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GERY LANGLAIS AT LES ARTISANSTHE SPIRIT OF ST BARTH

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Regatta As Well AsInformal Boat Show, the 2013 Saint BarthBucket Takes PlaceMarch 28 -31

One of the most presti-gious regattas, the 2013Saint Barth Bucket takesplace March 28-31, thelast weekend of themonth. The Port of Gus-

tavia awaits the arrival ofan exceptional fleet ofsailboats, most of whichmeasure over 100’ inlength. This year the fleetincludes five outstandingJ-Class yachts, originalsand replicas: Hanuman,Lionheart, Rainbow,Ranger, and Veshelda,while the largest com-petitor in the race is the

majestic Maltese Falconat 289ft. Among thesponsoring yachtbuilders—Perini Navi,Holland Jachtbow, RoyalHuisman, Vitters, andAlloy Yachts—PeriniNavi has the largest num-ber of yachts in theBucket this year:Andromeda La Dea,Maltese Falcon, P2, Pan-

thalassa, Parsifal III,Salute, Silencio, andZenji. British naval archi-tect Ed Dubois will alsobe well represented, withsix boats: Lady B, Moon-bird, Salperton IV,Sarafin, and Zefira, as theSaint Barth Bucket is asmuch a boat show, wherethese great yachts are onparade with an eye tobuying and selling, aswell as racing. “TheBucket is my boat show,” confirms Dubois. “Ibring potential clientshere—some are repeatclients who have become

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J-Class Yachts: Hanuman (42m),Lionheart (44m),Rainbow (40m),Ranger (42m),Velsheda (39m).

Les Gazelles des Mers: Baiurdo VI (34m),Cape Arrow (30m),Chrisco (30m), Indio(31m), Leopard 3(31m), P2 (38m),Rebeca (43m),Unfurled (34m), Visione (45m).

Les Mademoiselles des Mers:Adela (55m), Athos (62m), Koo (43m), Lady B (45m),Prana (52m), Salperton IV(45m), Sarafin (30m), Symmetry (29m), Wild Horses(23m), Zefira (50m).

Les Grandes Dames des Mers:Andromeda La Dea (47m), Axia (38m), Blue Too (34m),Georgia (52m), Luna (52m),Maltese Falcon (88m), Phantalassa (56m), Parsifal III(54m), Salute (56m),Silencio (50m), Zenji (52m).

THE 2013 BUCKET FLEETThe majestic Perini Naviyacht, Maltese Falcon, is the largest sailboat in the fleet at 289'.

friends—and the Bucket gives us astage on which to act our play.”

A feeder race organized by theYacht Club Costa Smeralda, pre-cedes The Bucket this year, fromVirgin Gorda to St. Barth on March25, open to mono-hulls over 80’ andmulti-hulls over 60’. The awardsceremony in St Barth on March 26includes the Virgin Gorda–St. BarthLoro Piana Superyacht Trophy. Thefleet for this race includes Athos,Cape Arrow, Indio, Wild Horses,and Zefira. Each year, The Bucket makes animportant donation to a worthwhileproject or association in Saint Barth.This year, a check for 20,000 euroswill be presented to the Saint BarthYacht Club. This donation will beused to purchase two RS Visionboats. Additional information on the2013 Bucket online at www.bucketregattas.com



“I’m very excited to get back tomy favorite Island in the world,St Barth! My week will startwith that special flight into StBarth, made even more specialoverlooking the spectacular andeclectic mix of participatingsailing super yachts – it’s mag-ic!

I'm fortunate to be helming Par-sifal III, one of the large Periniyachts. The pressure to exceedin all aspects will certainly befelt in our Grandes Damesclass. Beyond the racing, keep-ing up with the hospitality andparties on board is anothercompetition in itself.

I hope everyone participates in

the Saturday Night BucketBash. We’ll share some liba-tions, swap stories, and dancethe night away. In the spirit ofthe island’s maritime historyand our seafaring relationship,we’ve declared the theme of“Pirates and Wenches."

Most importantly, my overallgoal is to ensure that the StBarth Bucket continues formany more years into thefuture. As we like to say: SailSafe, Win the Party!”

