All those who love fine yachting races in the wonderful setting of the Caribbean will have their eyes firmly focused on St. Barts from tomorrow when the first edition of the Voiles gets underway.

Since 1992 and the now legendary Loulou's regatta, never has the sailing community on the island been so involved.
With the support of all the local bodies and the business community they are working to enable these turquoise waters once again to offer superb racing in the sunshine for the pleasure of sailors, who have come from all over the world.
Thirty beautiful yachts and almost 200 sailors have turned up for this maiden event, which is set to become a regular on the Caribbean racing calendar.
Wind, sunshine, a festive and relaxed welcome, in conjunction with some serious race organisation are the ingredients which François Tolède of the St Barts Yacht Club and his 45 volunteers are counting on to ensure that skippers and owners continue to enjoy themselves.
This return of sailing to St. Barts is in itself quite an event, explained François Tolède.
From this first year we want to please sailors and partners and ensure that the organisation goes smoothly, as they will be our best ambassadors to other yachtsmen.

The island magic is already working ashore.
Everything is planned out on the water, in particular in terms of safety, so that the event is a happy one both at sea and back on shore...
The registration process will take place throughout the day on Tuesday, before things really get underway tomorrow morning with the first warning signal planned for 11.00am local time (5.00pm GMT).