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La Belle Classe Academy:

Preparing for the yachting of the future By Milena Radoman

From the coastal license to the art table settings, La Belle Classe Academy offers training for
shipowners, captains, heads of department and crews.

Basic safety training, navigation techniques,
courses on the weather as well as team building:
since 2015, shipowners, yacht managers and
crew members have been able to follow
personalised, qualifying courses in Monaco.
La Belle Classe Academy, located at the back
of the Yacht Club de Monaco, offers various
fee-based modules. To distinguish itself from
other training centres in the region, this school
teaches the art of table settings and the codes
of good conduct related to sailing, so onboard
staff can refine their knowledge of mixology,
the major wine and spirit vintages, plus grape
varieties and their regions, “all complemented
by a tasting of 48 different wines, the objective
being to become familiar with luxury products
(including cigars, hookah pipes and teas) all “We can easily reduce air pollution by 50%, in particular with the use of biofuels, and water consumption by 30% with filters
the better to serve them to demanding clients. for example”, explains Claire Ferandier-Sicard, founder of ETYC, which provides training at La Belle Classe Academy.

Reducing environmental impact 45-metre yacht, consumption over a season boat, with the aim of saving time, money and
Amongst these training courses, the ETYC is estimated at 5,400 plastic water bottles, storage space, whilst improving the quality of
programme is particularly noteworthy. Its aim 6,000 aluminium coffee capsules, 3,600 paper customer service.”
is to make yacht crews aware of environmental towels, 6,000 plastic straws and 500 litres According to Claire Ferandier-Sicard, founder
issues and provide them with concrete an hour of fuel at full speed, the equivalent and CEO of ETYC, we can easily reduce air
solutions to reduce the impact of yachting of 150 diesel cars. “Life on board remains pollution by 50%, in particular with the use
on the marine environment because, for a the biggest consumption of a boat and the of biofuels, and water consumption by 30%,
existing fleet does not yet have using filters for example. The young woman,
the latest technologies which who hopes to have her training certified by
are often very expensive to the IMO, already has six boats and 100 crew
set up; yet urgent action is members to her credit. A 92-metre megayacht
needed. A recent WWF study and a 50-metre private vessel should soon
shows that the Mediterranean be added to this list. In addition to potential
is the most polluted sea in the subsidies – the Monégasque state finances
world, containing four times up to 70% of crew training ranging from €250
more waste than the so-called to €500 per day via the Green Fund – the
Seventh Continent of plastic,” audit and training programme developed by
observes ETYC, aware of the this Monaco Tech-incubated company has a
balance to be found in order hard-hitting argument to appeal to the owners
“not to jeopardise the quality of of these outward trappings of wealth: “not to
top-of-the-range service specific be targeted by activists.” In May, protesters
to luxury yachting.” Crews sprayed the Elements megayacht (estimated
© Depositphotos/shalamov “Thanks to the classes, each will launch a platform by the end of 2023
at $125 million) with red and black paint. “We
must adopt the right gestures.
where trained captains can communicate
participant can immediately
the actions they have conducted to reduce
implement eco-responsible
the environmental impact of their boats.”
practices on board to suit the

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