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Privilèges pour les membres

Rejoindre le Yacht Club de France signifie promouvoir la navigation sous toutes ses formes et adhérer aux valeurs du club dans sa volonté de protéger et transmettre notre capacité à vivre notre passion de la mer. L’admission au sein du Yacht Club de France ne se sollicite pas, mais se mérite, par l’intermédiaire de deux parrains. Elle offre notamment les privilèges suivants.

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Le lieu de mer à Paris

Les salons, le restaurant et le bar : Retrouvez vous dans un cadre exceptionnel, idéalement situé 41 avenue Foch à Paris. Privatisez le bar ou les salons pour petits déjeuners, déjeuners, diners, conférences de 2 à 200 personnes,… En savoir plus

La Bibliothèque : Découvrez la bibliothèque de mer (plus de 3500 ouvrages) et des manuscrits exceptionnels : livres de bord de Virginie Hériot, d’Eric Tabarly,… à consulter sans modération.

Les événements réservés aux membres : Conférences, rallyes, sorties, diners, afterworks, rencontres, … Consultez le calendrier des rendez-vous entre membres.

La communication

Les produits aux couleurs du YCF : sont disponibles dans la boutique en ligne.

La concession de guidon enregistre votre navire dans l’histoire, après le Pourquoi Pas du Commandant Charcot, les Saint-Michel de Jules Verne et les Pen Duick d’Eric Tabarly,…

Le Bulletin Officiel du YCF et de ses Clubs alliés : Les membres reçoivent 2 fois par an le magazine publié.

La lettre bimensuelle du YCF : tient les membres informés de l’ensemble des initiatives en cours et à venir.

Les navigations

Les Rallyes : en Atlantique et Méditerranée permettent aux membres de se retrouver et naviguer de concert.

Les Courses organisée par le YCF : chaque année, le YCF en collaboration avec ses clubs alliés organise la Coupe de Printemps et la Coupe d’Automne , deux évènements de la saison de voile classique en Méditerranée. La Coupe de France du Yacht Club de France est le plus ancien trophée nautique en France.

Depuis 2022, le YCF est partenaire du RORC dans l’organisation de la RORC Transatlantic Race .

Les participations aux régates : Chaque année, le YCF engage plusieurs bateaux dans la Régate Inter-Cercles (regroupant les grands cercles parisiens) et l’Ile de France à la mer.

Le Pôle Course : est un vivier de coureurs pour développer vos compétences, compléter avec succès votre équipage ou porter vos couleurs. 

Le réseaux de clubs alliés : vous donne accès  aux installations de 70 clubs alliés en France et à l’étranger. Demandez vos lettres de recommandation au secrétariat.

Les événements internationaux

Les plus grands  événements de voile : peuvent être vécus de l’intérieur. America’s Cup, Vendée Globe,  Transat Jacques Vabre, Sail GP, … sont des exemples récents d’engagements du YCF.

Le YCF est régulièrement invité par les grands clubs étrangers pour leurs événements internationaux de voile amateur. Chaque année, les membres portent les couleurs de la France hors de nos frontières.

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Les Partenaires

North Sails :  offre aux membres : 15% de remise sur toute la gamme de vêtements, une collection spéciale YCF aux conditions exceptionnelles et un accès privilégié à la collection Performance.

La Galerie du YCF :  ND-Art dessine les bateaux des membres pour rejoindre la Galerie du YCF. Ils offrent aussi 20% de remise sur toute commande d’illustration de vos passions, maritime ou automobile.

StarClippers : offre 25% de remise aux membres du YCF sur une sélection de croisières à bord du Star Clipper .

Contactez le Secrétariat ([email protected]) pour obtenir les codes de réduction.

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Yacht Club de France: private visit of a prestigious institution

The Yacht Club de France welcomes its five hundred current members at number 41 on the famous Avenue Foch, in the chic 16th arrondissement of Paris, surprisingly far from any waterfront. A prestigious address, for an institution that is open to all sailing enthusiasts.

For 150 years, in the service of yachting ..

