![]() Hong Kong Yacht Club member, Karl Kwok (Beau Geste), who had a thundering start to the week, lost some of his vigour on Friday, but secures a much deserved second place tonight, way ahead of another TP52, Peter Harrison's Jolt 3. Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez day 6 - photo © Gilles Martin-Raget / The BMW Trophy crowns an undisputed and very familiar champion in IRC C, the Prince of Denmark's TP52 Nanoq. Mercantour Trophy (Epoque Aurique A), Scud (Herreshoff 1903) Byblos Trophy (Epoque Aurique B), Lulu (Rabot 1897), Marshall Trophy (Epoque Marconi A) Skylark 1937 (Olin Stephens 1937), SNSM Trophy (Epoque Marconi B) Bona (Baglietto 1934), Besserat de Bellefon Trophy (Grand Tradition) Sumurun (Fife 1914) and the Pierre Basset Trophy, won by Jap (Fife 1897) for the best yacht in the 'Guests' group. Beaten in race 1 by the amazing Paine design Viveka, she came right back into the game in the breeze, securing victory in today's race and with it the prestigious Rolex Trophy.Ĩ other Trophies were awarded this evening to the champions in the 8 remaining groups of Classics: Torpez Trophy (Classic Marconi A), Eugenia V (Rhodes 1968), Turquoise Trophy (Classic Marconi B), Espar II (Sangermani 1968). Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez day 6 - photo © Ingrid Abery / Shenandoah of Sark, the impressive three-masted schooner (Ferris 1902), was the big threat in the group vying for the Rolex Trophy. This scenario was echoed in the Epoque Aurique Group which Spartan, the speedy Herreshoff designed New York 50, dominated play on the line, but her handicap let her down against Torben Grael's formidable Scud (Herreshoff 1903). France just got the better of Ikra, albeit it by just a few seconds, but she didn't have quite enough of a lead to finish ahead of Eugenia V (Rhodes 1968) in corrected time. There were many momentous occasions, including the three 12mRs Il Moro di Venezia, France and Ikra embroiled in the most spectacular of speed runs. With spinnakers aloft downwind, genoas on a reach, then a beat towards the far end of the gulf and Le Portalet under jib and genoa, the spectacle out on the water and along the piers was really something special today. As such the sailors had to really push their steeds in very different ways on an extremely changeable race zone, forcing them to put in a number of high-pressure manoeuvres and sail changes. Between the Mistral at the start of the week and Thursday's Challenge Day, the Classics completed two races, each of them contested in very different contexts: moderate wind yesterday and a building Mistral today. ![]() Their starts under spinnaker, on port tack for all the classes, were just sublime, leading to a series of decisive jousting at the head of each of the groups. Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez day 6 - photo © Gilles Martin-Raget / Chic classics!įor this final day of competition, the gulf served up some stunning racing on calm to rough seas, blown by a moderate to strong W'ly wind. ![]()
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