(left to right) Bucket executive director Tim Laughridge and event director/race chairman Peter Craig

FROM CAPTAIN TIM LAUGHRIDGE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BUCKET REGATTAS



A top nautical event, Les Voilesde Saint Barth takes place April8-13, 2013. Close to 60 boats areheading toward the starting line.Inaugurated in 2010, Les Voiles deSaint Barth has just three editionsunder its belt but has already madea name for itself in the nauticalworld, attracting owners andsailors from around the globe. Thechallenge of the fourth edition,which takes place April 8-13: “Todo at least as well as in past years,”notes Luc Poupon, race directorand co-organizer with FrançoisTolède and Annalisa Gee. “Oneway is to offer new things on thewater as well as on land,” Pouponadds. “This year there are manyboats returning. To keep theminterested we have to offer new

race courses.” With its interestingcutout perimeter, the configurationof Saint Barth is “a real asset for

us,” Poupon says. “The coastallandscapes are very different fromeach other, and the presence of 15small islands allows us to organizedifferent courses with lots ofchanges in direction, which call fornumerous maneuvers for thecrew,” explains the race director.About 28 courses, from 14 to 40miles, have already been created,with the same starting line in theharbor and a finish line near thePetits Saints, off the coast of thepoint of Gustavia. The final choiceof courses depends on weatherconditions the day before eachrace. And the courses vary accord-ing to the size of the boats. Atpress time, 58 boats were alreadypre-registered for the fourth editionof Les Voiles, and divided into six

CLOSE TO 60 BOATS LINED UPFOR LES VOILES DE SAINT BARTH



Following PatrickDemarchelier, JimmyBuffett, and PeterHarrison, AmericanJim Swartz will serveas the “godfather” ofthe fourth edition ofVoiles de SaintBarth, April 8-13.Swartz will also beout on the waves, atthe helm of Vesper,an IRC 52 withwhich he won his class in the 2011Voiles. A sailor with an impressivelist of wins, this IRC champion is“the best advocate of this event forthe skippers and owners of thesesporty 52’ sailboats,” considers oneof the event organizers. A veteranof the first three editions of LesVoiles, Swartz is back this year

with an all-star crewof 16 sailors, includ-ing some America’sCup and match rac-ing names: GavinBrady, Jamie Gale,James Baxter, andBen Beer. And hehas only good thingsto say about the qual-ity of racing in SaintBarth. “The key tothe success of Les

Voiles is the good balance of thedifferent classes, and the strongcompetition within each class,”notes Swartz. “Add the courses,each different and well adapted toeach class, plus a very professionalrace committee, and you have asuccessful event,” he says.

classes: Maxi-Racing/Maxi-Racing Cruising, IRC 52, Spin-naker, Non Spinnaker, RacingMulti-hull and Classic. Registra-tion is still open, with a form tobe filled out on the website forLes Voiles de Saint Barth:http://www.lesvoilesdesaint-barth.com/site/pre-inscription/.“Right up to the last minute,”indicates Poupon. On the shore, event organizerswant to keep as many events aspossible open to the public. Thisincludes concerts every eveningduring the week, and closing-night fireworks. They also wantto offer activities for kids, “toattract them to sailing,” explainsPoupon. And to host all of theparticipants, between four andthirty people per boat, in the bestpossible conditions. And theyhave less than a month to finalizeall the last-minute details.

JIM SWARTZ, “GODFATHER”OF THE FOURTH EDITION



His pastels capture thespirit of Saint Barth. Infact many aspects of theisland are evoked inpaintings by GéryLanglais, who is back forhis annual exhibit at LesArtisans in Gustavia. Healso shows his work inBrittany and Paris eachyear, but his show inSaint Barth reflects hislove for the island.

“The light and colors ofthe sea are similar inBrittany and Saint Barth,but of the water is colderthere,” he says with a bigsmile. “The light in Baliis so sharp, almost whiteat noon, yet very soft in

the morning and atnight.” His new paintingsof Saint Barth includenighttime and twilightscenes; times of day thatLanglais finds magical.“There is a special feel-ing at that time of day,”he avers. He also paintsthe island’s traditionalarchitecture and suchicons as Le Select.

“When I see something,I paint what I see, and tryto do it right away, tocapture the feeling, espe-cially at night when it’sharder to take photos,”the artist adds. “I wouldlike to do some largerpaintings in acrylic or even oils. Pastels are

smaller due to the size ofpaper available.”Acrylics would add abrighter color palette thanseen in Langlais’ softeryet inviting pastels, andallow the kind of minutiapossible with a smallbrush.

Inspired by Brittanypainters Emile Bernardand Henri Rivière, orFrench post-impression-

ist fauves such as PierreBonnard, Langlais hasdeveloped a style thatsuits Saint Barth well.And his paintings showthat he has really takenthe island to heart, as ifdoing his personal best topreserve its charms.