The story begins in the middle of the 19th century. In France, people then discovered sailing for pleasure: the first canoes attracted onlookers to the Seine... Water sports also developed, which it gradually became necessary to organize. Thus, on 15 June 1867, at the Ministry of the Navy, and under the aegis of Emperor Napoleon III, the "Société d'Encouragement pour la Navigation de Plaisance" was founded. An official name to which will be added, a few months later, on November 11th precisely, the more attractive name of "Yacht Club de France". Admiral Rigault de Genouilly, then Minister of the Navy, was its first President. The association , recognized as a public utility in 1914, is the guardian of the "values and traditions of sailing and motor yachting, whether regatta or cruise", and of a certain ethic that is linked to it. In short, solidarity , courtesy and moral elegance make up this art of living at sea, which is well and truly defended!

Today, the YCF, in the heart of the French boating landscape

After more than 150 years of existence, the Club has kept the same ambitions, adapted to the evolution of yachting of course. The aim is to "promote, at a national level, sailing and yacht building in all its forms, and, beyond that, to contribute to the training of sailors". Managed by a president, Philippe Heral, an office, a board of directors, and various commissions, dedicated to heritage, navigation, the Club's restaurant, events at sea or on land... It should be noted that the YCF maintains close links with 32 allied Yacht Clubs in France and 25 abroad. In short, over the years it has become a de facto representative to the public authorities in the world of yachting , which is nowadays populated by five million French people!

Such illustrious members!

The Club had as many as 2000 members in the early 20th century, when it also looked after the wards of the sea. Today, there are 500 sea and marine enthusiasts to be members. Among the most illustrious members of the Club, great sailors, winners of the greatest races, marine painters, great writers, academics... let's mention Jules Verne, Virginie Hériot , Guy de Maupassant, Gustave Caillebotte, Alain Gerbault, Commander Charcot, Marin-Marie, Éric Tabarly, Olivier de Kersauson , Jean-Louis Étienne, Michel Desjoyaux, Franck Cammas . And for the honorary members: Queen Elizabeth of England, King Juan Carlos of Spain , King Constantine II of Greece , the Prince of Monaco, the Aga Khan Prince... Of course, the vast majority of the members are simply common mortals! They are not all Parisians, or even Parisian. Some even come from abroad

Between image and reality..

Sébastien David, Vice-President in charge of Communication of the YCF, says: "You are all potential future members! Admission is not that complicated", he defends. It is done through two sponsors, and is submitted to an Interior Commission and then to a Council. "There is no need for you to own a yacht, big or small, or to collect civil, citizen or military recognitions," he adds. "The only thing that matters is adherence to the values that the club defends and the willingness to "serve" to defend them, both at sea and on land. If Sébastien is so insistent, it's because the YCF is often perceived as a dusty and stuffy institution. An image that does not reflect the truth for Sebastien. "It's young and happy too! ».

Attractive values?

In fact, the club can be proud, unlike many associations, to see its membership grow. "In this day and age, where there is a lot of pecking around and relative involvement, that's a great achievement, isn't it? Sébastien adds, "This success can be explained, no doubt because our values attract, because they correspond to certain aspirations of the population. It is true that parity has not really been achieved among the members, since only a few dozen women are members, but the doors of the YCF are wide open to them. It is also a concrete offer of activities that seems to appeal to the members..

What the YCF offers its members

According to Sébastien, the Club's activity rests on three main pillars. Firstly, the social life it generates for its members. Conferences and meetings, prestigious competitions, meetings of maritime clubs or institutions, monthly cocktail parties, exhibitions... are on the programme. The Club is also at the origin of outings at sea for the sole pleasure of sailing as well as regattas. For example, the French Sailing Cup, created by the Club in 1891 (which makes it one of the oldest sailing trophies in Europe) as France's response to the America's Cup . Currently on hold, the Club has plans to revive it.

