| Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez Concludes with Schooner So Fong Winner of the Trophée Rolex |
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 The site of the prizegiving ceremony for the 8th annual Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez (and the 25th anniversary of the original La Nioulargue) took place in a spectacular setting under the walls of the ancient Citadelle, with a view overlooking the bay of Saint-Tropez. André Beaufils, President of Les Voile Organizing Committee welcomed the competitors, along with the Jean-Michel Couve, Deputy Mayor of Saint-Tropez. Hundreds of guests hiked up to the vantage point where the awards for the week of racing were presented.Phillipe Masset, General Director of Rolex France awarded the Trophee Rolex and a Rolex steel Submariner timepiece to the yacht, So Fong. The 26 metre (85') dark-blue hulled schooner had the lowest score for the week of racing of all the classic division yachts over 16 metres. So Fong, designed by the legendary naval architects, Sparkman & Stephens, was built in Hong Kong in 1937, and has been owned for the past five years by Bruno Entrecanales of Madrid, Spain. The final race on Saturday provided perfect conditions for the boat. Skipper Perico Villalonga-Hook attributed the win to "the great Spanish crew", though in fact he has assembled a capable crew who are also from Italy, France, and New Zealand. Villalonga-Hook added, "We need 20-25 knots of wind to really get the boat going", and Saturday they experienced just that. So Fong has competed in a several of the classic yacht regattas this year, including PalmaVela (Majorca), the Copa del Rey (Vintage Sails in Mahon, Menorca), and Regate Royales in Cannes. The yacht is expected to cross the Atlantic next year to compete in the classic circuit in northeastern USA in the summer/fall 2007. In the Epoque Gaff, Class A (EAA), 1st place overall for the week was the 33 metre (108') Fife schooner, Altair. Close behind in 2nd place was the gaff cutter, Moonbeam IV. The 'big boat' class was quite competitive with five of the eight yachts competing near the top of the leader board at some point in the week. For the 2006 Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, 287 yachts and 3,000 sailors competed in Modern and Tradition Divisions. For more information including final results please visit www.snst.org Tradition Division: Overall Results (after 3 races, with one discard) Epoque Gaff - Class A: 1) Moonbeam IV, M. Lechevalier 2) Altair, Joe Pytka 3) Eleonora, Steve McLaren Epoque Gaff - Class B 1) Marilee, Riccardo Banchetti 2) Bona Fide, Guiseppe Jiordano 3) Oriole, Alain Aubry Epoque Gaff - Class C 1) So Fong, Bruno Entrecanales 2) Lelantina, Patrick Gilbert 3) Owl, Piero Grandi Epoque Marconi - Class A 1) Mariella, Carlo Falcone 2) The Blue Peter, Mike Alders 3) Agneta, Markus Sheweiger Epoque Marconi - Class B 1) Anne Sophie, Hans George Klein 2) Safir, Wilfrid Tolhurst 3) Cotton Blossom, Dennis Conner Epoque Marconi - Class C 1) Cholita, Maria Linda Nettis 2) Tamara IX, Doug Peterson 3) Havsörnen, Charles Langereis Epoque Marconi - Class D 1) Dolphin, Lawrence Bryan 2) Sonda, Eric LaPrince 3) Isis, Herve Goudard Spirit of Tradition 1) Shamrock V, Georges Mueller 2) Finsco, Willi Balz 3) Helisara, Jean Paul Besnard Classique Marconi, Class A 1) Galvana, Pella Hermanes 2) Tiziana 3) Running Tide, Eric Pol Classic Marconi, Class B 1) Fantasque 2) Pelikan, Peter Koerfer 3) Pen Duick II, David Alexandre Tofinou Class 1) Touril, Philippe Joubert 2) Bellerophon, Nicholas Edminston 3) Pitch, Patrice Riboud Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez in brief : 8th edition - Created in 1999 as a replacement for La Nioulargue (1981- 1995) Modern division, 155 entries Tradition division, 111 (Rolex Trophy, 52) Spirit of Tradition division: 21 Related Items:
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