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Jul 4, 2003

Summer in St-Barth

After the dance recitals and concerts that mark the end of the classes, the islandÕs schools have closed their doors until early September. During the summer, lots of families take off for a month of vacation before heading back for the opening of the school year. Compared to the months of December and January, traffic flows freely in the streets of Gustavia. The summer tourists, compared to those of the winter season, are more likely from France. They enjoy the tranquility that reigns in the summer months, when even the beaches seem deserted compared to the winter crowds. At Town Hall, the calm is relative, as the islandÕs officials are not on summer vacation. At the municipal council meeting on June 27, they voted to accept the fiscal audit for last year. They also signed the agreement marking the islandÕs official role as arrival point for the Transat Ag2r 2004 Lorient-Madeira-St-Barth. This biennial transatlantic race sets sail in mid-April in Lorient, Brittany, then it heads toward St-Barth after a 72-hour stopover on the island of Madeira. An unusual race, with all the same size boats, teams of two have designed by Jean-Marie Finot and Jean Berret in 1984. In 2004, the sailors will use the new, 10.5 meter Figaro Beneteau boats introduced to the racing circuit in 2003. With the same rigging, the same sails, and the same safety equipment, the boats are basically identical. The difference comes with the choice of itinerary based on weather patterns, and the slightest error can make or break the race. The municipalityÕs technical services office takes advantage of the quiet summer months to undertake major projects such as the restoration of certain streets in town, and the rebuilding of the quay General de Gaulle. Along Rue Courbet, for example, city water pipes, electric lines, and telephone cables are being moved underground before the street is covered with paving stones, inspired by the former Swedish style. The principal dock will be under construction all summer, as its infrastructure is reinforced and covered in granite. There will also be new housings the entire length of the dock for water, electricity, and telephone/internet hook-ups for yachts. The work should be completed with the new services up and running by early November.

Cécile Lucot

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