The Autumn Cup – Yacht Club de France is a race for yachts from the site of last weeks Regates Royales to the Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez. The race is organized by the Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez with the technical means of the Yacht Club de Cannes.
Forty-seven Yachts set off on the 27th September 2015 from the port of Cannes to Saint-Tropez. The departure was in 4-5 knots, which forced organizers to shorten the course. The swift 15 MJ MARISKA, followed by gaff cutter ROWDY (NY Herreshoff 40 1916) and J class SHAMROCK, gained the upper hand in elapsed time, crossing the finish from 14:40pm local time after 17 miles of racing. For complete results use the following link www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr
The 15 MJ race on Monday!
Competing in their very own championship, the four 15M JIs still in existence, will hit the racetrack from Monday with a dedicated round setting sail from Le Portalet with two windward-leewards. Just one point separates the leader Tuiga, from Mariska in the “15M JI International Association” overall ranking so it’s sure to make fantastic viewing in this the final leg of their circuit after racing in the Balearics, Monaco Classic Week and Portofino… These fabulously elegant gaff cutters have a double distinction in that they are some of the finest craft of the golden age of yachting and all of them have the honour of being designed by William Fife. Alongside Hispania, built in 1909 by order of King Alfonso XIII of Spain, the famous Tuiga of the Yacht Club de Monaco, Mariska and The Lady Anne will all be vying for supremacy.