Géry Langlais at Les Artisans, GustaviaOpening reception, Friday, March 22, 6pm

GERY LANGLAIS

THE SPIRIT OF ST BARTH By Ellen Lampert-GréauxPhoto: Rosemond Gréaux



What luck to have a cool choir, sohot their concerts are sold out,with music floating to the raftersin the Anglican Church in Gus-tavia. After their two sold-outshows last November, the island’sChorale de Bons Chœurs, led byShirley Dern, will present itsspring concerts on Friday, March22, and Saturday, March 23. Theprogram contains a mix of old and

new: some of the choir’s popularstandards, plus some new materialfrom Jacques Brel (they say theaccordion on this one will makeyou think you're at Les DeuxMagots in Paris!) to Adele.While the first half of the programis classical, from Mozart to Vival-di, the second half covers pop,gospel, and rock, with a full rockband behind the choir (including

Jean-Paul from The Rocking Man-goes on drums) and music bySting, Pink Floyd, and Eddie Mer-cury. “We always sell out, socome early, and support this islandinstitution,” says choir memberLloyd Younger of Canada! “Wepromise to rock that little oldchurch this week.”No advance sales: tickets at the door-15€. Kids under 12-free.

SPRING CONCERTSBY LA CHORALE DE BONS CHŒURS

PArt One• VALENTINA Traditional Mexican Song

• THE PASSIONACCORDING TOSAINT MATTHEWJohann Sebastian Bach

• ADAGIO FORSTRINGS: Platoon/ The Elephant ManSamuel Barber(Popular movementplayed at state funeralssince that of Roosevelt,and film scores)

• DOMINE FILI UNIGENITEFrom “GLORIA”Antonio Lucio Vivaldi

• LAUDATEDOMINUM(KV 339-Psalm 117)

• HEURE EXQUISEDuo: Soprano/TenorFrom “The Merry Wid-ow” Franz Lehar

PArt twO • LA VALSE A MILLETEMPSJacques Brel

• HIT THE ROADJACK **(Made popular by RayCharles in 1961)Percy Mayfield

• ADIEMUS **Used in the film “Avatar”Karl Jenkins

• NEVER ALONE **By Christian Rock for thegroup Barlow Girl(Used in the TV series“Fame”)

• SKYFALL **Theme song from the lat-est James Bond film byAdele(Sung by Pierre EricHoudant and choir members)

• FIELDS OF GOLD **(Popular song by theBritish singer, Sting)

Sting-Gordon MatthewThomas Summer

• WALK TOGETHERCHILDRENSpiritual, Paul Carey

• BRIDGE OVER THETROUBLE WATER **Simon and Garfunkel

• THE WALL **Roger Waters - DavidGilmour(from the 11th album byPink Floyd)

** with participation byValérie and Vali (bass) ,Jean-Paul (drums), Pierre(electric guitar) and Beel(saxophone).

Program:



Anyone who owns a vehicle(automobile, truck, motorcycle,etc…) has until Thursday,March 28 to pay for their annualregistration sticker or“vignette,” since the administra-tive offices on the island areclosed for Good Friday. An 80%penalty is applied to those whopay after the deadline. There arethree spots to pay: near the dor-mitory in Lorient, close to thecemetery (open from 8am-2pm);the traffic service office abovethe territorial police station inGustavia; and at the Hotel de laCollectivity (both open from8am-12pm). Payment is vialocal check or cash, upon pres-entation of the vehicle registra-

tion card or insurance certificate.

Also due by March 28 is theannual 300 euro corporate tax(CFAE), which must be paid bythose with a real estate SCI onthe island. This can be paid atthe Treasury office in Gustavia(open Monday, Tuesday, Thurs-day from 8am-12:30pm, andWednesday, from 8am-12pm),or by placing the required formwith payment in the mailbox atthe Treasury until March 31.The form can be found on theCollectivity’s website(www.comstbarth.fr) or pickedup at the Treasury office. Onceagain, late payments will becharged an 80% penalty.

CAR REGISTRATION AND CORPORATE TAX DUE BY END OF MARCH

TWENTY-EIGHTTRASH CANSINSTALLED AROUNDTHE PORTTwenty-eight new wooden trashcanshave been installed by the Collectivi-ty around the Port of Gustavia, inlocations stretching from the terrainde boules as far as town hall, all theway around the harbor. This initia-tive was launched by the environ-mental commission of the territorialcouncil in response to a demandfrom various merchants and patronsof the port, who wondered how itcould be possible to keep Gustaviaclean without the proper place tothrow away trash. Two trashcanswere also placed in Corossol. Gus-tavia’s recently renovated Rue duGénéral de Gaulle, was until now theonly one to have such trashcans.



