Voile 2019 St Barth

Voile 2019 Entries 

All results Voile 2019

 2 of the 26 course options..

 Gustavia

I'm getting bold..  so wearing red hat most of the time..  Got it connected with shirt, so when blown of it stays with me..  worked very well..

I'm on aft deck trimming the main, one helping winching in..

 5x World Champ FD, and silver at 19yr Kiel 1972 FD olympics
Marc Pajot 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, twice 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.

Rock surroundings..  rocks and small islands used as 'marks', we round them, some one do it realy close..

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

Marc Pajot and owner/solo sailor Steve Schmidt on this boat since 92, mostly in Carieb..

Marie Claude..  on back stay duty

MARIA CATTIVA Royal Huisman 39m luxury sailing yacht design by Bruce King Yacht Design

 Summer Storm..  winner in our class..

Fixed wing mast, more mainsail is hoisted for sailing..

Antonie jumper after every race, anchors connected to the dinghies

Bella Mente out of action (again), this time they lose top section of mast 2 days before start of Voile..

Liquid on dock, but dinghy needed to safely transfer to shore..

Tigger, walked in at same restaurant with Nick and their Charter guests..

Pre start preparations on a bowsprit..

Very nice start of Liquid 2nd race day..

Infront of us..  Caro had bad port/starboard with Selene..

Caro cleared one side of Selene's deck with its bowsprit, both boats retire..

Furling roller issues solved ..

Here goes dinghy for 1st time, looking at it but to sudden to prevent it..

Oeps

Aladin

And Peter saves my day, made it in time (0830) to my race boat, Hotel California too

 100ft Scallywag ducks behind us..

 

 

Liquid passes the other way.. (Started before our class)

Lay day..  no rest for me, steering repair on Paul's dinghy..

With help of Peter again..

And usable again..

Guy doing something below bowsprit here as well..

Salt..

2 in front hut, and 1 in each aft cabin..  all works well..  everybody happy..

Aladin, Louis and Marco

Steve.. owner of Santa Cruz 70 Hotel California too..  Had it made for him in 92 and sails it Solo since then mainly in Carieb..

Antonio and his tiny dinghy..

Helicopter taking pics and video..

Dead down wind.. wing on wing

Receiving 2 bottles of champagne after final finish..

 Pamela's Liquid  J122) 1st in CSA4..  2,1,1,1,1,1..  Very Good..  4 of this 11 crew were sleeping at Crew House Condor this week..

 

Our crew shows up for price giving..

2nd last race..  4 in total score, equal points as no 3..  (they win tie because they have more 2nd places then we had..)

Reason of my Yamaha swimming 2day's in a row..  heavy leakage..  more work and discomfort..

Used 5200 fast cure and some clamps, looks to work, still holding its air now after more then a day..

 And after 2 days (back in SXM) still hard..  victory..

Home (SXM) bound..

 Towing 2 dinghies..  no problems..