Royal treatment for yacht club

The red carpet was rolled out for a special royal visitor on Leeside.

His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, President of Yacht Club de Monaco, hosted a special event recently for organisers of Cork300 to show his support for the upcoming events series taking place in 2020.

The Royal Cork Yacht Club, which is the oldest yacht club in the world, will celebrate its 300th anniversary with a series of events on and off the water across Cork harbour next summer.

HSH Prince Albert II said: “Yacht Club de Monaco is thrilled with our close relationship with the Royal Cork Yacht Club, our twinning, and this wonderful occasion that will further celebrate our relationship. There will be a strong representation from Monaco for Cork300, and I will also do my best to attend. I would like to congratulate Royal Cork on your amazing history and the great history of your club. We are absolutely and wholeheartedly thrilled to be part of the celebrations for Cork300.”

Yacht Club de Monaco, which is the only club in the world twinned with the Royal Cork Yacht Club, will help promote the Cork300 event both within Monaco and internationally. It will also participate in a number of events in Cork next year.

Colin Morehead, Chairman of Cork300, said: “It was a huge honour to receive such a wonderful endorsement for Cork300 from HSH Prince Albert II. Yacht Club de Monaco feel that this is a unique moment in history for the sailing community internationally and they very much want to be part of Cork300 and help us promote it internationally.”