If the new formula is totally new, it is not without reminding the first hours of the founding event, the Nioulargue. Indeed, it is to the fleet of super yachts that the honor of inaugurating the Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2023 will fall, with a notable novelty in the holding of regattas in Saint-Tropez from the first Sunday, October 1st. This new configuration will allow the public, numerous during the opening weekend,.
If the new formula is totally new, it is not without reminding the first hours of the founding event, the Nioulargue. Indeed, it is to the fleet of super yachts that the honor of inaugurating the Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2023 will fall, with a notable novelty in the holding of regattas in Saint-Tropez from the first Sunday, October 1st. This new configuration will allow the public, numerous during the opening weekend, to see the Maxi fleet in training and to attend high-flying regattas between the most incredible racing monohulls of more than 18.28 meters long, led by eminent international crews, with starts and finishes right in front of the village of Saint-Tropez. For these giants of the seas, a tailor-made program will allow them to be alone in the race on Sunday, in duet with the modern fleet on Monday, then at sea from Tuesday until Friday with the whole fleet, including the classic yachts. This incredible reunion at the Voiles de Saint-Tropez of more than a century of naval architecture history has been a strong demand for several editions. Important point, the program includes a “Lay Day” for Maxis on Wednesday, which will allow a second edition of the “Maxi Club 55 Cup”.
On Sunday, October 1, the Traditional Sailboat fleet will join Saint-Tropez in racing for the now traditional “Coupe d’Automne du Yacht Club de France”. On Monday, October 2, the Modern fleet will start its racing session with a program that allows alternating the type and duration of the courses according to the weather conditions of the day, thanks to an “agile” race committee system based on autonomous geo-positionable electric buoys whose order and disposition are transmitted to the competitors by electronic means. The show will get even more intense on Tuesday with the entry of the Classics, since all the fleets will be on the same race course, thus reviving the DNA of the Nioulargue and the Voiles de Saint-Tropez.