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17th September 202318th September 2023

2023 Monaco Yacht Show

This year marks the 32^nd edition of the Monaco Yacht Show (MYS), which will take place between 27^th to 30^th September 2023.

The Monaco Yacht Show is one of the largest annual gatherings of superyachts in the world, attended by both private owners and new clients looking for their next yacht purchase.

The show’s three-year development programme “Seducation” continues this year, and is an initiative designed in collaboration with the yacht industry based on four essential pillars: environmental innovation, design, understanding of yachting, and a positive visitor experience.

The aim is to make the show a true “ecosystem” of yachting, promoting environmentally responsible innovation and offering visitors to the show an immersive and educational discovery of the latest and most innovative trends in the yachting industry today.

It was two years ago in 2021 that the Monaco Yacht Show started to theme its exhibition along with with the Yacht Design & Innovation Hub, the Sustainability Hub, the Adventure Area and the Dockside Area.

This year the MYS plans to consolidate its first “Seducation” cycle by unveiling an impressive fleet of 120 superyachts and megayachts currently available on the market, including some exclusive 2023 launches. Visitors to this year’s show will be able to discover the latest lifestyle trends on board a yacht, while the Dockside Area and Adventure Area will offer them the opportunity to completely immerse themselves into yachting and related activities.

In addition, visitors will be able to attend conferences during the day and receive information on future yacht clients. They can meet yachting experts and qualified professionals in the industry to help them realise their yachting dreams and ambitions.

The MYS offers a unique experience for visitors, while promoting the positive reputation and development of the yachting industry which has taken on its social responsibility with a proactive and committed approach.

For more information on this year’s Monaco Yacht Show please visit www.monacoyachtshow.com.

26th September 202227th September 2022

2022 Monaco Yacht Show

This year will mark the 32^nd edition of the Monaco Yacht Show (MYS), which takes place from Wednesday 28^th September to Saturday 1^st October 2022 at Port Hercule in Monaco.

Yachting’s flagship event provides all the various sectors of the luxury yachting industry with the opportunity to showcase their products, services and new innovations. Potential buyers are able to visit several yachts in a day, compare them, meet the designers and get the opportunity to have discussions with brokers and shipyards.

For the last 32 years, Monaco has hosted the biggest display of superyachts in the world, featuring over one hundred boats with an average length of 49m, and this year the 2022 Monaco Yacht Show will give players in the luxury yachting industry the chance to get together and meet with private clients to discuss current and future market trends in the industry.

For more information on this year’s Monaco Yacht Show please visit www.monacoyachtshow.com.

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24th May 2022

2022 Monaco Grand Prix Build Up

Following an action packed Spanish Grand Prix last weekend which saw Charles Leclerc lose a dominant lead due to a power unit issue and see his main title rival Max Verstappen win with a Red Bull one-two, the Formula 1 teams head to Monaco for this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, the jewel in F1’s crown, which takes place on Sunday 29^th May.

The practice sessions get under way on Friday at 1:00pm, followed by the second practice session at 4:00pm and the third practice session at midday on Saturday ahead of Qualifying which starts at 3:00pm, with the race itself getting under way at 2:00pm on Sunday.

This iconic race circuit around the streets of Monaco is 3.337 km in length and with a race that is 78 laps long, the cars will have driven a total distance of 260.286 km by the time they cross the finish line.

The Monaco Grand Prix is one of motorsport’s oldest events in the motor racing calendar and was first run in 1929. It was in 1950 that it became part of Formula 1’s inaugural World Championship season. It has only been absent from the schedule on four occasions during Formula 1’s 72-year history.

The circuit is notoriously difficult to overtake on with its demanding layout winding itself around the narrow streets of Monaco’s Principality, perched along the pretty French Riviera. The Circuit de Monaco remains still largely similar to the layout first run on the circuit 93 years ago, with the 3.3 km track passing by landmarks such as the Hotel de Paris, Casino de Monte-Carlo and the iconic Port Hercule, filled with large superyachts.

Getting a good track position in qualifying is all important at Monaco as passing is almost impossible with the tight barriers either side of the track which can quickly bite any driver who oversteps the limit.