Acting and conserving

Another example is the YCF Autumn Cup, which offers traditional sailboats that participated in the "Régates Royales" in Cannes, the opportunity to race Saint-Tropez and its "Voiles". Also to be mentioned are the races initiated or sponsored by the Club: the Spring Cup, the Virginie Hériot Cup, the Ganay Cup, the Riban Etoilé Motonautique, the Tour de France à la Voile , the Régates Royales, the events organized by the Allied Clubs... Finally, the Club has a heritage mission that it carries out by collecting objects and documents retracing the history of yachting . It is notably through its library that it fulfils this mission

A renowned library

It is one of the richest in Europe on these themes of the sea and yachting . In its glazed shelves, all in wood varnished in a warm caramel colour, it conceals treasures... For proof, these logbooks of the famous sailor Virginie Hériot , who won the Olympic Games in 1928 in Amsterdam on board her yacht L'Ailée VI. For examples also the logbook of Charcot, writings by Jules Verne, others by Commandant Caillebotte. The copies of "Le Yacht", since its creation, those of the members' directories, and those also of the Bulletin published since 1902, are also of great value. Registers of identification of boats in the world, published by Lloyds insurance, when the ships were still possible to be counted, also enrich the collection! Modern books, naval architects' plans... complete the collection, which, due to lack of space, is still sometimes in boxes. If this library is one of the most important pieces of the Club, there are at least three others that are worth a visit

Elegant and friendly premises

After a few Parisian addresses, the YCF has moved to rented premises of 550 m2 for the past 20 years. It has therefore been occupying the ground floor of a superb building in western Paris for twenty years. After an imposing porch, we enter an entrance surrounded by doors: here we discover the first elements of this collection of written documents, photos, paintings, iconographies, models, half-shells... which make up the delightful decoration of the premises. It is on the portrait of the very first president of the Club, Admiral Rigault de Genouilly, that the gaze is first directed. We then admire the first of a long series of delicate models: well sheltered under its glass bell represents Virginie Hériot's Wing . And, like stripes on the walls, tapering half-shells of varnished wood are presented one above the other up to the high ceiling

See you at the big lounge

In the large reception room, the high walls and ceilings are decorated with mouldings, bas-reliefs, mirrors and paintings. Some are by the famous painter of the Navy, Marin-Marie, who was a member of the Club. Tables and sideboards hold cups and trophies. Models of ships still also. And large French windows open onto a green, almost country garden in the heart of Paris.

From the entrance there is a staircase leading to the bar. Step by step , one discovers a whole series of black and white photographic portraits of the presidents of the Club since its creation.

Cognac-coloured, deep and comfortable armchairs and sofas, wooden bar, walls covered with frames protecting photos, engravings, paintings, showing boats all sails outside: the bar proves to be very convivial!

Eating out among ourselves

Finally the large dining room and its refined decoration. With its mirrored doors, it seems very large, but in reality remains on a human scale. Between its marbled walls, its small intimate tables with impeccable dressage and its upholstered chairs welcome members and their guests. On the tablecloths, cutlery with the navy's coat of arms announces gourmet meals. "These are four very convivial places to live," says Sébastien, who can be reserved by our members and where room is also left for the major players in the yachting industry

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Despite the absence of a water body in its vicinity, the Yacht Club de France is one of the most dynamic clubs, offering or sponsoring high-flying regattas, but also events ashore.

Written by Aurore Teodoro – Photos : Laurent Charpentier / Coll YCF, Morgan Bove / ASO, Rolex Kurt Arrigo & DR

“To contribute to the development of recreational boating in all its forms; in cruising or racing, to defend and promote the values of solidarity, courtesy and moral elegance animating all seafarers” . Such has been the vocation of the Yacht Club de France (YCF) since its creation in 1867, under the name “Société d’Encouragement pour la Navigation de Plaisance”, under the high patronage of Napoleon III”. As it was involved in the development of the yachting policy in a national and international framework – which is still its mission today – it was in Paris, where authorities are located, that the club naturally settled by the will of its founders. And despite the absence of a nearby water body to organize nautical events, its dynamism is widely recognised.

In addition to the numerous events, conferences and meetings organised each year in its salons of the 16th arrondissement, the club also encourages a certain number of sea events through its sponsorship. Since the end of the 1950s, it has been building up a circle of allied clubs with the same approach to the sea and its values. Patron of the Tour de France à la Voile since its creation in 1978, the club is also a partner and technical supplier for the next Vendée Globe. Since 2016, it has also been supporting the Dhream Cup / Grand Prix de France, an ocean racing event created by club member Jacques Civilise, which celebrated its third edition last July. Every year, the YCF also organises the Yacht Club de France Autumn Cup, a race for classic yachts from the site of the Regates Royales (Cannes) to the Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez”. The YCF is very active at the national level, but also on the international scene. Last year, it was invited to the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, organised by the New York Yacht Club, which brings together the 20 most prestigious international yacht clubs.

