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Thursday, October 8, 2009

Saint-Tropez Races Bid Summer Adieu



Les Voiles de Saint Tropez, a weeklong regatta that begins this weekend, includes both modern and classic sailboats.

SAINT TROPEZ , FRANCE — According to legend, a bet in 1981 between two yachtsmen at a fashionable Saint-Tropez restaurant led to a race between Pride, an American-owned Swan 44 sailboat and Ikra, a French-owned International 12-meter rival.
The race, over about 30 kilometers, or 20 miles, from Saint-Tropez out to the Nioulargue shoal and back to the Club 55 restaurant on neighboring Pampelonne Beach, was won by the French boat .... read more in The New York Times

1 comment:

  1. our Own Terry Nathan was there. I wonder what boat he raced with and what new things does he have to tell us about this fabulous event in The Med.

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