And while the Circuit de Monaco maybe the shortest and slowest on the Formula 1 calendar it is still among the most frenetic and prestigious.

Last year Max Verstappen snatched victory away from local hero Charles Leclerc. It should have been Ferrari’s day when Leclerc took pole position. But it was not to be, as Leclerc failed to even take the start having suffered a driveshaft issue putting an end to his hopes of a Monaco victory. Will Leclerc win Monaco this year?

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9th May 2021

2021 Monaco Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton secured his 100^th pole position and claimed his third win in four races this weekend at the Spanish Grand Prix.

However, the next round of the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship returns to Monte-Carlo for the Monaco Grand Prix on the weekend of 20^th to 23^rd May. The last time the Formula 1 teams raced at the Principality was back in 2019, as the pandemic caused the race to be postponed last year.

The Monaco Grand Prix actually predates the current World Championship. The first Grand Prix held in the principality was organised by Antony Noghès in 1929 through the Automobile Club de Monaco under Prince Louis II, who was president of the club at the time.

The first race was actually held on 14^th April 1929 and was won by William Grover-Williams driving a works Bugatti Type 35B. The race itself was an invitation-only event, but not all of those invited attended.

Monaco is of course the race that all the drivers want to win, being the jewel in the F1 crown. Will Lewis Hamilton be able to triumph and make it three wins in a row or will Max Verstappen take his first Monaco Grand Prix win? Or perhaps a resurgent Ferrari and Charles Leclerc will give the Italian team a much needed and well deserved win?

Whatever the outcome of the race, it is sure to be a spectacular weekend filled with supercars and superyachts overlooking the race from the harbour.

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24th June 2020

2020 Monaco Yacht Show

This year will make the 30^th edition of the Monaco Yacht Show (MYS), which, at the time of writing, is still scheduled to take place from Wednesday 23^rd to Saturday 26^th September 2020 at Port Hercule in Monaco.

The current fluctuating situation with the COVID-19 pandemic means that trying to organise events has proved incredibly difficult this year and for the foreseeable future and of course the safety of organisers and visitors have to be the top priority.

That said, MYS very much wants to support the yachting industry and therefore it is hoped this year’s event will be able to go ahead in September as the show provides all the various sectors of the luxury yachting industry with the opportunity to showcase their products, services and new innovations. Potential buyers are able to visit several yachts in a day, compare them, meet the designers and get the opportunity to have discussions with brokers and shipyards.

For the last 30 years, Monaco has hosted the biggest display of superyachts in the world, featuring over one hundred boats with an average length of 49m, and this year the 2020 Monaco Yacht Show may very well be one of the first occasions in the year for players in the luxury yachting industry to get together and for meeting private clients to discuss current and future market trends in the industry.

For more information on this year’s Monaco Yacht Show please visit https://monacoyachtshow.com

17th June 2020

Revised 2020 Formula 1 Season

The much anticipated 2020 Formula 1 season is finally getting underway next month following its postponement due to the global coronavirus pandemic, starting with the Austrian Grand Prix at The Red Bull Ring on Sunday 5^th July.

The first eight races have now been confirmed with the FIA but as things stand at the moment and in line with many other sports that are starting up again, the initial Grand Prix will be closed events with no fans able to watch the races live at the circuits.

As things stand at the moment, the second round of the 2020 championship will take place on 12^th July, again at The Red Bull Ring in Austria. The third race will be the Hungarian Grand Prix at The Hungaroring on Sunday 19^th July.

The British Grand Prix will be taking place at Silverstone on 2^nd August and then a week later, Silverstone will again host the Emirates Formula One 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. The sixth race of the season will be the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday 16^th August at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Then the Belgian Grand Prix will then take place on 30^th August at Spa-Francorchamps, with the Italian Grand Prix rounding off the first eight races, taking place a week later on Sunday 6^th September at Monza.

With the COVID-19 situation being so fluid, it is hoped that the remainder of the season’s calendar can be published soon and Formula 1 hopes to hold somewhere between 15 to 18 races this year, with the season ending in December.

