Voile St Barth 2019

LES VOILES DE ST BARTH

 Voile on Steve Schmidt Santa Cruz 70 'Hotel California two".....

  My skipper .

 Marc Pajot
5x FD World Champ, Silver medal at the 1972 Olympics at 19 with is older brother Yves, 5 times world champion,
winner of the cross-Atlantic Route du Rhum, etwice semi-finalist representing France at the America’s Cup as a Project Manager and Skipper, he has been representing French sailing achievement around the world.

Member of French Maritime Academy, the French Yacht Club, and the Monaco Yacht Club he is now settled in Cannes, Côte d’Azur, running a Yacht Selection activity and a consulting activity in marina landscaping. etc etc

 

 

 This year Bella Mente lost top section of mast 2 days before start of Voile...

 2 or 3 years ago Bella Mente lost her entire mast here.. 

 

Sailboat Specifications

Hull Type: Fin w/spade rudder

Rigging Type: Masthead Sloop

LOA: 68.00 ft / 20.73 m LWL:  62.00 ft / 18.90 Beam: 15.08 ft / 4.60 m

S.A. (reported): 1,520.00 ft² / 141.21 m²  Draft (max): 9.00 ft / 2.74 m

Displacement: 24,000 lb / 10,886 kg Ballast: 9,600 lb / 4,354 kg

S.A./Disp.: 29.35 Bal./Disp.:40.00 Disp./Len.: 44.96

Construction: FG/Composite Ballast Type: Lead

First Built: 1985 tot 19built

Builder: Santa Cruz Yachts (USA) Designer: Bill Lee

BMW Diesel HP:138

Perry Design Review: Santa Cruz 70

Fast is fun for cruising, too

By Bob Perry

September 13, 2000

With an increase in speed there comes an increase in the feeling of control and power over the situation. Bill Lee's approach to this is the cruising version of the Santa Cruz 70. This is a beefed up version of the racing 70 hull with a brand new deck, interior and rig. This design was done by Bill's in-house designer, Bob Smith, and I am sure Bob would be more than happy to draw up any variation you may imagine. The SC70 has proven itself to be a very effective ocean racer and continues to frustrate the exotic ULDBs.

The racing SC70 weighs about 24,000 to 27,000 pounds. The cruising version weighs 35,000 pounds and floats 2.5 inches lower in the water. To put this in perspective, consider that the heavyweight cruising version has a D/L ratio of 59.6! The D/L ratio of the racing version is 46 based upon the 7,000 pound displacement. So you're long, you're light, you're fast. I know from my own experience cruising the 24,000 pound 70-footer Meridian in the relatively sheltered waters of the Northwest there was no downside to light weight and speed. The transom is cutaway and open to the cockpit for easy access from the dinghy. Note the interesting engine location and the huge forecastle.

 Santa Cruz 70 1985 $395,000