{"id":3098,"date":"2023-10-08T09:11:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T07:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr\/?p=3098"},"modified":"2026-10-20T17:26:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:26:40","slug":"happy-days-at-les-voiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr\/en\/happy-days-at-les-voiles","title":{"rendered":"The Joy of Les Voiles!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

– Varuna wins the Rolex Trophy<\/strong>– A memorable performance by Kiwi Magic in the 12 mJI class<\/strong>– The IRC races conclude; 123 Moderns close their season in the Gulf<\/strong>– Prize Giving tomorrow, Sunday at 11 AM in La Ponche<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Cannon shots, bagpipes, English and French sea shanties… it was with joyful hearts that the approximately 2,500 sailors of the Modern and Classic yachts once again joined the waters of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez this morning, with weather once again blessed by the gods. A full week of regattas, more radiant and dazzling than ever, punctuated by the highlights that have built the international reputation of the Trop\u00e9zien event for 25 years. Challenges, the Club 55 Cup, and the Centenarians’ Race will remain etched in the memories of participants and the many spectators on land or at sea. Each of the 4 IRC groups and 8 Classic groups crowns authentic champions tonight, who overcame tough sporting opposition throughout the many races contested\u20144 for the Classics and 5 for the Moderns\u2014in summery weather conditions that were nevertheless windy enough to offer every day the rare and truly exhilarating spectacle of top-level sailing engagements. All the heroes of the celebration will part ways late tonight, their heads and hearts filled with images of the sea, sails, spray, and laughter; enough to last 365 days until the beautiful Voiles de Saint-Tropez are resurrected anew.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Regattas contested down to the last tack!<\/strong>Beaucoup d’enjeux pour la derni\u00e8re journ\u00e9e de r\u00e9gates aux Voiles parmi les 8 groupes de voiliers Classiques en lice. Et \u00e0 l’image de la semaine, le vent, subtil en matin\u00e9e, \u00e9tait exact au rendez-vous de l’action, du dynamisme et de la r\u00e9gate engag\u00e9e pour les 86 voiliers de tradition. Plus de 12 n\u0153uds laissaient aux \u00e9quipages ample loisir de solliciter \u00e0 fond leurs v\u00e9n\u00e9rables machines, et offrait aux nombreux spectateurs ces images inalt\u00e9rables des belles voiles Auriques ou Bermudiennes lanc\u00e9es vers le fonds du golfe. Un range de vent favorable aux grandes go\u00e9lettes, Elena<\/em> ou Naema<\/em>, performing well in real time. But in compensated time, it was the light and nimble 15 mJI boats that stole the show and the honors.<\/p>\n\n

Varuna 1939 wins the Rolex Trophy<\/strong>Command\u00e9 par Floyd Noble de New York \u00e0 Sparkman & Stephens, Varuna<\/em> (Du nom d’une divinit\u00e9 Hindoue) s’appelait \u00e0 l’origine Clemencia<\/em>. Apr\u00e8s la Seconde Guerre mondiale, en 1946, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 vendu, rebaptis\u00e9 Adios<\/em> et emmen\u00e9 sur la c\u00f4te ouest des \u00c9tats-Unis, \u00e0 San Francisco, o\u00f9 il a couru avec un certain succ\u00e8s. Varuna<\/em> domine le Troph\u00e9e Rolex du pont \u00e0 la t\u00eate de m\u00e2t, remportant la totalit\u00e9 des 4 manches valid\u00e9es. Comet<\/em> (Stephens 1946) et Stormy Weather<\/em> (Stephens 1934) se partagent dans cet ordre les accessits. 12 superbes yawls Bermudiens se disputaient le prestigieux troph\u00e9e cette semaine.Spartan dominates the Gaffers<\/strong>Chaque groupe sacre de beaux vainqueurs, certains sans partage, \u00e0 l’image de Encounter<\/em> (Frers 1976) chez les Classic Marconi, qui regroupent 13 cotres et sloops Bermudiens. En Epoque Aurique, Spartan<\/em> n’a m\u00eame pas eu besoin de courir la derni\u00e8re course. Ses trois victoires de manche rel\u00e9guaient loin derri\u00e8re d’aussi redoutables comp\u00e9titeurs que Viola<\/em> (Fife 1908) ou le P Class Chips<\/em> (Burgess 1913). Sans remporter de manche, mais \u00e0 la r\u00e9gularit\u00e9 en haut des classements, le Sparkman & Stephens Blitzen<\/em> parvient \u00e0 \u00eatre sacr\u00e9 chez les Epoque Marconi. Carron II<\/em> (8 M Fife 1935) et Falcon<\/em> (Paine 1930), bien que chacun vainqueur de manche, trop irr\u00e9guliers pour l’inqui\u00e9ter.<\/p>\n\n

