way. Lisa Pou and Theo Druenne were appointed flag bearers by the Prince.

“Our athletes are about to embark on a unique and exceptional experience in Paris. I know the hard work and passion it took for each of you to achieve this high level of performance. Throughout the days of competition that are ahead of you, we will be at your side to support you. You will represent our country, you will defend our colours and you will do so with determination, enthusiasm, tenacity and talent. 

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Here is the official list of Monegasque athletes for Paris 2024: 

• Lisa Pou – Long-distance swimming, 10km
• Theo Druenne – Swimming, 800m freestyle
• Xiaoxin Yang – Table tennis, ladies singles
• Quentin Antognelli – Rowing, skiff
• Marie-Charlotte Gastaud – Athletics, 100m

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Prince Albert launches BioDivMed mission from Monaco Yacht Club

Posted by Staff Writer | Jul 1, 2024 | Environment

The Monaco Yacht Club has hosted the launch of the first synchronised and standardised scientific census of marine biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. The ‘BioDivMed’ mission was inaugurated in the presence of HSH Prince Albert, and set off for Carnon, Hérault, in its second consecutive year.The mission aims to collect data on fish, crustacean, and mammal species to enhance the understanding of life below the sea’s surface.

In its initial phase last year, the BioDivMed mission identified 267 species of fish along over 2,000 kilometres of coastline. This year, the current mission aims to build on this success and continue expanding knowledge of Mediterranean marine biodiversity. The OceanoScientific team will gather DNA samples from approximately twenty sentinel sites to map the Mediterranean seabed, under the direction of Professor David Mouillot.

Leading this oceanographic campaign is the Marbec Joint Research Unit from the University of Montpellier in collaboration with Spygen, the Center for Functional & Evolutionary Ecology, philanthropic associations, We are Méditerranée, Andromède Océanologie and OceanoScientific.

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