{"id":1773,"date":"2022-10-04T20:08:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T18:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr\/?p=1773"},"modified":"2022-10-04T20:08:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T18:08:12","slug":"saint-tropez-a-maxi-showcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr\/en\/saint-tropez-a-maxi-showcase","title":{"rendered":"Saint Tropez, a Maxi showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0– The Maxis to decide their season finale in Saint Tropez<\/strong>
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0– 46 superyachts in the Gulf<\/strong>
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0– Flying Nikka, a foiler at Les Voiles<\/strong>

The last of the Classic and Modern yachts cast off from Saint Tropez early this morning, immediately replaced in the little port by an impressive haul of Maxi Yachts, already honing their weapons for the second week of racing at Les Voiles, and the season finale for their Inshore Mediterranean Series. Suffice to say that the coming week is shaping up to be very sporty with the 2022 title up for grabs. The 46 racing monohulls will get down to action tomorrow, Tuesday, in 4 separate groups according to their measurement handicap and their size. From the largest of them all,\u00a0Jasi<\/em>\u00a0(Swan 115) and her 35 m of technology, to the smallest 60 foot (18 m29) craft in the Maxi 4 group, everyone will be bringing their A game, driven hard by the top international crews and skippers, whose experience spans the Olympics, the Volvo Ocean Race and the America\u2019s Cup.<\/strong>
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The final inshore event of the season for the Maxis<\/strong>
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez is now the 6th and final Maxi meeting in the IMA Mediterranean Maxi Inshore Challenge 2022, which is placed under the aegis of the\u00a0\u00a0International Maxi Association, presided over by Benoit de Froidmont. Their 2022 races began with the Palma Vela in May, the Rolex Giraglia in June, the Copa del Rey MAPFRE in July and the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in September. In early 2023, the futuristic Maxis will head over to the Caribbean for the tropical IMA Caribbean Maxi Challenge, which includes the RORC Caribbean 600, the St Maarten Heineken Regatta, Les Voiles de Saint Barth and Antigua Sailing week. The results of the 2022 season will be revealed this coming Saturday in Saint Tropez.

Longer coastal courses\u2026 in line with the breeze!<\/strong>
From lunchtime each day, with the exception of the lay day potentially, the large Maxis will set sail on windward-leeward courses in the gulf, or coastal courses. Indeed, the power\/weight ratio of the Maxis is such that Race Management, still headed by Georges Korhel, is naturally envisaging a series of long coastal courses in line with what are forecast to be light conditions this week with 4 to 9 knots of breeze. The finish may be decided at the entrance to the gulf rather than at Le Portalet if the wind is more favourable outside the gulf. Of particular note is that, in agreement with the IMA, Thursday\u2019s lay day could be declared a race day.

46 Maxis, 4 Groups, 4 starts vying for 4 Trophies<\/strong>
4 groups, Maxi 1 (North Sails Trophy), Maxi 2 (Galerie Bartoux Trophy), Maxi 3 (Besserat de Bellefon Trophy) and Maxi 4 (Torpez Trophy) will share the race zone on the gulf of Saint Tropez throughout the week, within their respective classes, along courses of at least 25 nautical miles in length, with a spectacular and sensational show guaranteed! Well worth watching will be the Frenchies on\u00a0Spirit of Malouen X<\/em>, a souped-up Wally 107 vying with the giants\u00a0Morgana<\/em>\u00a0(Jim Pugh) and the SuperMaxis\u00a0Jasi<\/em>\u00a0(Swan 115),\u00a0Simba 108<\/em>\u00a0(Hoek) and\u00a0Pattoo<\/em>\u00a0108\u00a0– ex\u00a0Missy<\/em>\u00a0(McKeon). The Maxi 2 group will host the colossal\u00a0clash between the\u00a0100-foot\u00a0Wally\u00a0Y3K<\/em>\u00a0and the three Wally Centos launched according to Luca Bassani\u2019s box rule in 2013:\u00a0Magic Carpet3<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Galateia<\/em>\u00a0(John Reichel\/Jim Pugh) and\u00a0Tango<\/em>\u00a0designed by Mark Mills. No fewer than seven 100-footers will be in action in the gulf this week, with the group also boasting the legendary speed demons\u00a0Leopard3<\/em>\u00a0(Farr 100) and\u00a0Rambler 88<\/em>.
Meantime, the Maxi 3 group will feature the European IMA champion\u00a0Lyra<\/em>\u00a0(Wally 77), which will be battling a veritable armada with Mylius, Swan and other Wallys.\u00a0Ryokan\u00a02<\/em>, winner in\u00a0Saint Tropez in 2020, will definitely be one to watch, along with the Manuard design\u00a0Black Legend 6<\/em>.\u00a0Finally, the Maxi 4 group is set to feature an eagerly awaited duel between the 12mRs\u00a0French Kiss<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Kiwi Magic<\/em>, which may also be under attack from the Swans\u00a0Saida<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Cassiopeia<\/em>.