12M: Kiwi Magic and Nyala in the lead<\/strong>Chez les 12mJI, French Kiss<\/em> termine en beaut\u00e9 par une victoire en temps r\u00e9el, mais c’est bien Kiwi Magic<\/em> de Johan Beach qui remporte le Troph\u00e9e SNST. Du c\u00f4t\u00e9 des autres 12mJI plus anciens, c’est Nyala<\/em> de Patrizio Bertelli qui triomphe. Selon la volont\u00e9 de la Classe et dans un souci d’\u00e9quit\u00e9, les dix 12 mJI qui naviguaient ensemble aux Voiles, b\u00e9n\u00e9ficient pourtant de deux classements distincts, d\u00e9finis en fonction de la g\u00e9n\u00e9ration de construction des bateaux. Le groupe 12B rassemble ainsi quatre bateaux construits entre 1970 (France) et 1987 (South Australia). Le second groupe, d\u00e9nomm\u00e9 12 D rassemble 6 unit\u00e9s construites entre 1918 (Thea) et 1938 (Eileen).<\/p>\n\n

Tuiga in Big Boat<\/strong>The much-admired Big Boats, as expected, put on a show every day in the Gulf. The 15 mJI boats, particularly at ease today in the medium wind, dominated, with Tuiga<\/em> claiming the Chateau Saint Maur trophy, ahead of its counterparts The Lady Anne<\/em> and Mariska<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n

Nanoq, Daguet 2, Daguet 3, and Expresso 3 triumph in the Moderns<\/strong>De la tension, de la nervosit\u00e9 \u00e0 l’entame de ce qui constitue la toute derni\u00e8re r\u00e9gate de la saison 2023 pour nombre de r\u00e9gatiers. Rappels individuels, rappel g\u00e9n\u00e9ral scandaient la phase de d\u00e9part donn\u00e9 au moment o\u00f9 le vent, virant au Nord Ouest, fraichissait sensiblement. Le parcours de 17 milles \u00e9tait rapidement aval\u00e9, offrant toutes les allures pour bien profiter une derni\u00e8re fois de la magie du Golfe. 27 purs racers s’affrontaient cette semaine au sein du groupe IRC B, support du Troph\u00e9e North Sails. Le Mylius 50 Daguet 2<\/em> de Peter Boyd s’impose d’une seule longueur face \u00e0 au Proto Italien Lady Dog<\/em> de Sergio Sagramoso. Mistral Gagnant<\/em>, a Solaris 50, takes the third step on the podium, winner of one race and achieving numerous honors.Le tr\u00e8s disput\u00e9 Troph\u00e9e BMW revient une nouvelle fois, la troisi\u00e8me d\u2019affil\u00e9e, \u00e0 Nanoq<\/em>, au Prince Frederick du Danemark auteur d’une v\u00e9ritable d\u00e9monstration avec 3 victoires de manche. Il tient \u00e0 distance d’un seul point Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Puzin et son Ker 46 Daguet 3<\/em>. G\u00e9rard Logel et son 52 pieds Arobas2<\/em> compl\u00e8te ce prestigieux podium.The IRC D group gathered 35 units. Yves Ginoux and Jean Rougnon’s Farr 36 Long Nose XI wins the Suzuki Trophy, ahead of Richard Fromentin’s JPK 11 80 Cocody, and Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Bouillon’s First 40.7 Wallis. Even more exceptional, it is this boat in IRC D that secures the overall modern class ranking \u2013 124 competitors \u2013 and wins the special prize from the City of Saint-Tropez, presented by Sylvie Siri, Mayor of Saint-Tropez.The largest group of Moderns, IRC E, had 37 yachts entered. The Marines de Cogolin Trophy goes to Guy Claes and his JPK 10 Expresso3. Pascal Fan and Tibault Garnotel on King of Blue by Sensation, a Figaro 2, are worthy runners-up, ahead of Jorgen Preuss’s Letto di Petto (Farr 30).<\/p>\n\n

Focus on: Dynamic or Geostationary Buoys<\/strong>At the initiative of the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nautique de Saint-Tropez, Charles Terrin’s MCMC company is collaborating for the second year with the race management of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez by providing 9 geostationary buoys for the various race circles, ideal for setting courses without using anchors or interminable lengths of line to reach depths that, even a few nautical miles from Saint-Tropez, reach several hundred meters. These remotely steerable buoys, positioned by satellite, help preserve the seabed, particularly in Pampelonne Bay, a protected marine park area.<\/p>\n\n