Its members regularly excel in major international competitions, like the Fastnet that last year saw its crews win in three categories of racing. The club has also recurrently taken up the French challenge for the America’s Cup, France being the only country with the United States to have participated in all editions since 1970. With 500 active members today, the Yacht Club de France has seen some of the most famous navigators sail under its burgee: Jules Verne, Virginie Hériot, Alain Gerbault, Commander Charcot, Guy de Maupassant and Eric Tabarly. Today, it boasted famous personalities including Gérard d’Aboville, Marc P.G.Berthier, Catherine Chabaud, Olivier de Kersauson, Franck Cammas, Michel Desjoyeaux and Jean-Michel Barrault. Note that to become a member of the Yacht Club de France, one must be recommended by two sponsors. Candidates are chosen on merit, based solely on their attachment to the values of the club. Owning a yacht or civil, citizen or military recognitions is irrelevant.

Philippe Heral : “All united in shared passion”

Interview by Jean-Marc Moreno – Photos : Laurent Charpentier / Coll YCF & All rights reserved

A member of the Yacht Club de France since 2005, Philippe Heral has quickly became involved in its institutions. First a member of the Legal Committee, he then joined the Council in 2011, and from 2015 his Bureau as Vice-President for Home Affairs. He was elected president at the Club’s Annual General Meeting on May 23rd, 2018.

What are the specific features of your club ?

The Yacht Club de France was founded in 1867 as a society for the encouragement of pleasure boating at the instigation of Napoleon III, an association recognized as serving the public good by the Decree of July 30, 1914. The Yacht Club de France’s undeniable statutory aim is to contribute to the development of pleasure boating in all its forms.This is certainly its first specificity since its mission goes far beyond the sole interest of its members to serve the cause of all yachtsmen, both nationally and internationally, by its contribution to the development but also to lightening of regulations on the practice of sailing and motor boating.Its second particularity is to be located inland, far from the coast, but to be involved there and offshore through its Allied Clubs – about sixty in France and abroad – and its very active members, be it in itinerant navigation but also in coastal or offshore racing.

How many members do you have?

We have 500 members, like the Royal Yacht Squadron, except that we do not have a numerus clausus and that we continue to develop the club and the diversity of membership by, in particular, rallying a larger number of members. Currently about 8% of them are foreigners, all sharing our passion for the sea and sailing.

What are the key events organized by the YCF?

The Yacht Club de France, at the origin of famous races such as the Giraglia with the Yacht Club Italiano in a fraternal and sporting reconciliation process with Italy in 1952, is present in many renowned nautical events that it sponsors. It is directly involved as an organizing club in some events such as the Coupe d’Automne du Yacht Club de France, a traditional and very popular event between the Régates Royales de Cannes and the Voiles de Saint-Tropez, this year’s Drheam Cup – Grand Prix de France de Course au Large – between Cherbourg and La Trinité-sur-Mer and as a partner in the 2020 Vendée Globe.In addition to participating in many other events at sea, rallies and meetings, it also brings together all year long members and guests ashore around our passion subjects for conferences, themed dinners, site visits and training areas. Finally, the Yacht Club de France has committed to a performance-based approach by creating the Yacht Club de France’s Racing Pole, which aims to bring together talents, to be present on top-level circuits.At the same time, it is actively involved in an approach to implement standard-setting and disseminate guiding principles aimed to encourage the active consideration of the imperatives of protection of our maritime environment.

Your best memory as president?

On a sporting level, it is unquestionably to see so many young people joining the Yacht Club de France to form crews and take part in the most beautiful races. It was also to see three boats manned by “more senior” members win the Fastnet 2019, each in their own category and with such crews.

In your opinion, what are the advantages of a twinning with the Yacht Club de Monaco? How do these take concrete form?

We are happy and proud to be Allied Clubs since the end of the 1980s. This is a very conducive environment for the accomplishment of the missions we share, by our complementarity, our same thirst for excellence, our common requirement to promote naval etiquette and crew spirit. We work closely, within the framework of the International Committee of the Mediterranean, on the development, evolution and update of the tonnage of classic boats. And we are working in the same way on the issues of environmental protection, of which the Yacht Club de Monaco is an undisputed and respected reference.

