{"id":5359,"date":"2026-10-04T19:03:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T17:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr\/?p=5359"},"modified":"2026-10-04T19:05:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T17:05:55","slug":"celebration-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr\/en\/celebration-time","title":{"rendered":"Celebration time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Blessed by weather conditions that showcased the beautiful fleet of 253 boats gathered by the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nautique de Saint-Tropez for this wonderful festival of racing, the Maxi, Tradition and Modern yachts enjoyed an exceptional week. After the prize-giving for the Maxis last night, today saw the Modern and Tradition yachts being honoured, with everyone coming together to accept the numerous trophies awarded by Les Voiles\u2019 loyal partners. A golden opportunity then to get the initial low-down on what has been a particularly memorable 28th edition.<\/strong>

Pierre Roinson, president of the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nautique de Saint-Tropez:\u00a0<\/strong>
Magical moments<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>
\u201cEvery year we question how we can do even better! We have been really spoilt by the extraordinary line-up comprising some 51 Maxis, including 3 J Classes, which were a big hit with the public and produced some incredible performances. Just seeing one J Class or\u00a0Elena of London<\/em>\u00a0docking out was a magical moment in itself. We were very lucky to have these fantastic boats here. It\u2019s been a remarkable year for us in several ways as we also celebrated 150 years of the Gitana saga and 20 years of the Rolex Trophy. On top of that, the weather also played ball again and all the races were contested in near perfect conditions, with breeze and sunshine. There was also a wonderful atmosphere among the sailors. The crew parade was extraordinary, with an increasing number of boats participating in it and their crews really making an effort with their fancy dress. It\u2019s reminiscent of the Nioulargue spirit. We also rediscovered this spirit during the Club 55 Cup where Camille, Patrice de Colmont\u2019s daughter, who now runs the restaurant, came to welcome the crews onto the pontoon, just as her father used to do. It was a wonderful day.
Throughout the week, the atmosphere on shore was fantastic. Yesterday evening, an orchestra on the balcony of Le Sube responded to another group down below and people were dancing along the quay. It was excellent. Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez managed to bring in over 75,000 people a day, and what\u2019s fabulous is that the spirit and the atmosphere are great, despite nearly 4,000 sailors in port, who always have strong personalities!

At the same time, in terms of the organisation, we\u2019ve made considerable improvements to the clarity of the village\u2019s layout, the flow and the quality of the hospitality. The lounge area \u2013 rechristened the Club des Voiles \u2013 really appealed to our partners. That won\u2019t stop us mulling over a few new ideas for next year to see if we can do even better of course!
In fact, there may well be even more J Classes in 2027. I also aim to organise a duel between\u00a0Shamrock<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Endeavour<\/em>, which are the only two surviving J Classes from the 1930s. It would be fantastic to have a piece of this history at Les Voiles and I believe that it would appeal to the whole community which supports the event. We also have another iron in the fire as the new owner of\u00a0Ikra<\/em>, Marcos Vivian de la Pedrosa, is currently carrying out a top-class refit of his 12mR in England. As such, we could have a rematch in 2027 of the first ever Challenge, which kickstarted the Nioulargue in 1981 against\u00a0Pride<\/em>, the most loyal of our loyal participants, which is in competition mode. What a fabulous homage that would be!\u201d

Georges Korhel, Principal Race Officer:\u00a0<\/strong>
Excellent feedback from the crews<\/em><\/strong>
\u201cIt\u2019s been an awesome edition! The feedback from the crews has been excellent. We successfully modified the courses to ensure things remained competitive throughout and despite an E\u2019ly breeze the whole week, it was a great success. The committee managed to launch the maximum number of races, which is easy at Pampelonne with the robotic marks. The J Classes set sail after the Maxi 1s and had the entire stretch of water to themselves, which they relished. They are extraordinary machines and they were already talking about coming back last year.\u00a0\u00a0
One image that particularly stays with me is the schooner\u00a0Atlantic<\/em>\u00a0on Wednesday, which took the start outside the line and completed her penalty turn by rotating through 360\u00b0 between the mark and the dock! She didn\u2019t spin on a sixpence like a Laser but it wasn\u2019t far off. It was magnificent!

