Eight Metre Virginie Heriot Cup
Amsterdam 1928 – Yacht Club de France Trophy
Virginie Hériot (1890 – 1932), member of the Yacht Club de France, honorary quartermaster of the French Navy, emeritus navigator, was famous throughout the world for her elegance, her love of the sea and yachting, her numerous victories in regattas and the gold medal she won at the at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam 1928, onboard her Aile VI, in the Eight Metre Class.
In 2014, the Yacht Club de France created this annual trophy in her memory, to encourage women amateurs who are members of the IEMA (the international 8-meter association )who, through their excellence on the water, contribute to the reputation of the class.
Here are the Women that have received this honour so far:
- 2014 – Ms. Régina Meyer (Switzerland) – World Championship at La Trinité sur mer, France.
- 2015 – Ms. Tokiko Kobayashi (Japan) – at the Geneva World Championship, Switzerland.
- 2016 – Ms. Diane Palm – at the Toronto World Championship, Canada.
- 2017 – Ms. Régina Meyer (Switzerland) – at the Hanko World Championship, Norway.
- 2022 – Ms. Vera Mogna (Italy) – at the Geneva World Championship, Switzerland.
