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Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2026 | Day One Photos - Maxi fleet

by Bow Caddy Media 29 Sep 12:36 NZDT 28 September - 6 October 2024

Day One on the Maxis course was a light airs event, with several postponements called as the breeze shifted, lifted and dropped. The racing was close in places and the deep blue water of the Med, in company with a sunny day made for some richly coloured imagery.

Capricornio leads My Song - photo © Bow Caddy Media
Capricornio leads My Song - photo © Bow Caddy Media

Close cross - photo © Bow Caddy Media
Close cross - photo © Bow Caddy Media

Eyes forward - photo © Bow Caddy Media
Eyes forward - photo © Bow Caddy Media

V at the top mark - photo © Bow Caddy Media
V at the top mark - photo © Bow Caddy Media

Readying for the bearaway - photo © Bow Caddy Media
Readying for the bearaway - photo © Bow Caddy Media

Tlilakkhana III - photo © Bow Caddy Media
Tlilakkhana III - photo © Bow Caddy Media

Calling the line - photo © Bow Caddy Media
Calling the line - photo © Bow Caddy Media

Nanoq heads for the finish line - photo © Bow Caddy Media
Nanoq heads for the finish line - photo © Bow Caddy Media

Northstar III - photo © Bow Caddy Media
Northstar III - photo © Bow Caddy Media

Bow call - photo © Bow Caddy Media
Bow call - photo © Bow Caddy Media

Waiting, waiting, waiting! - photo © Bow Caddy Media
Waiting, waiting, waiting! - photo © Bow Caddy Media

Balthasar - photo © Bow Caddy Media
Balthasar - photo © Bow Caddy Media

Spectator close up - photo © Bow Caddy Media
Spectator close up - photo © Bow Caddy Media

More bow action - photo © Bow Caddy Media
More bow action - photo © Bow Caddy Media

Rainbow heads upwind - photo © Bow Caddy Media
Rainbow heads upwind - photo © Bow Caddy Media

Maxi Division 1 gets away finally - photo © Bow Caddy Media
Maxi Division 1 gets away finally - photo © Bow Caddy Media

Light airs mode - photo © Bow Caddy Media
Light airs mode - photo © Bow Caddy Media

Bow action on Leopard 3 - photo © Bow Caddy Media
Bow action on Leopard 3 - photo © Bow Caddy Media

Tillakkhana II - photo © Bow Caddy Media
Tillakkhana II - photo © Bow Caddy Media

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