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At the Yacht Club de Monaco the 40th edition of the Primo Cup celebrates four sailing categories

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Monday, March 11, 2024

MONACO, March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 40th edition of the Primo Cup-Trophée UBS, the first major international event held under the presidency of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, comes to an end at the Yacht Club de Monaco.

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  • MONACO, March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 40th edition of the Primo Cup-Trophée UBS, the first major international event held under the presidency of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, comes to an end at the Yacht Club de Monaco.
  • This anniversary edition has attracted 90 teams totalling 400 sailors divided across the J/70, Smeralda 888, Longtze Premier and Cape 31 classes.
  • Primo Cup is one of the most important regattas organised by this Club so I’m very proud of our result.
  • We won in 2021 and now we won again so we’re looking forward to the next one,” says di Lapigio.

At the Primo Cup in Monaco innovation is at the centre of the regatta

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Monday, March 11, 2024

It is the 40th Primo Cup-Trophée UBS taking place at the Yacht Club de Monaco.

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  • It is the 40th Primo Cup-Trophée UBS taking place at the Yacht Club de Monaco.
  • Innovation is at the centre of the regatta which has established itself as a major European one design gathering in the Mediterranean.
  • This year sees a preview of a new one design class: the Junda KII, an initiative of YCM member Ludovico Fassitelli, winner of the Primo Cup 2019.
  • Conceived in Monaco, this one design aims to modernise the rules of competition, putting the emphasis on technology and accessibility.

At the Yacht Club de Monaco the Pink Wave Sailing Team sends their message for the International Women’s Day

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Friday, March 8, 2024

Women should just try and if you fail you fail, you just get up again or you stop.

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  • Women should just try and if you fail you fail, you just get up again or you stop.
  • Launching the message from the waters of Monaco is the Pink Wave Sailing Team, the only women’s sailing team at the Yacht club de Monaco.
  • “We started with a team of five girls and we’re now a platform of 55 sailing women of the Yacht club.
  • There’s a team coming from Korea and another one from the United States, a lot of international women and a very high sailing level”, says Anne Schouten of the Pink Wave team.

Sailing: at the Yacht Club de Monaco everything’s ready for the 40th Primo Cup

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Friday, March 8, 2024

Everything’s ready for the 40th Primo Cup-Trophée UBS taking place in the Principality of Monaco this weekend.

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  • Everything’s ready for the 40th Primo Cup-Trophée UBS taking place in the Principality of Monaco this weekend.
  • The more than 30-year partnership with technical clothing supplier Slam, alongside UBS, and support from Monaco’s City Council, has contributed to its quality and prestige.
  • The Primo Cup-Trophée UBS has often been the perfect opportunity to discover new classes like the SB 20, JOD 35 and the feisty Longtze Premier.
  • “As part of our ‘Monaco, Capital of Advanced Yachting’ approach, the Primo Cup-Trophée UBS has embodied tradition and excellence in the one design world for four decades.

Green hydrogen pontoon, the latest green initiative of the Yacht Club de Monaco

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

MONACO, Feb. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An autonomous green hydrogen pontoon that can fill 30 cylinders and supply eight teams with green hydrogen in preparation for the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge (1-6 July 2024).

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  • MONACO, Feb. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An autonomous green hydrogen pontoon that can fill 30 cylinders and supply eight teams with green hydrogen in preparation for the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge (1-6 July 2024).
  • It is the latest initiative taken by the Yacht Club de Monaco, in line with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and under the aegis of the collective ‘Monaco, Capital of Advanced Yachting’ approach.
  • Even with limited resources it is now possible to produce green hydrogen," says YCM General Secretary Bernard d’Alessandri.
  • Moored in the YCM Marina since January, this floating facility producing green hydrogen from renewable energy was installed by SBM Offshore, a partner of the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge.

Visionary Selects YCM CPA INC as its Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

TORONTO, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Visionary Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: GV) ("Visionary" or the "Company"), a private education provider with technology of artificial intelligence and life science on the cutting edge, with subsidiaries in Canada and market partners in China, today announced that, effective March 4, 2024, the Company has appointed YCM CPA Inc. (the "Successor Auditors") as successor auditor of the Company and for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024 to replace MNP LLP.

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  • TORONTO, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Visionary Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: GV) ("Visionary" or the "Company"), a private education provider with technology of artificial intelligence and life science on the cutting edge, with subsidiaries in Canada and market partners in China, today announced that, effective March 4, 2024, the Company has appointed YCM CPA Inc. (the "Successor Auditors") as successor auditor of the Company and for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024 to replace MNP LLP.
  • Selects YCM CPA INC. as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm was approved by the audit committee of the board of directors of the Company.
  • There was no disagreement between the Company and MNP LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure.

Yachting at the heart of economic challenges in the region Sud and Monaco

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Friday, February 9, 2024

This is what emerges from the economic symposium 'La Belle Classe Superyachts', organized by the Yacht Club de Monaco.

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  • This is what emerges from the economic symposium 'La Belle Classe Superyachts', organized by the Yacht Club de Monaco.
  • At the center of the event is the economic impact of yachting on a global level with a focus on the southern region of France and the Principality.
  • The yachting sector numbers 411 establishments or 3.7% of total businesses in the Principality, and 1,429 jobs, representing 2.4% of Monaco’s workforce.
  • Specialised design activities alone represent over 20 million euros of yachting revenue in 2022.

At the Yacht Club the 11th Monaco Energy Boat Challenge

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Monday, January 22, 2024

TURIN, Italy, Jan. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 11th Monaco Energy Boat Challenge is set to take place 1-6 July 2024 organised by Yacht Club de Monaco in partnership with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.

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  • TURIN, Italy, Jan. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 11th Monaco Energy Boat Challenge is set to take place 1-6 July 2024 organised by Yacht Club de Monaco in partnership with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.
  • Again this year, on the prototype side alongside the Solar and SeaLab categories, teams in the Energy Class are preparing to compete with their counterparts from all over the world.
  • A total of 14 nations will be represented such as Canada, Croatia, Peru, Chili, China and Monaco.
  • This year for the first time we will see an Energy Class boat take flight.

The Sea Index and Yacht Club de Monaco's leadership in eco-responsibility for yachts

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

It is the Sea Index, a tool created in 2020 by the Yacht Club de Monaco to accelerate the diffusion of more sustainability in this sector.

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  • It is the Sea Index, a tool created in 2020 by the Yacht Club de Monaco to accelerate the diffusion of more sustainability in this sector.
  • "The Sea Index is a rating system that was put in place by the Yacht Club de Monaco.
  • Being a member of the Yacht Club de Monaco, the owner has chosen the YCM Marina as the yacht's first port of call.
  • During this visit, the yacht has been awarded a 3-star Sea Index certification.

Turkey wins the 14th Monaco Optimist Team Race

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Monday, January 15, 2024

MONACO, Jan. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Turkish team is the winner of the 14th Optimist Team Race.

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  • MONACO, Jan. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Turkish team is the winner of the 14th Optimist Team Race.
  • The aim is to test young people’s mastery of the team race format, which requires total concentration, precision, seamless communication and mastery of team match racing rules.
  • “The Monaco Optimist Team Race represents much more than just a competition.
  • The Team Race format will once again be at the heart of the Yacht Club de Monaco program with the organization of the Optimist European Team Racing Championship (October 15-20, 2024).