The 48th edition of the ArMeN festival, an event which takes its name from the words Art, Sea and Snow, and opens the ball of the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nautique de Saint-Tropez’s major events, kicks off this Friday, March 6, with the opening of the exhibition at 5.30pm at the Lavoir Vasserot, followed by a welcome drink for competitors at the Club at 7pm. <\/p>\n\n
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Created in 1978 by Ren\u00e9 Perrier, this event combines sailing, skiing and art, offering an art event, a skiing event and two weekends of racing.<\/p>\n\n
This year, as planned, there are a few changes – sailboats will not be visiting Cavalaire as the port is undergoing work <\/p>\n\n
The race committee, chaired by Alice Coquant, has therefore concocted a longer coastal course for this first weekend of racing.<\/p>\n\n
For art lovers, the magnificent art exhibition organized by C\u00e9cile de Kock takes place this year at the Lavoir Vasserot (the Salle Jean Despas being occupied with the municipal elections). <\/p>\n\n
Five painters and sculptors are exhibiting at the Lavoir Vasserot, open to all and free of charge from 10am to 7pm until March 17 inclusive. <\/p>\n\n
The first task of each team (one crew member per boat) is to create a work of art based on the year’s theme: “Guardians of the Sea” (real or imaginary creatures, marine heroes).<\/p>\n\n
All the creations produced are exhibited at the Club and the works will be graded by the ARMEN Festival jury. <\/p>\n\n
The skiing event will still take place in Auron on March 13, hoping for sunny skies as the snow is already here. <\/p>\n\n
Nearly 40 crews compete for various prizes, including the “Andr\u00e9 Hermann” Challenge for best combined ski-sailing ranking, the “Ren\u00e9 Perrier” Challenge for best combined art-sailing ranking and, of course, the Armen Trophy for best combined art-ski-sailing ranking.<\/p>\n\n
And let’s not forget the rankings for each discipline, including sailing, which is counted towards the Mediterranean IRC championship by the Yacht Club de France’s racing division. <\/p>\n\n
Festival presentation program: https: \/\/www.societe-nautique-saint-tropez.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PROGRAMME-Livret-ARMEN2026.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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