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This weekend it’s sails up forthe Saint Barth Cata Cup: 45sport catamarans will set sailfrom the beach in St Jean forvarious courses around theisland over three days of offi-cial racing during the thirdedition of the Saint Barth CataCup, November 19-21, 2010.The first day of racing is Fri-day, November 19, with arecord number of 45 duos

competing in the third editionof this major event for Formu-la 18 catamaras. Now consid-ered one of the 10 most impor-tant events for this class ofboats, the Cata Cup is also dis-tinguished by the quality of itsorganization and the numberof participants. Alreadynotable last season, this year’sroster promises some greatracing thanks to the presenceof four world champions:Olivier Backès, 2010 worldchampion who is participatingfor the first time; MishaHeemskerk, 2008 world

champion, and winner of the2009 edition of the Saint BarthCata Cup; Jean-ChristopheMourniac, 2006 champ whoseteammate is St Barth’s adopt-ed son, Kristoffer Jonsson.Completing this foursome oftop racers is EmmanuelBoulogne, world champion in1998 and the first Frenchmanto earn the title. Participatingin the Cata Cup for the third

time, he will sail with TanguyKervyn, recreating the win-ning team in 2008. Aspokesman for the event inEurope, and owner of the ship-yard Boulogne ConceptionMarine, Emmanuel Boulognewill be on the only team rac-ing aboard the latest model inthe Cirrus series, the “CirrusR, built in his boatyard. In addition to this impressivelineup of champions, theevent has attracted other topnames in the sport as well,such as Enrique Figueroafrom Puerto Rico, Belgian

Patrick Demesmaeker (3rd in2009, beating EmmanuelBoulogne) and the 2010 Ital-ian champion, Ugo Ferrari, aspart of six Italian tandemsmarking the first entries fromthis country in the Saint BarthCata Cup. There are also threeduos from the United States,making it the eighth countryto be represented in the event.They include John Casey, who

raced with Carrie Howe lastyear, but returns with his usualpartner, Dalton Tebo, and aduo from the Red Gear Sail-ing Team, accompanied bytheir coach.Last, but not least, there is afamily competing in the race:Eric and Marie Hainneville,the father and mother; plustheir two sons, Charles andMaxime, aboard a second F18cat. Both under the age of 20,these young stars placed thirdin the 2010 French champi-onships. The veterans had bet-ter take notice!

WeeklyKicks OffEighth Season!The new winter sea-son has begun, andwe are back on thescene with the firstissue of the St.Barth Weekly, nowin its eighth year.Covering the islandfrom all angles, TheWeekly allows youto keep your fingeron the pulse of localpolitics, news, arts,and cultural events.Whether you cometo the island fre-quently or are afirst-time visitor,The Saint BarthWeekly, the babybrother of the Jour-nal de Saint Barth,is the only fullEnglish languagepublication on theisland.The Weekly is freeand comes outevery Friday, fromnow through thesummer. Pick up acopy at your hotel,at the tourist officein Gustavia, or atnumerous restau-rants and boutiques.Once you leave theisland you can stayin touch by readingThe Weekly’s onlineversion at stbarthweekly.com

Saint Barth Cata Cup 2010

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Gunnar Lund is the thirdSwedish ambassador tovisit Saint Barth. The lastappearance by an officialrepresentative of theSwedish crown dates backa visit by ambassadorFranck Belfrag in May2003. Accompanied by his wife,Kari Lotsberg, GunnarLund’s trip to the FrenchAntilles began with twodays in Martinique wherehe met Swedish consulPhilippe Despointes. A for-mer minister for internation-al economic affairs andfinancial markets at theSwedish Ministry of Fiancefrom 2002-2005, Lund thenwent to Guadeloupe where

prefect Jean-Luc Fabre andLucette Michaux-Chevrymet with him. He arrived inSt Barth on November 5,where he was welcomed bythe island’s Swedish consulDantès Magras, who hadorganized a cocktail party

with officials and membersof the island’s small perma-nent Swedish population,which numbers about 20people. Jacques Simonnet,prefect for the NorthernIsland, Bruno Magras, pres-ident of the Collectivity,senator Michel Magras,French-Swedish councilmember Nils Dufau (alsopresident of ASBAS), andSwedish historian PerTingbrand were among theguests. The next day, Lundpaid visit to the cemetery inPublic where there is a his-toric Swedish section, and

to the cemetery in Lorientand the tomb of formerSwedish governor Nordlingand his family. He then metMarius Stakelborough in hispersonal museum, beforeattending the opening of theSwedish Design Centre, runby Susanna and Nils Pass-burg, which features thework of Swedish designersand artists, in its new homein Gustavia.

