March 31, 2022

Monaco Yacht Club – Monaco Ocean Week – Sustainability

Many industries see the search for sustainable solutions as a primal goal, and the yachting industry is no different. But as we learned during Monaco Ocean Week, the rate of progress in yachting is trailing behind, often because prospective owners are holding back the tide of change.

On Thursday 24th March, at the Yacht Club of Monaco, ‘Sustainability and added value of a Zero Emission Goal’ was the theme of a discussion session centred on the upcoming Monaco Energy Boat Challenge.

Among those on the panel were Patrick Coote, Managing Director Europe of Northrop and Johnson, Marnix Hoekstra, Creative Director of yacht design studio Vripack, and Jeroen Droogsma, Innovation Manager of Vripack.

Read the article here