From the smallest to the biggest What other regatta aside from Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez can boast yachts of 8 to 55 metres in length?! Elena of London with 14 meters over the deck in addition to the 41 meters of water line length makes her the biggest entry. This replica of Nathanaël Herreshoff’s 1910 auric schooner was built in Spain in 2009 and will once again delight spectators and participants at Les Voiles.
From the smallest to the biggest What other regatta aside from Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez can boast yachts of 8 to 55 metres in length?! Elena of London with 14 meters over the deck in addition to the 41 meters of water line length makes her the biggest entry. This replica of Nathanaël Herreshoff’s 1910 auric schooner was built in Spain in 2009 and will once again delight spectators and participants at Les Voiles with her grace. Also joining the fleet will be the aptly named Dainty from the Solent Sunbeam series with crew of British sailor Peter Nicholson, sharing the pleasure of returning to Saint-Tropez where in 2022, they celebrated her 100 th anniversary in the Yacht Club de Gstaad Centenary Trophy. Before embarking on the waters of the Var, this 8.2m will have crossed the English Channel and the French mainland by trailer to join the Tropezian fiesta. Size is of no consequence!
From the oldest to the latest Maxi Evidently it is within the Classic series that one will find the oldest entrant, and this title goes to the returning auric yawl Sky , built in 1890 in England at the Thetis Ware shipyard. Having undergone a full refit at the turn of this century, this powerful 26 meter hull, afloat in mahogany on oak frames, will participate once again. No wood on Capricorno, built entirely out of carbon last year, at King Marine. This radical 82-foot Judel-Vrolijk should be the talk of Saint-Tropez. But there is no doubt that her Italian crew will have their work cut out to beat North Star, another from the drawing board of the German design duo, second in 2023. Without forgetting Jethou , further lightened this year thanks to the addition of ballast tanks nor the master Wally 101 Y3K, largest in its category at 30.80 meters.