It was once again a great nautical event in Saint-Tropez with the Voiles d’Automne and the First 31.7 Mediterranean Championship which took place from November 11 to 13, 2022 in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez with sixty-two sailboats competing in five groups; two Osiris, two IRC and the First 31.7 class.

In spite of the regatta day on Saturday, which was cancelled due to lack of wind, the race committee led by Georges Korhel was able to launch four good races, two on Friday with very good conditions and an East wind of 10 to 12 knots and two on Sunday with a wind of 80 to 15 to 20 knots.

In the meantime, the crew party brought together more than three hundred crew members in Saint-Tropez in the mythical place of the Gioia, VIP Room. During the prize-giving ceremony, the President of the Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez, Pierre Roinson, first of all thanked the many competitors who had come from far and wide, but also all the teams at sea and on land, including the indispensable volunteers of the Club. “I would also like to thank the First 31.7 Attitude association and its President Dominique Lexa for having integrated the Voiles d’Automne with no less than twelve boats. Not forgetting the SNST partners, including Bernard Optic, who is offering pairs of binoculars to the first in each class!”

Dominique Lexa warmly thanked the Société Nautique and its management team for their warm welcome during the Voiles de Saint-Tropez to host the First 31.7 Championship during this event. The participants of the class responded well to the call with twelve boats coming from the French Riviera and even beyond with a crew from Toronto!

“Our association allows us to promote one-design racing. It’s the form of racing we prefer. The 2023 First 31.7 attitude calendar is already in place with a first event in April in Port Grimaud.

On the SNST side, the regattas will resume in February with the Interclub Challenge and the Festival Armen!

Prize list after four races :

FIRST class 31.7

1. SAGAI – Dominique Lexa of SN Mousseques
2. SATINDOLL – Pierre Paturle from SR Antibes
3. PROCYON – Guy Gorzerino from Saint Mandrier

Group IRC A

1. EXPRESSO – Guy Claeys de la SN Saint-Tropez
2. TEAM CAPTAIN NASON S – Christelle Renaud de Sainte Maxime
3. MACAYA – Marc Pons de la SN Saint-Tropez

Group IRC B

1. GIVE ME FIVE – Adrien FOLLIN de Sainte Maxime
2. RAVING SWAN – Jérôme Stubler de la SN Saint-Tropez
3. ALBATOR – Philippe Frantz de la SN Saint-Tropez

OSIRIS A

1. BLISS – Jean Claude Bertrand de la CN Napoule
2. ALTAIR – Jean Marie Bisbal de Saint-Raphael
3. MAJOLAN – Christian Le Floch de la SN Saint-Tropez

OSIRIS B

1. SENSATION 2 – Thibaut Garnotel de la SN Saint-Tropez
2. XBIE – Jérôme Fournier – Bandol
3. LA BELUGUE – Fabien Badouric – Bandol