Today’s Partners: Barons de Rothschild<\/strong>Champagne Barons de Rothschild celebrates the 25th edition of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez\u00ab La voile nous tient \u00e0 c\u0153ur car c’est vraiment un vecteur d’image qui v\u00e9hicule parfaitement nos valeurs \u00bb \u00e9nonce Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Mairesse, directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de Champagne Barons de Rothschild, qui vient de rejoindre le club des partenaires des Voiles de Saint-Tropez \u00e0 l\u2019occasion de sa 25\u00e8me \u00e9dition. Unissant les trois branches de la famille, Champagne Barons de Rothschild traduit parfaitement l\u2019esprit d\u2019excellence et le m\u00e9lange de tradition et de modernit\u00e9 des Voiles de Saint-Tropez. Aujourd\u2019hui repr\u00e9sent\u00e9e par le Baron Philippe Sereys de Rothschild (Ch\u00e2teau Mouton Rothschild), Ariane de Rothschild, \u00e9pouse de feu le Baron Benjamin (Ch\u00e2teau Clarke \u2013 Groupe Edmond de Rothschild), ainsi que par le Baron Eric et sa fille Saskia (Ch\u00e2teau Lafite Rothschild), la maison Barons de Rothschild, cr\u00e9\u00e9e en 2005, est pr\u00e9sente dans de nombreux sports tels le jumping, le golf ou le polo. Mais la voile y a une place toute particuli\u00e8re, et plus sp\u00e9cifiquement au sein de la branche Edmond de Rothschild : si l’on peut \u00e9voquer 150 ans de passion familiale ou la victoire dans la Nioulargue du Baron Edmond de Rothschild en 1984 sur Gitana VI, personne n\u2019a oubli\u00e9 le champagne d\u00e9di\u00e9 \u00e0 f\u00eater la magnifique victoire de l’Ultim Maxi Edmond de Rothschild lors de la derni\u00e8re \u00e9dition de la Route du Rhum \u00bb. <\/em>Philippe Sereys de Rothschild sailed at Les Voiles aboard the Maxi Kealoha<\/em>, a 90-foot Hoek design.Chateau Saint-Maur<\/strong>Located in the Massif des Maures in Cogolin, in the heart of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, Ch\u00e2teau Saint-Maur Cru Class\u00e9, built at the end of the 19th century, is at the heart of a 100-hectare vineyard spread over three plots: Saint-Maur, Clos Saint-Vincent, and Clos de Capelune.<\/p>\n\n

2023 Program <\/strong>(all results and race information online on Les Voiles website)<\/em><\/em>Sunday, October 8<\/strong>: Prize Giving for Modern and Classic yachts<\/p>\n\n

Partners of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez<\/strong>ROLEXBMWNORTH SAILSWALLYSUZUKI MARINEHIGHFIELDMERCANTOURBYBLOSGALERIE BARTOUXESPRIT VILLAGE A SAINT-TROPEZPEPINIERE DU GOLFE<\/p>\n\n

Official Suppliers of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez<\/strong>CHAMPAGNE BARONS DE ROTHSCHILDCHATEAU SAINT-MAURDOMAINE BERTAUD BELIEU<\/p>\n\n

CITY OF SAINT-TROPEZPORT OF SAINT-TROPEZLES MARINES DE COGOLINFRENCH SAILING FEDERATIONYACHT CLUB DE FRANCE INTERNATIONAL MAXI ASSOCIATION<\/p>\n\n

Organization:<\/strong>Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nautique de Saint-Tropez<\/strong>President: Pierre RoinsonPrincipal Race Officer: Georges KorhelRegatta Manager: Fr\u00e9d\u00e9rique FantinoOn-water Resources: Gilles DoyenCommunication and Executive Assistant: Chlo\u00e9 de BrouwerEditorial: Denis van den BrinkWebsites: www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr<\/a>; www.societe-nautique-saint-tropez.fr<\/a>Facebook: les Voiles de Saint-Tropez OfficielX formerly Twitter: @VoilesSTOrgInstagram: les_voiles_de_saint_tropez<\/p>\n\n

Photo<\/strong>SNST\/Gilles Martin-RagetVideo<\/strong>SNST\/Guilain Grenier, 6G<\/p>\n\n

Press Relations<\/strong>:Maguelonne Turcat Email magturcat@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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