Celebrating at the 8th Gstaad Yacht Club’s Centenary Trophy
Celebrating at the 8th Gstaad Yacht Club’s Centenary TrophyIn a month’s time, some of the most handsome boats from the classic yachting circuit will reunite again on the Cote d’Azur to fight for the 8th edition of the Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy and to celebrate some very special anniversaries…The Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy in Saint-Tropez, has now become a true tradition, a special race where unique boats are going to be admired, crews to meet and share and where unique birthdays can be celebrated.That is the case of Kismet, saluting her 120th anniversary by debuting in the
New and old entries for the 8th Gstaad Yacht Club’s Centenary Trophy
New and old entries for the 8th Gstaad Yacht Club’s Centenary TrophyIn two and a half months’ time, some of the most handsome boats from the classic yachting circuit will reunite again on the Cote d’Azur for the 8th edition of the Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy. Can there be anything more traditional than gathering centenarian boats for a race especially conceived for them? The Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy in Saint-Tropez, has now become a true tradition.The regatta, unique in its genre, is reserved to boats that are one hundred years or older and in 2018 will celebrate
Tilly XV wins 2017 Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy
Tilly XV wins 2017 Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary TrophyPhoto-finish may seem an overstatement to define centenarian yachts crossing the finish line. But this is actually what happened in Saint-Tropez where eleven crews, out of twenty entrants, finished the race for the 2017 Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy, the only sailing trophy reserved to boats of one hundred years and more. Tilly XV made the best possible debut at the regatta by snatching a well-deserved victory for a handful of seconds from Spartan, with Linnet closing in third.The event, raced in a pursuit format with staggered starts, features an especially
Spartan wins 6th Gstaad Yacht Club’s Centenary Trophy at photo finish
Spartan wins 6th Gstaad Yacht Club’s Centenary Trophy at photo finishUSA’s flagged NYYC50 Spartan has won the 6th edition of the Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy in an exciting photo-finish with 2014 winner Olympian, skippered by Bruno Troublé.The USA-flagged NYYC 50’ class Spartan, dating from 1913, has won the 2016 edition of the Centenary Trophy, the prestigious regatta raced during the Voiles de Saint-Tropez’s and reserved to classic yacht one hundred years or more old.The regatta, raced in a pursuit format with staggered starts, began at 12.30 with the 19 yachts starting staggered defined by a special handicap system,
The fifth Gstaad Yacht Club’s Centenary Trophy: an edition to remember
The fifth Gstaad Yacht Club's Centenary Trophy: an edition to rememberThe fifth edition of the Gstaad Yacht Club's Centenary Trophy will be filed in the archives under a tag: challenging. The fifteen one hundred years and more old yachts that went go head-to-head in a pursuit race based on a special handicap system, were in fact faced with extremely challenging conditions, with an easterly wind well above 20 knots, gusting over 25 and an especially tough sea state. Not the easiest setting for the delicate centenarians that, nonetheless, proved to be strong, seaworthy and responsive in the hands of
“Rookie centenarian” Olympian wins the 4th Gstaad Yacht Club’s Centenary Trophy
“Rookie centenarian” Olympian wins the 4th Gstaad Yacht Club’s Centenary TrophyA gentle breeze, warm sun, blue skies. One couldn’t have asked for better weather conditions for the fourth edition of the Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy, the true rendez-vous for the oldest boats of the classic yachts circuit and the focal point of classic racing at the Voiles the Saint-Tropez, hosting event of the regatta.For the fourth consecutive year the Centenary Trophy gathered one hundred years and more old yachts that competed with an especially created handicap system in a pursuit race. The Race Committee set the race area
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The Gstaad Yacht Club was founded in 1998 by a group of sailor enthusiasts with the vision to “create a unique global yacht club away from the waters, instead of another local club by the waters”. The GYC was regarded with astonishment in the beginning as a club in the mountains without water and meanwhile developed to a club with about 400 members from over 30 different countries. With sailing projects on all levels from juniors to professional sailors and the launch of the Centenary Trophy regatta in 2011 it has become a solid force on the Swiss sailing scene and for classic boats.
With more than 600 members and organizing fifteen events including the Voiles de Saint-Tropez, the Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez is one of the oldest clubs in France, its origins date back to 1862. Since 2015, the merger of sailing clubs of Saint-Tropez (formerly UST Sailing and SNST) helped to broaden the horizons. Located in two beautiful places, the Club includes several centers of nautical activities: Sailing competition, sailing school and Motor Yachting.
The mix of classic yachts with ultra-modern boats is the main feature of the “Les Voiles” and its true “brand” as are the festival and the many activities on land, wide open to the Tropezians and the public.
Since 2011 during “Les Voiles de Saint Tropez “ a new special challenge has been organized, on Thursday – Jour des Defis. Initiated by the GYC in cooperation with the Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez the Centenary Trophy has been launched as a race for traditional boats aged 100 years and older.
The Centenary Trophy at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez each year is a celebration of yachting history that lives long in the memory for spectators and participants. To sail on these great old boats is a privilege, to watch them is unforgettable. With the Centenary Trophy, the Gstaad Yacht Club has created a showcase of some of the most important boats afloat.
“Tying in with the race, Classic Boat magazine is delighted to be partnering with the Gstaad Yacht Club for our Centenarian of the Year trophy, which we award annually to a boat that is now enjoying her second century under sail.”
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