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Best Of | Issue 05 | Spring\/Summer 2026<\/span><\/p>\n

From 26th September until 04th October 2026, the bay of Saint-Tropez will once again metamorphose to a stage for the most beautiful sailing yachts in the world, as well as for everybody who loves what is extraordinary. Whoever has been there once already knows: Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez is far more than an event, it is an invitation to savour life in its most beautiful form.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/a><\/span>

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It all began with a bet. In 1981, Patrice de Colmont issued a challenge to two boats, Pride and Ikra, to race from the Tour du Portalet to Pampelonne and back \u2013 as a wager. The \u201dNioulargue\u201c was born. What at the time was just a sportive competition between two friends, transmogrified over the following decades into the most important sailing spectacle in the Mediterranean Sea. Since 1999 it bears its present name: Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, organised by the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nautique de Saint-Tropez, a yachting club that has been at home in these waters since 1862.<\/p>\n

What has placed its indelible stamp on this event until today is its eclectic, multi-faceted character, making it far more than a competitive event. Sport, technical precision, respect for maritime traditions and a truly festive spirit that converges seamlessly at the quay of the harbour in the evening. At Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, it is all part of one and the same celebration.<\/p>\n<\/div>