Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2026 | Day Five pics and videos
by Bow Caddy Media 3 Oct 17:24 PDT
28 September - 6 October 2024
J Class
The three magnificent J Class yachts racing at Les Voiles - Svea, Rainbow and Hanuman are from Day 5’s windward/leeward races on Pampelonne Bay.
Maxis
Despite a forecast for 15-17 knots of breeze, the Maxis made the best of a fitful 8-10 knot easterly on Day 5.
The Maxi Div 1 fleet was sent west on a coastal course that finished back in the harbour, while the rest of the Maxi divisions completed two windward/leeward races on the Pampelonne Bay course.
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2026 | Peter Shipway Interview
Peter has sailed at Les Voiles five times and this year he is sailing aboard CYCA member Tim Wilson’s wooden ketch El Oro, a sistership to the 1973 Whitbread Round the World racer, Kriter. We took the opportunity find out how Peter’s week was going and what he most enjoys about this regatta.
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2026 | Freddie Carr – J Class Rainbow.
When Freddie Carr is not presenting for The Foil he races on a variety of grand prix yachts on the international sailing circuit. In Saint-Tropez he is in charge of the runners on Peter Harrison’s magnificent J. Class Rainbow. Freddie offers some fascinating insights into the technicalities of his role, how he works closely with the trimmer group and why safety has to come first in all roles on a J.
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2026 | Aussies on Astra 1
We caught up with three well-known Australian sailors aboard Perth sailor Marcos Vivian’s Wally 84, Astra 1, racing here at Les Voiles de Saint Tropez. Mitch White is crew boss and Tommy Spithill is tactician, while Peter ‘Fletch’ Fletcher joined the team very belatedly when the owner of his original ride pulled out of the regatta at the last minute. The trio told us about how their regatta was going and what they most enjoy about sailing at Les Voiles.
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2026 | Will Oxley and Will Ryan
Navigator Will Oxley and mainsail trimer Will Ryan have raced at Les Voiles aboard King Frederik of Denmark’s chartered PAC52 Nanoq for some years now. Nanoq has enjoyed a lot of success at this regatta. Will Oxley tells us something about the challenges of forecasting the breezes and working out a race strategy here, with its numerous rock outcrops. And Will Ryan explains how he briefly left the mainsail sheet in Will Oxley’s hands that day for a quick problem-solving trip to the bow!
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