A hotly contested TROPHY 2023!
The first race could not be sailed due to lack of wind, but the next two legs saw a great naval battle on the water.
After warm welcome of Jean-Charles ORSUCCI mayor of Bonifacio, Tony ADRAGNA in Marina Vento di Maestrale, Gordon VASSALO at Grand Harbour Marina receive our fleet for Malta’s ending.
For the Jedi 2023 title, Philippe DECORPS’s FLORA gave her rivals no chance, although she was closely followed by Yvon and Karine FAUCONNIER on Jean de LOISY’s ALBATROS, who took 2nd place ahead of JEDI 2018 Alain MONNIER’s ECBATANE.
The race for the Admiral Satan Honorary Saber remained breathtaking until the final minutes, when Philippe MONNET & Patrick BOCCARD’s LYS came back on EUGENIA V, passed it and took the line honors. The total points between the two boats tied them, but the corrected time victory on this 2nd leg gave the win to EUGENIA V and her Admiral Satan in title Baptiste GARNIER. Olivier LAMIT’s HERMITAGE, which was relaunched 3 weeks ago after a major refit, came a fine 3rd after shaking the top two boats by winning the first leg.
The 14 boats are safely in port at Grand Harbour Marina in Malta, and the arrival festivities can begin.
Agnès VON DER MÜHLL, the French ambassador to Malta, welcomed the competitors on Wednesday 5 July in the gardens of the French residence, to show her support for our race between France and Malta.
On this occasion, we will be talking about the Marenostrum Racing Club’s project to make a copy of the Statue of Pierre-André de Suffren, which stands in the port of Saint-Tropez, as a gift to Malta and to install it at the entrance to Birgu-Vittoriosa for the 25th Bailiff, the historic site of the Auberge de France, where Pierre-André de Suffren stayed when he was a knight in Malta.
This venture will be financed by private subscription.
The idea, which won over Agnès Von der MÜHLL, has also been taken up by Sylvie SIRI, Mayor of Saint-Tropez.
On July 6 at the Sengléa’s “Sheer Bastion”, Yachting Malta will welcome the fleet in full regalia for the presentation of the Trophies.
The Trophée Bailli de Suffren 2023, which will have been marked by the Photos and Portraits of Serge ANTON (www.sergeanton.be ), is coming to an end and we are already looking ahead to the 2024 event, which will feature a new route.
OFFICIAL PARTNERS
SAINT-TROPEZ – BONIFACIO – TRAPANI – MALTA TOURISM AUTORITY – PORT de SAINT-TROPEZ – MARINA de BONIFACIO – MARINA VENTO DI MAESTRALE – GRAND HARBOUR MARINA – YACHTING MALTA – COMITE du TOURISME de CORSE – FROJO – DETAILLE PARFUMS – MOUNT GAY RHUM , DOMAINES OTT, Lise Braun Collection
AUTORITES PARTENAIRES
SOCIETE NAUTIQUE de SAINT-TROPEZ – YACHT CLUB de BONIFACIO – ROYAL MALTA YACHT CLUB – FEDERATION FRANCAISE DE VOILE – FEDERATION MALTAISE DE VOILE – LLEGA NAVALE ITALIANO – FEDERATION ITALIENNE DE VOILE – INTERNATIONAL MAXI ASSOCIATION –ASSOCIATION FRANCAISE DES YACHTS DE TRADITION-YACHT CLUB DE FRANCE – COMITE INTERNATIONAL DE LA MEDITERRANEE
OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS
Les Hôtels de Charme du Trophée Bailli de Suffren :
SAINT-TROPEZ: HOTEL SUBE
MALTA SANGLEA: The SNOP HOUSE
MAHON BALEARES : Can ALBERTI 1740
WE SUPPORT