For next year, we are considering two options: We need to come up with a way to create longer courses for the IRC 0s because they\u2019re really very quick.
And in terms of the Maxis, we\u2019re wondering about the possibility of moving the finishes of their coastal courses to the Gulf of St Tropez rather than at Pampelonne. It would be an even greater spectacle and some owners have expressed a wish for this option, but for now they\u2019re not necessarily in the majority when you survey the fleet in its entirety as it does raise some concerns regarding safety. The idea will take hold!
This year, Corinne Aubert joined me for three days as part of our handover scheme, which will be implemented over a couple of seasons. Next year, she will be here alongside me for the whole week. She\u2019ll be the Principal Race Officer at the next Olympic Games in Los Angeles, she\u2019s a real authority on the circuit and on a sporting level she is highly competent. All she needs now is to familiarise herself with Les Voiles, which is a very unique competition, where the role of Principal Race Officer is very political and the relationship with the owners is super important. They are the ones who put on a show, they have their needs and it\u2019s vital to listen to them. I\u2019ll remain as back-up and I\u2019ll be here to enjoy the event of course. This was my 28th edition, which means I feel a certain attachment to the event!\u201d

They graced Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez:\u00a0<\/strong>
Guillermo Altadill, Christophe Babule, Ed Baird, S\u00e9bastien Bazin, Emma Bazin, Annemieke Bes, Francesco Bruni, Brad Butterworth, Dee Caffari, Pierre Casiraghi, Charles Caudrelier, Paul Cayard, Aymeric Chappellier, Tommaso Chieffi, Gilles Chiorri, William Collier, Sir Andrew Cook, HM King Frederik X of Denmark, G\u00e9raldine Danon, Tom Dawson, Francesco de Angelis, Bertrand de Broc, Ariane de Rothschild, Louise Debeaumont, Pascale Decaux, Fabien Delahaye, Peter Dubens, Dominique Dubois, Eric Dumont, Thierry Fouchier, Charlotte Franquet, Tara Getty, Torben Grael, Peter Harrison, Boris Herrmann, Damien Iehl,\u00a0Bill Jayson, Arnaud Jerald, Bruno Jourdren, Stephan Kandler, Georges Korhel, Kyle Langford, Devan Le Bihan, Pierre Le Roy, Arthur Le Vaillant, Pier Luigi Loro Piana, Mikael Mergui, Elodie-Jeanne Mettraux, Corinne Migraine, Philippe Monnet, Patrick Monterio de Barros, Joe Newton, Sir Peter Ogden, Sir Lindsay Owen Jones, Marc Pajot, Lionel P\u00e9an, Mauro Pelaschier, Laurent Petit, Lo\u00efck Peyron, Laura Poupon, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Puzin, Ken Read, Geiger Reinold, Wendy Schmidt, Jochen Schuemann, Jimmy Spithill, Marie Tabarly, Bruno Troubl\u00e9, Maurits Van Oranje, Marcel Van Triest, Tom Whidden.
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The Trophies at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2026 in full<\/strong>
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MAXI YACHTS\u00a0<\/strong>

Coupe de la ville de Saint-Tropez for the outright Maxi\u00a0champion all categories combined<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Blue Oyster (Andrew Fitzamurice\/Luca Scoppa)<\/em><\/strong>
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Troph\u00e9e du Yacht Club de France,\u00a0<\/strong>
Gun tampion awarded to Ariane de Rothschild<\/strong>

Troph\u00e9e Edmond de Rothschild for best Maxi 1<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Jethou<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>(Sir Peter Ogden) 6 points
2nd:\u00a0V<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>(Karel Komarek) 9 points
3rd:\u00a0Balthasar<\/em>\u00a0(Filip Balcaen) 12 points
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Troph\u00e9e Voiles de Saint-Tropez for best Maxi 2<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Lyra\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(Terry Hui) 5 points
2nd:\u00a0Twin Soul B<\/em>\u00a0(Luciano Guandini) 7 points
3rd:\u00a0Astra 1<\/em>\u00a0(Marcos Vivian) 12 points
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Troph\u00e9e Voiles de Saint-Tropez for best Maxi 3<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Yoru\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(Luigi Sala) 6 points
2nd:\u00a0Why Not\u00a0<\/em>(Lasse Petterson) 6 points
3rd:\u00a0Wallyno<\/em>\u00a0(Benoit de Froidmont) 9 points
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Troph\u00e9e Voiles de Saint-Tropez for best Maxi 4\u00a0<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Blue Oyster\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(Andrew Fitzamurice\/Luca Scoppa<\/em>) 4 points
2nd:\u00a0Crazy Diamond\u00a0<\/em>(Enzo Pellizzaro) 10 points
3rd:\u00a0Atalante<\/em>\u00a0(Ulrich Volz) 13 points

Troph\u00e9e Voiles de Saint-Tropez for best J Class<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Svea\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(Niklas Zennstr\u00f6m) 9 points, also receives the Corinthian King\u2019s Cup for the best owner helmsman awarded by the J Class.
2nd:\u00a0Rainbow\u00a0<\/em>(Peter Harrison) 9 points
3rd:\u00a0Hanuman\u00a0<\/em>(Giovanni Lombardi Stronati) 10 points
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Troph\u00e9e IMA\u00a0Maxi Mediterranean Inshore Challenge Cup<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0V<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>(Karel Komarek), Maxi 1

