Les Voiles de Saint Barth 2014 Poster, www.lesvoilesdesaintbarth.com
What started in 2010 with 25 competing boats, has become a must sail on the Caribbean sailing calendar. Les Voiles de St. Barth 2014 is set to take place from April 14 – 19, again with Gaastra as its official partner, celebrating its fifth anniversary this season with an international top-notch line-up of 70 entries and 1000 sailors expected to attend. 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. Season’s Maxi yacht line-up: Marten designed Aragon, Mills designed Caol Ira R, Bella Mente Yacht by owner Hap Fauth, Rambler by George David, Swan 80 Selene, Humphreys 77 designed Ocean Phoenix, Swan 112 Highland Breeze by Ben Kolff and Swan 100 Varsovie. See the complete Pre-Entry List here – Ready to rumble!
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