Day One Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez on the Maxis course was a light airs event, with several postponements called as the breeze shifted, lifted and dropped.

The racing was close in places and the deep blue water of the Med, in company with a sunny day made for some richly coloured imagery.

Capricornio leads My Song – photo © Bow Caddy Media

Close cross – photo © Bow Caddy Media

Eyes forward – photo © Bow Caddy Media

V at the top mark – photo © Bow Caddy Media

Readying for the bearaway – photo © Bow Caddy Media

Tlilakkhana III – photo © Bow Caddy Media

Calling the line – photo © Bow Caddy Media

Nanoq heads for the finish line – photo © Bow Caddy Media

Northstar III – photo © Bow Caddy Media

Bow call – photo © Bow Caddy Media

Waiting, waiting, waiting! – photo © Bow Caddy Media

Balthasar – photo © Bow Caddy Media

Spectator close up – photo © Bow Caddy Media

More bow action – photo © Bow Caddy Media

Maxi Division 1 gets away finally – photo © Bow Caddy Media

Light airs mode – photo © Bow Caddy Media

Bow action on Leopard 3 – photo © Bow Caddy Media

Tillakkhana II – photo © Bow Caddy Media

by Bow Caddy Media