01/10/2015 Same cause, same effect: too much wind, today’s racing cancelled The team responsible for the organisation of Les Voiles de Saint Tropez is encountering exceptional times for this autumnal showdown. The culprit is a vast zone of high pressure centred over northern Europe, compressed by a depression circling the Gulf of Genoa, generating easterly …
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Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2015 – Day 3 : C’est bon !
Weather Underground – September 30, 2015 – Hurricane Joaquin became the 2015 Atlantic season’s third hurricane Wednesday morning, and hurricane watches and warnings have been issued for the Bahamas while we nervously eye its potential to affect the U.S. East Coast. (MORE: Expert Analysis | Hurricane Central) An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter reconnaissance aircraft measured sufficiently strong …
It’s no secret. The Mediterranean can be prickly and angry at times. This was the scenario that greeted this second day of Les Voiles de Saint Tropez, where a vicious easterly wind has been packing a punch on the waters of the bays for the past 24 hours, making any sailing a rather perilous affair. …
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Published on Sep 29, 2015 Too windy on Day 2 of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2015 but 15m still having fun !