Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez – Challenge Day Summary, looking back at the history of the race.
At Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez., the ‘grand epoque’ big boat class that included Thendara, Altair, Elena, Sunshine, Milena, and Iduna got off the starting line around 3pm and were sent on a 14 mile nautical mile course that had a short leg to a mark upwind and then a downwind reach to a turning mark off St Raphael and a beat back to the finish line off of Saint-Tropez.
Mayor Gavin Newsom, Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi and other members of the Board of Supervisors yesterday (28th) introduced the formal agreement to host the 34 th America’s Cup in San Francisco.
Velux 5 Oceans announced today, that Charles Hedrich and Simon Chalk will not longer be racing the Ultimate Solo Challenge.
The TP52 World Championships in Valencia start racing one week today, Tuesday 5th October.
Though generous earlier in the day for the Modern class with about 6-8 knots, the wind was not cooperative by midday for the first start and the first race of the week for the Tradition class yachts, dropping to 2-3 knots on the Golfe de St Tropez.
VELUX 5 OCEANS race village in La Rochelle, France is preparing for the official opening on 9th of October at 10am with a programme full of exciting events.
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez France, the grande finale of the yachting season began today. Nearly 300 yachts filled the Vieux Port and nearby marinas for the weeklong Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez. Spectacular fall weather conditions, a brisk mistral from the north with clear blue skies, prevailed.
Russian Anatoly Loginov was confirmed once more as undisputed winner in the very competitive Dragon class, during the 32nd edition of the Régates Royales-Trophée Panerai in the stunning Bay of Cannes, on the French Riviera. The victory among the traditional and classic yachts was much more fought for.
With no racing on Day 4 of the 2010 Oyster Regatta, the overall results after the three days of racing became final and the winners of the Oyster Jubilee Regatta were Trevor Silver with his Oyster 655 Roulette V2 in Class One and Gerd and Annemarie Kohlmoos with their new Oyster 54 sailing yacht Sarabande in Class Two.
Matador, the 2009 52 world champions, win the Audi MedCup Region of Sardinia Trophy Regatta a clear 13 points ahead of Audi A1 powered by All4ONE who finished second. Madrid-Caser Seguros won the 42 Series.