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Part I – Yacht Club de France: History; Location; Racing; Library & Membership

Philippe COURT, Président, Yacht Club de France

The Grande foyer of this highly prestigious club is adorned with trophies, cups, sculptures, paintings and half-hull models (of its members).

HISTORY Yacht Club De France (YCF) was founded in 1867 during the Second French Empire, and according to Maritime Literature is one of the oldest yacht clubs in the world. Admiral Rigault de Genouilly served as the club’s first Président from 1868 to 1870. According to Philippe Court, twelve of the 20 past-Présidents have been Admirals. By tradition, a strong bond unites the Navy and the Yacht Club de France. This relationship extends to marine trade, fishing and salvage values which are fundamental to the Yacht Club de France and its members. The club remains faithful to its mission: “helping the development of recreational boating in all its forms; cruise as race, defending and promoting values of solidarity, courtesy and moral elegance that motivate all seafarers”.

LOCATION Yacht Club De France was formed and established to be close to the “Power” or the “Institutions”. Avenue Foch has the reputation of being the most expensive residential neighborhood in Paris and one of the most expensive addresses in the world, as well as home to many grand palaces, including international ambassadors, Onassis and the Rothschild families and others. In addition to its landlocked Paris headquarters, Yacht Club De France has developed close–ties with yacht clubs located on all coastlines of the hexagon and overseas.

RACING During 1907 Union des Yachts Francais, Société d’Encouragement pour la Navigation de Plaisance and YCF merged and were recognized by the International Sailing Federation.

Apart from the trophies and cup races, YCF organizes the annual prestigious Coupe de France (the elite of the yachting world), the annual Autumn Cup, and together with the Yacht Club Italiano, the Giraglia Cup regatta from Saint Tropez.

The Coupe de France Cup is a beautiful ornate silver trophy, designed by the jeweler of the Place Vendome Cardeilhac

MEMBERSHIP Yacht Club De France is one of the world’s most distinguished and influential yacht clubs. The membership currently has over 500 members, (20% female and 80% male members).

A prospective candidate must have two sponsors in order to obtain membership admission. Ownership of a sailboat, large or small, civil recognition, civic and military, are not part of the election criteria, only a matter of adherence to the values of the club and the desire to “serve” to defend, at sea and ashore. The merit of the application is submitted by the sponsors to be reviewed by the Commission of the Interior, who shall in turn submit to the Council. Distinguished Members include under the high patronage of the President of the Republic

HONORARY CHAIRMEN Minister in charge of the Navy Minister of Merchant Marine

HONORARY MEMBERS HM Queen ELIZABETH II of England HM King Juan Carlos of Spain l HM King Constantin of Greece Il HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HSH Prince Albert II of MONACO HIH the Princess NAPOLEON HRH Prince Consort Henrik of DENMARK

LIBRARY Since its inception, the Yacht Club de France has been and continues to build, collect and preserve prestigious maritime heritage that illustrates the memory, and new maritime adventures of its members. The Heritage Commission is working to highlight these treasures.

Through text, photographs, and illustrations you will find many big names in sailing such as Marin-Marie, Alain Gerbault, Olivier de Kersauson Virginie Heriot, Commander Charcot Montpassant Guy, Eric Tabarly, Damien, the America’s Cup Jules Verne.

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The Yacht Club de France : enthusiasts who share a common approach to the sea.

Combining tradition and modernity, initiative and innovation, this approach bears the traditional values of the sailor: competence, responsibility, respect, solidarity, humility, good manners, including in races and regattas. Sailing and manoeuvring are part of Joseph Conrad's Bel art. This was the approach of Virginie Hériot, Jean-Baptiste Charcot and Eric Tabarly who were, with others, eminent members. It is still the approach that the Yacht Club de France and its allied clubs strive to promote to all those who practice pleasure sailing in its broadest sense: under sail as well as under motor, on board traditional boats as well as the marvels of technology that fly over the water today.  

The Yacht Club de France has entered the 21st century with sails set high, with the ambition expressed by its founders more than one hundred and fifty years ago: to share convictions and transmit values. In 2022, its merger with the Union Nationale pour la Course au Large (UNCL) makes it the major French player in amateur ocean racing. Its Salons avenue Foch are the meeting place for sailors in Paris.