It’s that time of the year whenhumpback whales can beobserved in the waters aroundSaint Barth, with several sight-ings per day this month, primarilynear Toiny, Grand Fond, and Culde Sac. Often accompanied bytheir young, the whales comenear the shore to find food andrest, before they head backtoward northern waters. Thesemarine mammals are very sensi-tive, especially when with theirbabies, and should not be both-ered should you have the chanceto get close to them. Be sure torespect a distance of 150 meters,slow down considerably, and donot block their path. And limityour observation to 15 minutes,as they often consider such obser-vation as harassment or even dan-ger, as it can interfere with the

nursing of calves. Saint Barthbelongs to AGOA, a sanctuaryfor the protection of marine mam-mals, and an important interna-tional effort you can be part of. Ifyou spot whales, please call 06 90

31 70 73 and report how manyyou see and where they are. Thedata collected on various islandshelps estimate the global whalepopulation and determine theirmigratory routes.

HUMPBACKWHALE SEASON



Live Music� Through March 23- AABARAKI from 9pmto midnight, Bete AZ’Ailes, Gustavia� March 25-31- Evan Goodrow Band,blues, soul funked upstreet jazz, from 9pm to midnight, Bete A Z’Ailes,Gustavia� Thursday March 21- Live Music with Soleyand DJ Guest from7:30pm @ La Voile Rouge,Manapany, Anse desCayes- Live music with PierreNesta & Fire Show, from8pm @ Nikki Beach- DJ Yo One Sutter atBonito, Gustavia- Diner Cabaret with

show girls at Ti St Barth- Live music with AmongSavages, from 8:00pm at Les Boucaniers, Gustavia- Ladies First with FJFranck H from 8pm@ First Place, Gustavia- Dinner with Live Musicby Alvaro Kapaz & JoshLogan @La Plage � Friday March 22- I Love Friday! LiveMusic + Cristina'sCristina's Pole DancingShow, Fire Spinning byCyril, Wild Side FashionShow at La Plage, St Jean- DJ Maxx C (Resident DjNikki beach) at Bonito,Gustavia- Jules Friends from6:30pm @Table de Jules,Lorient- Ladies Night @

Bagatelle, Gustavia- Soley for the sunset &Dinner from 5:30pm @ Do Brazil, Gustavia - Acoustic guitar withRobb, from 7 to 9pm at Isle de France- Madness Week End @Ti St Barth, Pointe Milou- DJ Maxx-C (ResidentNikki Beach) from 9pm atBonito, Gustavia� Saturday March 23- Madness Week End@ Ti St Barth- Bikini Brunch, from12pm until 5:30pm, withDJ Yo-One @ La PlageRestaurant- Live music from 6:30pm@ la Table de Jules, Lorient- Live Music by Specialguests for the dinner atLa Plage, St Jean- DJ Yo One Sutter atBonito, Gustavia- Lunch with Live Musicwith Robb, from 1pm atMango, Christopher Hotel- Soley & Caravan Style «Jazz Manouche» from8pm at Les Boucaniers � Sunday, March 24- Beach Lunch, Fashion-Shows, @ La Plage - Brunch with Robb, 11am, @ Toiny Hotel- Nungan & Papaguyo atBonito, Gustavia- Brazil Party AmazingSynday from 1pm withDJ Maxx- C @ NikkiBeach, St Jean- Live Music with Soley &Co from 8pm at Bonito, - Pierre Nesta for theSunset, @Do Brazil- Dinner with Live Musicby White Limo at LaPlage, St Jean� Tuesday, March 26- Brazilian Evening : LiveMusic with Nathaliefrom 6pm @ Christopher

Pointe Milou- DJ Yo One Sutter atBonito, Gustavia- Dinner Live Music withRobb from 8:30pm, Ti Zouk K’fé, Gustavia- Soley for the sunset &Dinner from 5:30pm@ Do Brazil, Gustavia - Diner Cabaret withshow girls at Ti St Barth� Wednesday March 27- DJ Yo One Sutter atBonito, Gustavia- Diner Cabaret withshow girls at Ti St Barth- Fanny Reno dance perfomence from 8pmNikki Beach, St Jean- Soley from 8pm at PaCriTawana Hotel, Flamands- Diner Cabaret withshow girls at Ti St Barth,Pointe Milou- Stéphane Canot & PierreNesta, from8pm at LesBoucaniers, Gustavia

Night Club� Thursday March 14Where’s my fucking loveDJ K-RISM at YachtClub, Gustavia� Wednesday March 20«Laisse parler les gens»with DJ Eyedol at Yacht Club, Gustavia

Exhibitions- Géry Langlais at Les Artisans, GustaviaOpening reception, Friday, March 22, 6pm- Modernisme art & Antiques, CamarucheGallery- Dave Stevenson, Les Artisans, Gustavia- Alain le Chatelier, Les Artisans, Gustavia- Wolfgang Ludes, Jean-Philippe Piter, AntoineVerglas at Clic Bookstore

TIME OUTWhere to go dancing? See an art exhibit? Listen to live music? Time Out keeps you up to date on local happenings.

