Valerio with the youngest member of the crew!
Les Voiles 17th-18th
Here are some wonderful photos by Christophe Jounay taken during the races:
http://www.sail-world.com/USA/Les-Voiles-de-St-Barth---Images-by-Christophe-Jouany/121298
Wednesday evening is the Crew Party on Shell Beach, with live entertainment and fireworks. The BBQ has an endless queue but was worth the wait! great time to catch up with friends.
Shell Beach
The drinks tent at shell Beach
Thursday, is the traditional lay day on Baie Saint Jean, where competitors will enjoy lunch at Nikki Beach as well as festivities that will include stand-up paddleboard racing. Shame it was raining hard to begin with but the sun always shines sometimes!
Lunch at Nikki Beach
Views from high up
Yesterday ,having sailed over from Simpson Bay to Gustavia i went up to join friends before the Regatta gets underway. The view is phenomenal -these were taken
Les Voiles de St Barth 14 - 19th April
Valerio is sailing to St Barth today to take part in one of his favourite regattas.
Created in 2010, Les Voiles de St. Barth is one of the best yachting events in the International Race Calendar. Each year, hundreds of sailors from all over the world gather for a week of competition, with lots of sailing and plenty of parties. 4 days of races, 1 Day Off spent at Nikki Beach Club, concerts organized every night in the Race Village tent , a BBQ at Shell beach and the cool atmosphere of St Barths. Next year give yourself a treat!
Quai du Général de Gaulle in Gustavia
How To Find Out The Race Results?
This year follow each entry in Les Voiles de St Barth 2014 and get all race results in each class, in real time, thanks to Regatta Guru.
h: The real time for each competitor is confirmed at the finish line. The standings for each race are calculated by compensated tome by the intermediary of a handicap coefficient for each boat.
To access results in real time during the regatta week go to : www.lesvoilesdesaintbarth.com/site/us/
The French Antilles Island St. Barth, belonging to the Leeward Islands and often referred to as the ‘St. Tropez of the Caribbean’, offers dreamlike sailing condtions, turquoise blue waters and average temperatures of 29 to 32 degrees. „St Barth’s configuration is a real advantage for us: the coast landscapes of the island are very different from one another and there are about 15 small islands around St Barth, which give us the opportunity to organize diversified race courses, with multiple legs and sail angles and therefore a lot of manoeuvres for the crews.”, explains race director Luc Poupon.
Within the six classes setting sail – Maxi, IRC 52, Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, Melges 24 and Racing Multihull – the presence of eight prestigious maxi boats will offer a fantastic show gathering in Gustavia, St Barth’s main port.