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Your Yacht Club in Paris.

Very often Yacht Clubs or Nautical Clubs, are positioned rather on the edge of the Oceans or the Mediterranean Sea. The idea came to us to set up and sail in Paris and thus to develop our activities mainly in the Paris region.

It's brand new in Ile de France, since 2021, PBC or Paris Boat Club is a Club where members can enjoy multiple benefits such as :

• Several dozen hours of sailing per year
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• Accompaniment with skipper for a day or more
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Rare and unique Yacht Club in Paris, it allows individuals or companies to benefit from annual services on the Seine in Paris but also in its surroundings in Ile de France. Three formulas to suit all, Individuals and Companies. In order to enjoy unique moments on the river that crosses Paris from end to end and even beyond, come and organize your outings as you wish, for cruises of several hours on the Seine. Eight, twenty or forty hours of cruising per year available with Jeanneau boat Cap Camarat 7.5 CC S3 and skipper.

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Lighthouse Kitchen + Bar

• Good for special occasions

Great for outdoor dining

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• Veranda Bar
• Outdoor Veranda Dining
• Indoor Dining Room
• CHEF'S TABLE
• Private Patio

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• Dining style Casual Dining
• Price $31 to $50
• Cuisines American, Seafood, Grill
• Hours of operation Breakfast Daily 7:00 am–11:00 am Lunch Daily 11:00 am–5:00 pm Happy Hour Daily 3:00 pm–6:00 pm Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
• Phone number (305) 434-9039
• Website https://www.faroblancoresort.com/marathon-restaurants
• Payment options AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
• Dress code Resort Casual
• Catering https://www.faroblancoresort.com/marathon-event-venues
• Private party facilities We offer a selection of beautiful indoor and outdoor venue options along with a dedicated staff of professionals to help relieve the stress of planning. Along with bayside accommodations and amenities, your guests will enjoy their stay just as much as the ceremony. Reach out for inquiries: https://www.faroblancoresort.com/marathon-event-venues
• Private party contact April Ross: (305) 434-9037
• Location 1996 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050
• Neighborhood Marathon
• Cross street Behind Faro Blanco Resort Hotel at Faro Blanco Marina
• Parking details Ample parking around hotel and marina.
• Entertainment Live, local musicians nightly.
• Additional Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Dog Friendly, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Outdoor Firepit, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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SCALLOPS & RISOTTO

brown butter scallops sweet corn risotto roasted tomatoes blistered asparagus

SPARKLING & CHAMPAGNE

Pomea brut cava (glass) $10.00, pomea brut cava (bottle) $40.00, unshackled sparkling wine $55.00, veuve clicquot $120.00.

"yellow label" brut champagne, france

MOET & CHANDON CHAMPAGNE NECTAR IMPERIAL ROSÉ $180.00

champagne | france

SAUVIGNON BLANC

Nobilo icon (glass) $12.00.

marlborough, new zealand

NOBILO ICON (BOTTLE) $48.00

Honig $65.00.

napa valley, california

ROMBAUER $80.00

Pinot grigio, the seeker (glass) $10.00.

vineto, italy

THE SEEKER (BOTTLE) $40.00

Carmel road (glass) $12.00, carmel road (bottle) $40.00, kendall jackson (glass) $12.00.

vinters reserve, california

KENDALL JACKSON (BOTTLE) $60.00

White wines of interest, columna albarino (glass) $12.00.

rias baxias, spain

COLUMNA ALBARINO (BOTTLE) $48.00

August kesseler riesling (glass) $12.00.

r kabinett rheingau, germany

AUGUST KESSELER RIESLING (BOTTLE) $48.00

Hampton water rosé (glass) $15.00.

languedoc roussillon, france

HAMPTON WATER ROSÉ (BOTTLE) $60.00

A to z wineworks (glass) $14.00.

pinot noir | oregon

A TO Z WINEWORKS (BOTTLE) $58.00

Complicated $50.00.

monterey county, california

SIDURI $75.00

willamette valley, oregon

CABERNET SAUVIGNON

H3 (glass) $12.00.

horse heavens, washington

H3 (BOTTLE) $48.00

Hill family estates $95.00, groth “oakville” $200.00, honig $100.00, penfolds bin 704 $150.00, red wines of interest, finca nueva tempranillo (glass) $13.00.

