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    Velsheda at 2016 Les Voiles de St Tropez. Photo Maria Muina.

    Racing a giant classic – an eye-opening day aboard J Class Velsheda at St Tropez

    • January 17, 2017

    It is hard to be a show-stopper in St Tropez, yet the two J Class yachts competing this year were undoubtedly the biggest crowd pleasers. I was lucky enough to…

    Gallery: Stunning photographs from the seventh edition of the Les Voiles de St Barth

    • April 13, 2016

    Photos by Christophe Jouanay The seventh edition of Les Voiles de St. Barth is underway, with racing taking place around the French island of Saint-Barthélemy and the various smaller islands…

    Video: See how the new Gunboat G4 foiling ‘cruiser’ capsized at the Voiles de Saint Barths regatta

    • April 20, 2015

    Having been talk of the town in Saint Barths for her foiling antics at the beginning of the week, Eduardo Perez’s foiling Gunboat G4, ‘Timbalero III’ became the hot topic…

    Voiles de Saint Barths – the model for a perfect regatta? Matthew Sheahan thinks so

    • April 18, 2015

    When saxophonist Jim Rolland, aka ‘Jimmy Sax’, climbed onto the table and belted out his live solo to Mark Ronson’s ‘Uptown Funk’ the party kicked off. Fuelled by a plentiful…

    Gallery: Highlights from the Les Voiles de Saint Barth regatta

    • April 13, 2015

                          

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