F.P.Journe was a partner of the Riva Trophy, whose 16th edition took place on the Côte d’Azur. Organised every two years, the event brought together twenty-two crews from twelve countries, from Europe to Dubai and as far as Brazil, for a regularity race linking the port of Monaco to Pampelonne beach. F.P.Journe has been supporting the event for ten years, in keeping with the longstanding friendship between François-Paul Journe and Madame Lia Riva, daughter of Carlo Riva. The Manufacture shares with Riva the same appreciation for tradition and exceptional craftsmanship.

The first day opened in the Riva Tunnel, the one-hundred-metre gallery carved beneath the Rock of Monaco in 1959, when Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly agreed to allow Riva to establish its commercial base in Monaco. More than two hundred boats could once be housed there; it is still home to the famous mahogany runabouts that built Riva’s reputation. Following the briefing, the flotilla, from the Super Ariston to the 88' Folgore, set off for Saint-Tropez, reaching it after around an hour and a half at sea. It returned the following day after the concours d’élégance, the highlight of these two days. The F.P.Journe Boutique in Paris invited some collectors to sail aboard a Riva 82 Diva in its colours.

The trophy also came to life on shore. On the first evening, in Saint-Tropez, guests paid tribute to Brigitte Bardot and the 1960s, the era when the Aquarama became the emblem of a Mediterranean art de vivre. On the second evening, in Monaco, the Yacht Club hosted the prize-giving ceremony on the “Love Boat” theme, in blue and white: the winning couple received from François-Paul Journe two watches from the élégante collection in Titalyt®, a 40 mm and a 48 mm, fitted with turquoise straps, the emblematic colour of the Italian brand, and engraved “Riva 2026”.