northern spain

FINCA NUEVA TEMPRANILLO (BOTTLE) $52.00

Bogle “phantom” red blend (glass) $12.00.

clarksburg, california

BOGLE “PHANTOM” RED BLEND (BOTTLE) $48.00

Freemark abbey merlot $90.00, oberon merlot $50.00, mendel malbec $75.00.

mendoza, argentina

TURLEY “OLD VINES” ZINFANDEL $90.00

Orin swift 8 years in the desert $85.00, tommasi amarone classico $125.00.

valpolicella, italy

DERANGE RED BLEND $200.00

Red schooner voyage 1.5l $150.00.

caymus vinyards, argentina

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Does Lighthouse Kitchen + Bar offer delivery through OpenTable or takeout?

Lighthouse Kitchen + Bar offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (305) 434-9039.

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Lighthouse Kitchen + Bar is rated 4.4 stars by 1161 OpenTable diners.

Is Lighthouse Kitchen + Bar currently accepting reservations?

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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America’s Cup 2024: What is it, how does it work, race schedule and dates

The 37th America’s Cup takes place in Barcelona this autumn as the British entrant led by Sir Ben Ainslie bids to end the 173-year wait for a first victory.

What is the America’s Cup?

The America’s Cup is the oldest international trophy in sport. It was first held in 1851, predating the modern Olympic Games by 45 years. The first match saw the schooner America, representing the New York Yacht Club, come over to the Isle of Wight and beat the best the Royal Yacht Squadron could muster to claim the ‘Auld Mug’.

The watching Queen Victoria was said to have asked, “Who was second?” to which the reply was, “Ma’am, there is no second”. There have been 36 editions in total. Britain has never won it.

When is it?

After a short preliminary regatta from August 22-25 (which did not count for anything but offered a first chance for the teams to size each other up), the Louis Vuitton Cup challenger selection series starts with a double round-robin stage between the five challengers from August 29 to September 8. One team will be eliminated after this stage.

There will then be a semi-final between the four remaining challengers from September 14-19. The two semi-final winners will face off against each other in the Louis Vuitton Cup final from September 26 to October 5.

The winner of this will face defenders New Zealand in the 37th America’s Cup match from October 12-21.

What channel is it on and how do I watch it?

In the UK and Ireland, live coverage of the America’s Cup will be available to watch on TNT Sports and Eurosport/Discovery. It will also be available on YouTube, Facebook and on the America’s Cup official website.

What teams are taking part?

There are six teams in total. Defenders New Zealand, ‘Challenger of Record’ Great Britain (the Challenger of Record helps the Defender to frame the rules for the next Cup), Italy, the United States, Switzerland and France.

How does it work?

All six teams will compete in the initial double round-robin series. Each team will face each other twice in a straightforward 1v1 match race. New Zealand’s results will be irrelevant in that they have already qualified for the final. One of the five challengers will be eliminated after the round-robin stage. The four remaining challengers will race in first-to-five-wins semi-finals, with their seeding determined by their performance in the round robins. The two semi-final winners will face each other in a first-to-seven-wins final to determine who gets to race against New Zealand in the 37th America’s Cup match.

What is the exact schedule?

Louis Vuitton Cup round-robin stage (all teams face each other twice).

Racing starts at 1pm UK time on race days and generally runs until 3pm or 4pm.

Thu Aug 29: France v Switzerland, Italy v New Zealand, GB v USA, France v Italy Fri Aug 30: USA v Switzerland, New Zealand v GB, Italy v USA, New Zealand v France Sat Aug 31: Switzerland v GB, France v USA, GB v Italy, Switzerland v New Zealand Sun Sept 1: GB v France, Switzerland v Italy, USA v New Zealand, Switzerland v France Mon Sept 2: Reserve day Tues Sept 3: New Zealand v Italy, USA v GB, Italy v France, Switzerland v USA Weds Sept 4: GB v New Zealand, USA v Italy, GB v Switzerland, France v New Zealand Thurs Sept 5: Reserve day Fri Sept 6: Reserve day Sat Sept 7: Italy v GB, USA v France, New Zealand v Switzerland Sun Sept 8: France v GB, Italy v Switzerland, New Zealand v USA

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Who has won in the past.

