Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez - A gentle breeze for the Classics

7:31 PM Tue 28 Sep 2010 GMT

'Irina VII - Cotre Marconi - Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez' &copy Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi

Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez - Though generous earlier in the day for the Modern class with about 6-8 knots, the wind was not cooperative by midday for the first start - and the first race of the week - for the Tradition class yachts, dropping to 2-3 knots on the Golfe de St Tropez. The Modern class boats were sent further off the coast where they found quite favorable conditions with 8-10 knots for both races today. The race committee in the Tradition class start area struggled initially and finally managed to find enough of a breeze to get the ...

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by Anna Maria Gregorini