Naturally Formula 1 is working closely with each local race circuit, the FIA and all the Formula 1 teams to create the revised 2020 race calendar and has already put in place detailed guidelines to ensure the health and safety of everyone involved in the sport.

Photo credit: McLaren

9th December 201927th December 2019

2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton ended the 2019 Formula One season in style by dominating and winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit by leading the race from start to finish as well as taking the extra point for the fastest lap of the race. It was the icing on the cake for what has been a fantastic season for Hamilton, who took his sixth World Championship at the United States Grand Prix last month. It is his fifth win here in Abu Dhabi and his eleventh win of the season.

Teammate Valtteri Bottas drove a very strong race, working his way through the backmarkers and field to finish fourth, just a second behind third placed Charles Leclerc, which was quite a feat seeing as he started from the back of the grid.

Max Verstappen, who has continued to impress and mature as a driver this season, brought his Red Bull home in second, to round off what has been a really strong season for the young Dutchman.

Lewis Hamilton wins Abu Dhabi GP — Lewis Hamilton wins the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Photo credit: Steve Etherington

The other young driver who has grown in maturity this season is Charles Leclerc who has performed consistently well all season and, in some cases, outperformed his teammate, particularly in qualifying. His third-place finish in Abu Dhabi was his tenth podium finish this season.

Sebastian Vettel brought the second Ferrari home in fifth, having managed to pass Alexander Albon in his Red Bull on the second to last lap, but overall it was a disappointing result for the German.

Sergio Perez finished seventh, ahead of Lando Norris, after their scrap on the final lap, whilst Daniil Kvyat finished ninth in his Toro Rosso. Carlos Sainz’s pass on Daniel Ricciardo on the final lap meant that he managed to take the final point and claim sixth in the Driver’s Championship.

The 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship starts again in Melbourne on 15^th March at the Australian Grand Prix.

Top photo of Lewis Hamilton on the podium at the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Photo credit: LAT Images

5th November 201930th December 2019

Winter Terrace Launch At Lazeez Tapas

Last month we celebrated the launch of the new winter menu and terrace at Lazeez Tapas in Mayfair which overlooks Selfridges in Duke Street. There were a gathering of regular customers and a few celebrities.

Some of the stars from The Only Way Is Essex came along for the evening celebrations, including Ella Rae Wise, 18, Chloe Ross, 26, and Kelsey Stratford, 18. Ella and Kelsey were wearing an oversized jumper dress while Chloe wore a plunging neckline and figure-hugging black midi-dress.

Chloe Brockett from TOWIE, also joined us on the new winter terrace, wearing a pair of leather trousers with a white blazer and sporting a scarlet handbag.

Former Big Brother contestant Simon Goss played host for the evening with his larger than life personality, charming guests and celebrities alike.

Nicola Hughes joined in the evening’s activities, as did Chloe Crowhurst from Love Island. One of the highlights of the evening was undoubtedly the belly dancer, who performed in front of the delighted guests.

29th October 201930th December 2019

Winter Terrace At Liban Tapas

The cosy Parisian Terrace at Liban Tapas in South Woodford has had a festive makeover to coincide with the launch of the new winter and festive menus.

The new winter Lunch and Brunch Menu offers something for everyone with a wide selection of delicious wraps, cold and hot tapas dishes and main courses, all served with a choice of fries or rice.

There is also a healthy range of salads and side dishes to choose from, such as the Shish Taouk and Fattoush salads.

Liban serves a new winter Brunch Menu on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00am to 3:00pm, which makes for the perfect family weekend outing for the family.

24th May 201926th May 2019

2019 Monaco Grand Prix

This weekend sees Formula One teams and drivers competing in the sixth round of the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship at the Monaco Grand Prix.

The weekend got underway on Thursday with two 90-minute practice sessions on the 19-turn street circuit that has remained relatively unchanged since the first racing cars started competing here back in 1929.

Three-time world champion and Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd non-executive chairman, Niki Lauda, who sadly passed away this week, will be honoured at this weekend’s 77^th Monaco Grand Prix with a minute’s silence on the starting grid prior to the race on Sunday.

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