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RICHARD MILLE, Official Partner of the Fifth of 'LES VOILES DE SAINT BARTH'
Les Voiles de Saint Barth finished
Saturday, April 19. As major partner of the event, Richard Mille salutes
the success of this exceptional latest edition. In its five years, the
race has never known such extreme sailing conditions which offered an
extraordinary spectacle.In Saint Barth, 70
of the Caribbean’s most beautiful yachts and their crews set their
bearings for the port of Gustavia in Saint Barth for this sporting and
festive event, among one of the most anticipated in the region.
Following light and technically challenging winds on Tuesday and
Wednesday, the last two days of the race were livened up by a warm
twenty-five knot wind with strong gusts which even saw one yacht losing
its mast.
The American, Alex Schaerer on
the Mills 69 Caol Ila R carried the day in the Maxi class after two days
of tense competition with the formidable Rambler 90 of George David.
«We had a good start of the regatta as our strength versus Bella Mente
is in calm weather thanks to our difference in draught and we lead two
to one in light winds. Unfortunately, their mast broke, depriving us of a
confrontation in a strong breeze. I think it would have been difficult
to beat them twice to win», recognized the skipper of Caol Ila R. «Their
strength is reaching in a hard blow where we don’t perform as well. A
great and very exciting week in any case.»Alex
Shaerer won in the most prestigious category of the event beating
Georges David and Verder Van Nieuwland with the Marten 72 Aragon. Winner
of this edition, the American owner and skipper was awarded an RM 028
Edition ‘Voiles de Saint Barth’ in titanium at the prize-giving
ceremony. The automatic caliber is perfectly adapted to the yacht
racing-according to the Jura maison.Richard
Mille’s philosophy finds its pure expression within the nautical
universe, gathering extreme performance combined with cutting-edge
technologies and a strong artistic dimension in line with watchmaking
traditions. Just as sailing has evolved in the era of automation,
Richard Mille’s universe manages to innovate in accordance with the long
standing Haute Horlogerie’s tradition which always privileges the
handmade expertise.Richard Mille has never
been more involved in the nautical world than this year, the watch
making brand having presented its first model dedicated to sailing in
high seas, the RM 60-01 Flyback Chronograph Regatta.Principal
partner of Les Voiles since 2010, Richard Mille is delighted to be
associated with this nautical event which is constantly growing in
uniting internationally-renowned skippers. Press Release
This message has been edited by Kong on 2014-04-29 07:23:41