2019 Les Voiles de Saint Barth

Voiles de St. Barthélemy- Day 1

First day of the regatta – at the boat 3 hours before the start to finish a couple of small projects, and head out to the racecourse with plenty of time to test a couple of the legs and confirm the sail selections. We were the third class to start and headed out on our 29 mile race round a variety of islands and rocks. Soon we were getting water across the deck as we bucked the choppy waves. Up…

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Relaxing in Gustavia

Two days of offloading equipment and spares, ticking off boat jobs, and packing race sails, and we are ready to go yachting as the Australians would say. Tomorrow is a full day of practice with the entire crew, who have finally all arrived. Then race 1 on Monday.

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