This visit to St Barth alsoallowed Lund to visit theSwedish consulate on theisland, in the Brigantinebuilding in Gustavia, wherevarious topics were dis-cussed, including the sup-port of French-Swedishrelations, the renovation offormer governor Nordling’stomb, restoration of thesigns indicating the oldSwedish names of thestreets in Gustavia, and thecurrent renovation of theAirport Gustaf III, “a namewhich makes the Swedesvery proud,” confided theSwedish consul.

Swedish Ambassador In Saint Barth

Left to right: Salinne Passburg, Kari Lotsberg, GunnarLund, Susanna Passburg, Dantes Magras, Nils Passburg.© Rosemond Gréaux

Visit to the Marius Stakelborough Museum in Gustavia. © Edmund Gudenas

Swedish ambassador Gunnar Lund (center) with left toright: Bruno Magras, Jacques Simonnet, Michel Magras,and Dantès Magras. © Cécile Lucot

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The exclusive representative for Sibarthin the United States since 1983, Wimcohas announced a new partnership withthe company SAS WSBH. Run byFabienne Le Gall, this new real estateagency will now represent Wimco inSaint Barthélemy under the banner ofWimcoSBH. This new agency willmanage Wimco’s local, seasonal villarentals in Saint Barth, and provideconcierge services to their clients. Forthis first season, WimcoSBH has a staffof 10 people to take care of arrivals,concierge services, and interface withvilla owners. For now, the WimcoSBHoffice is at L’Agence, run by FabienneLe Gall who will maintain her primaryactivity of real estate sales. WimcoSBHwill shortly move into new offices, alsoin Saint Jean. Interviewed the day afterthis announcement, Le Gall says she is“pleased to share this new adventurewith Wimco. We are anxious to tell vil-la owners who we are and that we are

hear for them. To help with this goal,we have established a special area onour website, www.wsbh.fr, whichallows them real-time access to villarentals and the possibility to chat withus via an internal messaging system.”WimcoSBH also promises to pay spe-cial attention to their client’s needs via ahigh-quality concierge service designedto help make every visit to the island anunforgettable experience. All clientswill also be invited to a weekly cocktailparty during their stay in SaintBarthelemy. “This is an exceptionaltime of transition for Wimco and itsclients,” explains Tim Warburton, presi-dent and general director of Wimco,based in Newport RI. “The launchingof this new company run by FabienneLe Gall has the promise of a strongercollaboration with our clients, under thesame “Wimco” brand. In fact, thisdirect partnership without an intermedi-ary between Wimco and WimcoSBH,

services for clients and owners will besimplified,” added Warburton, viaemail last week. Concerning the rela-tionship with Sibarth, Walburtonexplained: “Wimco is pleased to havecollaborated with Sibarth for the past27 years. Together these two companiescontributed to the development of thevilla rental and tourism industry inSaint Barthélemy. At the beginning ofthis year, Sibarth expressed its desire tomodify the terms of our long-term part-nership. Unfortunately we found thenew conditions and business outlook tobe unacceptable. That’s the reason wehave adopted a new strategy and decid-ed to launch WimcoSBH, makingWimco independent from here on in.We wish Sibarth all the best for thefuture continuation of its activities,”concludes the president of Wimco, indi-cating his desire to personally invest inthe success of WimcoSBH during thisinaugural season.

WimcoSBH: Wimco’s New On-Island Real Estate Partner

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Dancing on thebeach at EdenRock’s annual

New Year’s Eve partyhas become an absolute“must” in Saint Barths,and a highpoint of theholiday season. To ringin 2011, this very hip,very chic party featuresJesse Marco, a 22-yearold DJ from New York,

who will spin sheermagic on the turntables,as music and cham-pagne set the scene foran unforgettableevening.

The idea for this soireewas born at the requestof Eden Rock’s clientswho wanted the hotel toorganize an “AfterPar-ty,” so they could dance

the night away under thestars after a fabulousmeal at On The Rocks,the hotel’s gourmetrestaurant. Add thisgreat «AfterParty» to adelicious dinner in oneof the best restaurantson the island, and youhave a New Year’s Eveexperience that can’t bebeat.