Let’s party !

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Michel and his staff are happy to welcome you

to their pool-side restaurant for lunch & dinner.

Holiday special, in addition to our regular menu.

Lobsters Fresh From The Tank100 g for 7,00 euros

Hôtel Baie des Anges • Flamands • 0590 27 63 61



SBIPOA MEETINGMARCH 21 IN GUSTAVIAThe next meeting of the St BarthInternational Property Owners Asso-ciation will be held on Thursday,March 21 at 5:30pm in the upstairsmeeting room at the Capitainerie atthe Port of Gustavia (speaker to beannounced). All international home-owners are invited to attend andguest speakers cover topics of inter-est to homeowners, from land useand planning to local taxation.Speakers so far this year were notaireThierry Balzame and urbanismexpert Jean-Claude Berder from theCollectivity of Saint Barth. For addi-tional information [email protected].

Agents of the marine park observed pan-tropical spotted dolphins inthe waters between Saint Martin and Saba, while taking a census ofmarine mammals for the AGOA sanctuary.

PAN-TROPICAL SPOTTEDDOLPHINS SEENNEAR SAINT BARTH


Bagatelle 05.90.27.51.51Bar de l’Oubli 05.90.27.70.06Bête à Z’Ailes 05 90 29 74 09B4 05.90.52.45.31Bonito 05.90.27.96.96Carl Gustaf Lounge 05.90.29.79.00Café Victoire 05.90.29.02.39Côté Port 05.90.87.79.54Do Brazil 05.90.29 06 66Eddy’s Restaurant 05.90.27 54 17Entre Deux 05.90.27.50.88Harbour Saladerie 05.90.29 52 24L’Entracte 05.90.27.70.11L’Isola Ristorante 05.90.51.00.05La Crêperie 05 90 27 84 07La Cantina 05.90.27.55.66Le Carré 06.90.38.72.47Le Vietnam 05 90 27 81 37Pipiri Palace 05.90.27 53 20Repaire des Rebelles 05.90.27 72 48Route des Boucaniers 05.90.27.73.00Ti Zouk K’fé 05 90 27 90 60Victoria Restaurant (Carl Gustaf) 05.90.29.79.00Wall House 05.90.27 71 83

Santa Fé 05.90.27.61.04

Maya’s 05.90.27.75.73

Hostellerie des 3 Forces 05 90 27 61 25

Chez Rolande 05.90.27.54.42La Case de l’Ile 05.90.27 61 81La Langouste 05.90.27.63.61PaCri (Taïwana) 05.90.27 65 01Spice of St Barth 06.90.54.41.42

Mango Bar restaurant (Lunch) 05.90.27.63.63Taïno Restaurant (Diner & Lounge) 05.90.27.63.63Ti St-Barth 05.90.27 97 71

La Table de Jules 05.90.29 76 78Le Bouchon 05 90 27 79 39Le Wok 05 90 27 52 52Le Portugal à St Barth 05 90 27 68 59Koya 05 90 52 96 17

Esprit 05.90.52.46.10Grain de Sel 05.90.52 46 05Le Tamarin 05 90 27 72 12Meat & Potatoes 05 90 51 15 98Tam Garden (Le Tamarin) 06 90 47 77 12

Chez Yvon 05.90.29 86 81La Voile Rouge 05.90.27.66.55

Bistroy wine bar 05.90.52 20 96Chez Joe (Airport) 05.90.27.71.40Eden Rock 05.90.29 79 99Hideaway 05.90.27.63.62Kiki e Mo 05.90.27.90.65La Bottega 05.90.51.06.53La Rôtisserie 05.90.29.75.69Le Glacier 05 90 27 71 30Le Jardin 05 90 27 73 62Le Piment 05.90.27.53.88La Plage 05.90.52.81.33Maya to Go 05.90.29.83.70Me Gusta 06.90.30.81.81Nikki Beach 05.90.27.64.64

Bartoloméo (Hôtel Guanahani) 05.90.27 66 60Indigo (Hôtel Guanahani) 05.90.27.66.60Restaurant des Pêcheurs (Le Sereno) 05.90.29.83.00O’Corail 05.90.29.33.27La Gloriette 05.90.29.85.71

Les Bananiers 05.90.27.93.48

Le Régal 05.90.27 85 26

Le Gaïac (Hôtel Le Toiny) 05.90.29.77.47

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