Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez - Stunning day on the Bay of Pampelonne

7:30 PM Fri 1 Oct 2010 GMT

'HALLOWEEN, Length: 25.25, Boat Type: COTRE MARCONI, Shipyard: WILIAM FIFE - Les Voiles de St Tropez' &copy Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi

Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez - After a day 'off' at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, on Friday it was back to fleet racing for the 289 boats here this year. Les Voiles is unique in the diversity of the fleet; for this 12th edition there are 101 boats in the Tradition division, 165 in the Modern division, 11 in the Wally division, and 12 in the Tofinu division. The Tradition fleet is a motley collection of fore-and-aft schooners, Bermudian sloops, Marconi cutters, among others. The terms indicating the type of sail plan often seem difficult to understand, but in this maze ...

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by Anna Maria Gregorini