In figures…<\/strong>
46 boats, 14 IMA member yachts, 7 Wallys, 4 days of racing, 1 Club 55 Cup (Thursday)
Most recent:\u00a0Black Legend 6<\/em>\u00a0– 2021
Oldest:\u00a0Saida<\/em>\u00a01973
Biggest:\u00a0Jasi<\/em>\u00a035, 11 m
Smallest:\u00a0Expression of London<\/em>\u00a018.32 m
Lowest rating:\u00a0Cassiopeia<\/em>, Swan 65, 1,079
Highest rating:\u00a0Flying Nikka<\/em>,\u00a0

International Maxi Association<\/strong>
The general aim of the IMA is to encourage as many monohulls of 18m28 and more to compete at Maxi races the world over, with the highest standard of race management, safety and measuring for coastal and offshore races. It also helps standardise registration and draw up Notices of Race and Sailing Instructions.\u00a0
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Andrew McIrvine, Secretary General of the IMA<\/strong>
\u201cIt\u2019s the third year we\u2019ve been working closely with the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nautique de Saint-Tropez\u2019s teams. We\u2019ve attained an excellent level of mutual understanding and the organisation of the races is perfectly in line with what\u2019s expected by our owners and skippers. They\u2019re all very eager to be contesting the final inshore race of the Mediterranean Trophy here as a kind of grand finale.\u201d

A foiler at Les Voiles!<\/strong>
The very first flying Maxi with articulated foils,\u00a0Flying Nikka,<\/em>\u00a0is inspired by the technology showcased by the monohulls in the 36th edition of the\u00a0America\u2019s Cup and she will be competing at Les Voiles in the Maxi 1 group. Making her race debut at Porto Cervo she is extremely well prepared and poised for action in Saint Tropez this week.\u00a0Don\u2019t miss it!\u00a0
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Programme 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 2: Les Voiles Maxi Yachts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday 4, Wednesday 5, Friday 7, Saturday 8: racing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday 6: lay day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday 8 October: Prize-giving (week 2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Partners to Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ROLEX<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BMW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NORTH SAILS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WALLY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SUZUKI MARINE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MARSHALL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MERCANTOUR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BYBLOS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BESSERAT DE BELLEFON<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TORPEZ (VIGNOBLES DE SAINT-TROPEZ)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BERNARD OPTIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PEPINIERISTE PIERRE BASSET<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESPRIT VILLAGE A SAINT-TROPEZ<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TOWN OF SAINT TROPEZ<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PORT DE SAINT-TROPEZ<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LES MARINES DE COGOLIN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FEDERATION FRANCAISE DE VOILE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YACHT CLUB DE FRANCE             <\/p>\n\n\n\n

INTERNATIONAL MAXI ASSOCIATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organisation:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nautique de Saint-Tropez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

President: Pierre Roinson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Principal Race Officer: Georges Korhel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Race Secretary: Fr\u00e9d\u00e9rique Fantino<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technical Manager: Philippe Martinez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Communication and Management Attach\u00e9: Chlo\u00e9 de Brouwer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editorial: Denis Van den Brink<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website: www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media site: www.snst-media.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook: les Voiles de Saint-Tropez Officiel www.facebook.com\/VoilesDeSaintTropezOfficiel<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twitter: @VoilesSTOrg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instagram: les_voiles_de_saint_tropez https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/les_voiles_de_saint_tropez\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo Credit<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SNST\/Gilles Martin-Raget<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Video
<\/strong>SNST\/Guilain Grenier, 6G<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Press Relations<\/strong>: Maguelonne Turcat\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0– The Maxis to decide their season finale in Saint Tropez\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0– 46 superyachts in the Gulf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0– Flying Nikka, a foiler at Les Voiles The last of the Classic and Modern yachts cast off from Saint Tropez early this morning, immediately replaced in the little port by an impressive haul of Maxi Yachts, already honing their…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1774,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":{"subtitle":"","autoplay":false,"delay":"","video_mp4":false,"video_webm":false,"poster_image":false,"nugget":false,"partner":false,"tab":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1773"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1776,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773\/revisions\/1776"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}