Wally Trophy<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Kilara II\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(J\u00e9r\u00e9my Weir)

Trophy for the best crew parade:\u00a0<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Beautiful day\u00a0<\/em>(<\/strong>USA)<\/strong>
Joint favourites:\u00a0Easy Blue<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>(Les Moustachus)<\/em><\/strong>
Also rewarded:\u00a0Coco des Mers\u00a0<\/em>(<\/strong>Coco Chanel parade) and\u00a0Saida<\/em>\u00a0(<\/strong>Fantomas)<\/strong>
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TRADITION YACHTS<\/strong>
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ROLEX Trophy for the best P Class<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Olympian<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(Philippe Oddo) 3 points
2nd: Chips (Bernard Liautaud) 5 points
3rd: Joyant (Stephan Lobmeyr) 7 points
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Troph\u00e9e Voiles de Saint-Tropez for best Big Boat<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Elena of London<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(Stephen Benfield) 4 points
2nd:\u00a0Sumurun<\/em>\u00a0(Hugues Boullenger) 5 points
3rd:\u00a0Lelantina<\/em>\u00a0(Patrick Gibert) 7 points
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Troph\u00e9e Marines de Cogolin for best Grand Tradition yacht<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Tuiga\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(Jimmy Spithill) 4 points
2nd:\u00a0Viveka\u00a0<\/em>(Gery Atkins) 4 points
3rd:\u00a0Mariella<\/em>\u00a0(Carlo Falcone) 8 points
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Troph\u00e9e Voiles de Saint-Tropez\u00a0for best Epoque Gaffer yacht<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Kizmet<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>(Sir Richard Matthews) 3 points
2nd:\u00a0Oriole<\/em>\u00a0(Juan Carlos Eguiagaray) 5 points
3rd:\u00a0Marilee\u00a0<\/em>(Mateo Tacconi) 9 points
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Troph\u00e9e Voiles de Saint-Tropez for best Epoque Marconi A yacht<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Leonore\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(Mauro Piani) 4 points
2nd:\u00a0Falcon<\/em>\u00a0(Patricio Monteiro de Barros) 10 points
3rd:\u00a0Carron II<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>(Angelo Mazzarella) 10 points
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Troph\u00e9e Voiles de Saint-Tropez for best Epoque Marconi B yacht<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Lak II<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>(Cian O\u2019Carroll) 3 points
2nd:\u00a0Harlekin<\/em>\u00a0(Jean-Yves Redor) 7 points
3rd:\u00a0One Wave<\/em>\u00a0(William Borel) 9 points
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Troph\u00e9e Voiles de Saint-Tropez for best Classic Marconi A yacht<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Maria Giovanina II<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>(Jean Pierre Sauvan) 3 points
2nd:\u00a0Palynodie II<\/em>\u00a0(Henri Ferbus) 6 points
3rd:\u00a0Dambuster\u00a0<\/em>(Nicholas Hill) 10 points
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Troph\u00e9e Voiles de Saint-Tropez for best Classic Marconi B yacht<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Eugenia V<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>(Baptiste Garnier) 3 points
2nd:\u00a0Star Sapphire<\/em>\u00a0(Jacob Glaz) 6 points
3rd:\u00a0Albacore\u00a0<\/em>(Luis Figueiredo) 7 points

Troph\u00e9e Voiles de Saint-Tropez for best 12mR\u00a0<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Kiwi Magic<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(Marianne Petersen) 4 points
2nd:\u00a0French Kiss\u00a0<\/em>(Marc Pajot) 4 points
3rd:\u00a0France\u00a0<\/em>(Christophe Bereloot) 8 points

Troph\u00e9e Voiles de Saint-Tropez for best IOR yacht<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Resolute Salmon<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>(Alberto Franchella) 3 points
2nd:\u00a0Encounter<\/em>\u00a0(Bart Weduwer) 6 points
3rd:\u00a0Ornella\u00a0<\/em>(Hugues Destremau) 7 points
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Centenary Trophy, awarded by the Gstaad Yacht Club<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Kismet<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(Sir Richard Matthews)
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Trophy for best crew parade:<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Belle Aventure et son cirque<\/em><\/strong>
Favourite: Star Sapphire (L<\/em>es Mignons)<\/em>

MODERN YACHTS<\/strong>
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BMW Trophy for best IRC 0<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Spirit Of Lorina<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(Marcello Pica – Jean Pierre Barjon) 7 points
2nd:\u00a0Interlodge IV\u00a0<\/em>(Gwen Fragomen) 14 points
3rd:\u00a0Nanoq<\/em>\u00a0(H.M King Frederik of Denmark) 15 points

