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For the 10th year in a row, the Mediterranean summer sailing season comes to a climatic end with Les Voiles de Staint-Tropez. The spectacle, unlike any other, draws more than 300 classic and modern yachts, including the Wallys. Over 3,000 sailors will be on hand from September 27 – October 4, 2009 to join in the fun.
Legendary yachts, which have been restored to perfection and crews dressed to complement them take over this jewel of the French Riviera and its marina. They race in the Gulf by day and celebrate by night.

Special festivities during this year’s Les Voiles de Staint-Tropez include 100th year anniversary celebrations for Tuiga and Mariska and the gathering of five of Eric Tabarlay’s Pen Duick yachts.

Special festivities during this year’s Les Voiles de Staint-Tropez include 100th year anniversary celebrations for Tuiga and Mariska and the gathering of five of Eric Tabarlay’s Pen Duick yachts.

Whether you attend as a regatta organizer, sponsor, sailor, guest or vacationer a copy of CLASSIC AND MODERN YACHTS IN SAINT-TROPEZ will let you share the excitement and memories forever.

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Iconic coffee table regattabook of the close of the Mediterranean Sailing Season available soon.

PARTNERS IN TRADITON – CLASSIC and MODERN YACHTS in SAINT-TROPEZ

Saint-Tropez, France (September 26, 2009) –Yachting photographers, Juerg Kaufmann and Daniel Forster, and sailing writer, Lynn Fitzpatrick, have teamed up to produce a coffee table book of Les de Saint-Tropez entitled PARTNERS IN TRADITON – CLASSIC and MODERN YACHTS in SAINT-TROPEZ. The book will be packed will stunning images and highlights of the yachts, people and atmosphere of the event.

The regattabook’s development can be followed online at regattabook.com. Each day we will reveal the images that the team will publish.

The 10th anniversary of the event will be exceptional. This year, Les Voiles celebrates the 100th year anniversary of Tuiga and her sistership, Mariska. Many of the world’s most beautiful traditional yachts such as Elenora, Cambria, Shamrock and Moonbeam will ply the same waters as the stylish Wallys. Additionally, all five of Eric Tabarly’s Pen Duick yachts will be assembled in the marina and raced during the day.

The regattabook will capture the essence of the event – the excitement, the venue, the yachts, the organizers, the partners, the characters and personalities that sail these boats. From the quiet of first light to the cacophony of 300 boats leaving port and the Mistral whistling through the rigging, the regattabook will enable you to live vicariously and remember a decade of regattas marking the close of the summer sailing season in the Mediterranean.

Juerg Kaufmann, Daniel Forster and Lynn Fitzpatrick have eyes unlike others in the business. When joined, the team’s talent and professionalism produce an outcome that is the perfect souvenir or gift for sailors and all who have ever dreamed about sailing along the French Riviera.

For an early November delivery, reserve your copy now at a promotional discount price of 59 Euro at onlineshop.

American sailing journalist, Lynn Fitzpatrick and Swiss Yachting photographer Jürg Kaufmann have released a 120-page, hard-bound, coffee table book on the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series entitled Louis Vuitton Pacific Series – The Friendly Games.

The book is the perfect keepsake for everyone who participated in staging this historic match racing event. Not only does it introduce the teams, recap the racing and have unique photos of Auckland and the landside activities, it also recognizes those who made it happen, including the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.

Shipment of will be end of September, order book online here or with the ISBN Number 978-3-9811584-7-2

For the 10th year in a row, the Mediterranean summer sailing season comes to a climatic end with Les Voiles de St. Tropez. The spectacle, unlike any other draws over 300 classic and modern yachts, including the Wallys. Over 3,000 sailors are on hand to join in the fun. Legendary yachts restored to perfection and crews dressed to complement them take over the marina and take to the Gulf for 10 days of exciting racing and festivities.

Special celebrations at Les Voiles de St. Tropez include 100th year anniversary celebrations for Tuiga and Mariska, the gathering of five of Eric Tabarlay’s Pen Duick yachts.

For months, Les Voiles de St. Tropez has been set in stone on Jürg, Lynn and Daniel’s calendars just as it has on all of the regatta participants. Whether you attend as a regatta organizer, sponsor, sailor, guest or vacationer a copy of Les Voiles de St. Tropez will let you share the excitement and memories forever.

Daniel’s photos have transcended the covers of sailing magazines and have appeared on the cover of TIME magazine on more than one occasion.

Maxi yacht owners such as Bill Koch, Larry Ellison, and Jim Dolan, have commissioned Daniel, to document in book format their yacht’s participation at major sailing events.

Daniel is one of the official photographers in charge of the Rolex Yachting events. He has also been engaged by corporations to document their participation in various around the world events, including the Volvo Ocean Race.

Since1974, Daniel has covered ten America’s Cups and ten Olympic Games.