Les Voiles de St. Barth: It’s On Tomorrow

Bella Mente Racing hits the water tomorrow for day one of Les Voiles de St. Barth. The team, led by owner/driver Hap Fauth, will line up against ten other competitors in the Maxi division.

“We’ll race as fast as we can and as intelligent as we can and let the chips fall where they may,” said Fauth adding that the Maxi class is made up of many different types of race boats all competing under the CSA rating. “When you’re racing against a variety of competitors that have different ratings in CSA it changes the game a bit, as you are trying to make sure you are racing at the right pace in real time. You want to be as aggressive as you can with your maneuvers without accidentally shooting yourself in the foot.”

The team has been practicing in St. Barth since Thursday, April 9, and the consistent breeze they’ve experienced are also forecasted this week during the regatta. Bella Mente along with the rest of the 70-boat fleet will start racing tomorrow, Tuesday April 14 at 11 a.m.

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