BRIG Trophy for best IRC 1<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Lisa R<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>(Giovanni de Vincenzo) 6 points
2nd:\u00a0Pr\u00e9texte 2<\/em>\u00a0(J\u00e9r\u00e9my Lagarrigue) 9 points
3rd:\u00a0Searcher 2<\/em>\u00a0(Pete Smith) 18 points
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Suzuki Marine Trophy for best IRC 2<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0J Wow<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>(Andrej Tschirikow) 7 points
2nd:\u00a0Fremito d\u2019Arja\u00a0<\/em>(Dario Levi) 8 points
3rd:\u00a0Flight of Durgan<\/em>\u00a0(David Grylis) 12 points
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Troph\u00e9e Voiles de Saint-Troph\u00e9e for best IRC 3<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Topas<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(Dr Harald Bruning) 7 points
2nd:\u00a0Pride<\/em>\u00a0(William Grave) 9 points
3rd:\u00a0Letto di Pletto<\/em>\u00a0(Rainer Badent) 9 points
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Troph\u00e9e Voiles de Saint-Troph\u00e9e for best IRC 4<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Overdose Neo<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(Lilyan Bretagne) 9 points
2nd:\u00a0Iskareen<\/em>\u00a0(Arnt Bruhns) 11 points
3rd:\u00a0Corto Maltese<\/em>\u00a0(Michele Colosante) 13 points
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Club 55 Maxi Yacht Cup<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Tilakkhana II\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(Pascale Decaux)

Club 55 yacht Cup<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Hallowe\u2019en<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(Inigo Strez)

P\u00e9tanque (bowls) competition:\u00a0<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Mad IV\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(Christophe Lenoir, Serge Bazzano and Nicolas Bardes)
Finalist: Black Legend 4 (Julien, Valentine and Anne-Sophie)

Trophy for best crew parade:<\/strong>
Winner:\u00a0Dialix<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>(La Boule Trop\u00e9zienne)
Favourites:\u00a0Raving Swan<\/em>\u00a0(Mini mousse) and\u00a0Capitainerie Ast\u00e9rix et Ob\u00e9lix et Cie\/ Les bagnards de la nautique<\/em>

LES VOILES DE SAINT-TROPEZ PARTNERS<\/strong>
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Major Partner<\/strong>
ROLEX

Premium Partners<\/strong>
BMW
EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD

Privileged Partners<\/strong>
WALLY
SUZUKI MARINE
BRIG

Associated Partners<\/strong>
VSC CORPORATE RECOVERY CONSULTING
PORT DES MARINES DE COGOLIN
NORTH SAILS

Suppliers<\/strong>
MERCANTOUR EVENTS
BYBLOS
PEPINIERE DU GOLFE
CHAMPAGNE BARONS DE ROTHSCHILD\u00a0
CHATEAU SAINT-MAUR CRU CLASSE
MAITRES VIGNERONS DE LA PRESQU\u2019ILE DE SAINT-TROPEZ
TIKAMOON
L\u2019ECOLE DU LUXE

Institutional Partners of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez\u00a0<\/strong>
VILLE DE SAINT-TROPEZ
PORT DE SAINT-TROPEZ\u00a0
SAINT-TROPEZ TOURISME
ESPRIT VILLAGE A SAINT-TROPEZ
FEDERATION FRAN\u00c7AISE DE VOILE
YACHT CLUB DE FRANCE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
INTERNATIONAL MAXI ASSOCIATION
COMITE INTERNATIONAL DE LA MEDITERRANEE

Organisation\u00a0
<\/strong>Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nautique de Saint-Tropez, President: Pierre Roinson
Principal Race Officer: Georges Korhel
Registrations: Fr\u00e9d\u00e9rique Fantino
Marine Safety: Gilles Doyen
Logistics and Procurement: Alice Coquant\u00a0
Communications and External Relations: Chlo\u00e9 de Brouwer

Websites and Social Media\u00a0<\/strong>
www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr<\/a>
www.societe-nautique-saint-tropez.fr<\/a>
Instagram: les_voiles_de_saint_tropez
Facebook: les Voiles de Saint-Tropez officiel
X formally Twitter: @VoilesSTOrg
YouTube: Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez Officiel

Media Production\u00a0<\/strong>
Editorial: Pierre-Marie Bourguinat\u00a0
Video: Guilain Grenier, Images 6 G Production\/SNST
Photography: Gilles Martin-Raget\u00a0
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Press Relations<\/strong>: Maguelonne Turcat<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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