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Coastal Cruise - St. Tropez


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Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, which plays host to some of the most beautiful  yachts from both the era of elegance and the modern day .  First run twenty-six years ago as La Nioulargue, Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez gathers together modern sailboats alongside traditional yachts during the first week of October. Racers and sailing enthusiasts come from all over Europe to do battle in the bay of Saint Tropez. Tuiga’s long life began in 1909, when she slipped into the cold Scottish waters at the boat builder William Fife’s yard. She had been commissioned by the Duc de Medinacelli, a close friend of the King of Spain, Alphonse XIII. William Fife designed Tuiga as a twin to the Fife-built Hispania, so that the two 15-meter JI vessels were equally matched for racing purposes.