The New York Yacht Club won the first ever America’s Cup held in 1851 before successfully defending it 24 times over the course of the next 130 years against a succession of mainly British challengers backed by splendid adventurer-types. James Lloyd Ashbury, the son of a railway tycoon, tried twice without success. Sir Thomas Lipton, founder of the famous tea company, challenged five times over a period of 31 years. Sir Thomas Sopwith, of the famous First World War single-seat biplane, challenged twice in the 1930s on his J-class yachts Endeavour and Endeavour II.

The New York Yacht Club — backed by great American dynasties like the JP Morgans and the Vanderbilts — sent them all packing. It was only in 1983, by which time the Cup match was preceded by a challenger series between the fleet of hopefuls, that a foreign syndicate finally prevailed. Australia II, with its controversial ‘winged keel’ (which survived a legal protest by the NYYC), took the Cup to Perth. Since then, New Zealand have won the Cup four times, the United States have won it with two different yacht clubs, and even land-locked Switzerland have won it twice. Britain has still never won it.

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• New Zealand’s Thrilling Win Gets the America’s Cup Off to a Rip-Roaring Start

The 2021 Cup champs sprayed the victor's Champagne at the end of yesterday's round-robin series, following four days of thrills, spills, and even a few good match races.

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But this four-day round-robin, only good for bragging rights, is just the start of the three-month series of yacht-racing. The Louis Vuitton Cup starts Thursday and runs through October 5, when the overall winner faces New Zealand in the 10-day America’s Cup Match, ending on October 21.

If it sounds like a long season, it is. But the America’s Cup has slowly evolved from an often boring, elitist “sport” held offshore in very slow boats, into something of a tech spectacle with fast, foiling, 75-foot monohulls, called AC75s, that all have the same specs, with some modifications allowed. But not much. The idea is to make the event a more level playing field, technically and financially. Previous America’s Cups have favored the wealthiest teams that could afford technical modifications often executed in days to give an edge over competitors.

“New Zealand and Italy look really strong this year, with both strong boats and teams,” Dave Reed, editor-in-chief of Sailing World, tells Robb Report. “But the American team is also a contender. They have a really fast boat and some of the best sailors in the event.”

The teams are now projecting competitive scrappiness rather than erudite sophistication, with a racecourse that encourages close encounters at speeds reaching 58 mph. But the dangers are mitigated this year, since there’s an electronic boundary around each boat that dishes out penalties to competitors that wander into their opponents’ territories.

Last week’s series, which pitted one team against another in head-to-head match races, showed flashes of brilliance and many self-inflicted errors, but also how fast and nimble the AC75s are.

The New York Yacht Club’s American Magic team, which took third place overall because of a broken rudder early in the series, beat the New Zealand Defenders soundly on the last day of racing, showing the world it was a serious contender. American Magic’s AC75, called Patriot, outdistanced the Kiwis by more than nearly 700 yards on the final stretch.  “It’s hard not to be happy, but we still got third in the series,” says Terry Hutchinson, skipper and president of American Magic. “You may win a couple of battles but don’t win the war, so you’ve got to keep the bigger picture in mind. That’s what we will do.”

The pundits seem to be favoring Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and American Magic as the top contenders of the Defenders, with the Swiss Alinghi Red Bull Racing, with its team of young sailors, the U.K. team INEOS and France’s Orient Express Racing, on the second tier. The Kiwis are generally seen as the Cup favorites, helped by the fact that they won’t be racing any other teams until they meet the Louis Vuitton Cup winner in the America’s Cup finals.

But the dynamics could change over the next few months as the teams become more familiar with their boats and racing conditions in the Med. Beyond a team’s racing prowess, a mechanical failure could end the hopes of any team at a critical juncture. That happened to American Magic in the 2021 Louis Vuitton series.

Last week’s round-robins gave a glimpse of how the next races could unfold as the five Challenger teams compete against each other. For the most part, the boats performed well through the four days, with the final day being particularly challenging, with unstable winds and a confused sea state. Most were worried about boats breaking, something that could’ve been disastrous just days away from the Louis Vuitton Cup. But the teams soldiered on with only minor technical problems, looking forward to what should be a great three months of racing.

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