Les Voiles de St. Barth - Around the way with tradewinds



2:58 PM Sat 9 Apr 2011 GMT
'Les Voiles de St Barth' Christophe Jouany / Les Voiles de Saint-Barth Click Here to view large photo
Les Voiles de St. Barth - The tradewind fan was still on - set at medium-high - when the sailors at Les Voiles de St. Barth resumed racing today after Thursday's layday. With an 18 knot east-southeast breeze, and a gentle swell, the Maxis were sent anti-clockwise from the starting line on a 32-nautical mile course which took them most of the way around the island before rounding the islet of Le Bouef and returning on a reciprocal course to the finish. The Racing, Racing Cruising, Classics and Multis classes sailed a shorter 21-nautical mile version of that course. For ...


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by Barby MacGowan





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