One of the new additions to the 9th edition of Les Voiles de Saint-Barth is the arrival of the OMA (Offshore Multihull Association), a class created in February 2017 for all owners of multihull sailboats.
“This class was created to better run the multihull races, but also ensure the security of the boats and their crews, while also participating in their promotion,” explains Charles Goodrich, a member of the OMA, who also points out the creation of the new MultiRule aimed to establish equitable ratings for multihull boats to race as fairly as possible in all wind conditions
“Rating the multihull class is an important subject. Until this year, Les Voiles de Saint-Barth adhered to the CSA, and we integrated the CSA Multihull class. Today, we are happy to include the MultiRule as part of the regatta,” assures Luc Poupon, the race director for Les Voiles de Saint-Barth.
CODE-ZERO Produces Personalized Crew Polo Shirt
A new feature for Les Voiles de Saint-Barth: the new clothing sponsor for the event, CODE-ZERO, is producing personalized polo shirts with the name of your boat.
These Crew Kits, sold in a minimum of 10 shirts, are available in six colors, with the green logo especially designed as a sign of solidarity for St Barthélemy.
With this in mind, 40% of the total cost of each order will be donation to the association, Help St Barth, certified by the St Barth Foundation, and whose goal is to finance the materials and manpower needed for the reconstruction of the island.
For all orders, contact: info@code-zero.com | Tel: 00 31 85 27 32 375
Newcomers And Regulars:A Registration Update
The multihull class is bigger than ever this year! There are already seven boats signed up from France and the United States, including newcomers such as the Mach Schnell’s 60’ catamaran, the Multi 50 French Tech Rennes St Malo, Christian Guyader’ catamaran Gastronomie, or Lloyd Thornburg’s Gunboat 66, Phaedo, not to be confused with the trimaran Phaedo3.
Among the regulars, 2017 class winner Fujin will be back, as well as R-Six, which finished in third place. Stephen Cucchiaro’s Flow will be back after taking a year off.
In the Maxi class, the top overall winner Proteus will be back and will compete against another Maxi 72, Sorcha (ex Robertissima), which will make its debut at Les Voiles de Saint-Barth. English owner Peter Harrison is very familiar with the playing field, as he has sailed in Les Voices since 2015 and has stood on the podium with his TP 52 of the same name. Another competitor used to finishing first is Rambler concurrent habitué à la première place, Rambler88, who is out for revenge, not having won for the past two years!
Windfall and Aragon will also both be back to compete against newcomer Althane and in the Volvo 70 Green Dragon and Ocean Breeze.
With five days of racing on the schedule this year, the competition promises to be even more incredible for this 9th edition of Les Voiles.
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