After organizing numer-ous private eventstogether, it becameapparent to the staff ofEden Rock and D&KEvents that they shouldjoin forces to organizethe now famous

ST BARTHS NEWYEAR’S EVE PARTY

AT EDEN ROCK.This two-part event first

took shape in 2007, pri-marily as a private eventheld in the hotel’s beachrestaurant. The successof this first party sawthe next year ’s eventexpand and take overpart of the beach aswell, as it became “TheBiggest Beach Party” onthe island. The secondand third editions wereeven more fun, andopen to the public,except for a special VIParea, where reservationswere required. 

Under the aegis of a teamof technical «genies,» thefourth edition on December31, 2010 promises to onceagain be a truly magicalnight, dancing on thebeach, your feet in the sand,to the music of DJ Jesse

LET’S DANCE ON THE BEACHThe Annual Eden Rock New Year’s Eve Party,

the best place to be on December 31!

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Marco. His diverse style ofmixing different genres ofmusic from Jay-Z and LedZeppelin, Diplo and DaftPunk, to Michael Jacksonand Nirvana, has given himgreat buzz on the NYCnightclub scene. 

Jesse Marco has also beenthe DJ of choice for high-profile events for Spike

Lee, Denzel Washington,Jay-Z, Russell Simmons,Busta Rhymes, Paris Fash-ion Week 2009 for Vivi-enne Westwood, and1OAK with Kanye West.He has also been a regularfeature in Page Six Maga-zine, as well as on differentonline blogs like StarworksNew York and DejourMagazine and has been

shot for Uniqlo by TerryRichardson and has beenfeatured as one of the topfashion-oriented DJs inDetalles Magazine.

Celebrate New Year’s Eveat Eden Rock for a holidayexperience to take you into2011 in style! 

DJ Jesse Marco

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Grand Fond Cleanup Effort

The 80 partici-pants in thisyear’s 10kmGustavialoppet,part of theSwedish Weekcelebrations inSt Barth, includ-ed returning run-ner David Caryfrom Calgary,Canada, shown here in aninterview with Radio

Tropik FM, and a foursomefrom Washington DC and

Boston compris-ing (left to right)Andrew Tolonen,Kathleen Pes-solano, Lisa Ell-man, and JeffreyLiszt. Also fromthe US: GregoireDecker who livesin Saint Martinand finished infourth place.

Five runners figu-ratively “wearingthe colors of SaintBarth” were on thestarting line for the41st annual NewYork CityMarathon, one ofthe biggest in theworld, and held asusual the first Sun-day in November.The event drew45,000 partici-pants, includingmore than 3,000 French runners.Among them, Marcel Lignon andRomain Garin-Laurel (both in thehandcycle division), Bruno Cavacas,Philippe Saurel, and Florian Hilleither live or have lived in SaintBarth. Florian Hill, son of CatherineCharneau of the Hotel Village St.Jean, also ran a good race, in his sec-

ond NYCM a r a t h o n :3h36’37’’, which isone minute fasterthan his lastattempt. “My goalwas to finish in lessthan 3h30. All wasgoing well until the23rd mile when Igot cramps in bothlegs and it cost mesix minutes! What atough course —thelast three miles

were the worst with what felt like thenever-ending incline of 5th Avenue.”Hill trains throughout the year, run-ning 25 to 30 miles per week,increasing the distance progressivelyeach week until he hits a peak of 40miles about three weeks before themarathon. He is also the proud newdad of young Sebastian Bennett Hill,whose initials are, of course, SBH.

Not everyone who comes to Saint Barthdoes something nice for the island, but onThanksgiving 2010 John McGinn fromNew York will do just that! McGinn,David Steward, and a few other friendswill meet on Thursday, November 25 at9am in Grand Fond, as they have donefor the past few years, dedicating part oftheir vacation to a beach-cleaning expe-dition. “We usually park in the little lotnear the bend and get started rightaway,” says McGinn. “Anyone whoshows up should just go the beach anlook for the crazy people with bags!” The“beach-combers” walk towards MorneRouge and Saline. “This is a totallycasual, relaxed event—more of a walk onthe beach,” says McGinn, who hopessome island residents will join in as well.“Mostly we concentrate on plastic items,bottles and caps, bags, ropes, etc,” hesays, noting that anyone is welcome andshould bring water, sunscreen, and,ideally, their own bag to put things in.Rendezvous for the annual Thanksgivingcleanup!

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Globetrotters Florence and Manu haveopened the new boutique, Sea Spice,in St Jean, and invite you to stop byfor a wonderful taste of world travel. They have created an exotic atmos-phere where you’ll find the ready-to-wear line by French visual artist JeanClaude Le Gall, who has baptized hisnew collection “St Barth” even thoughit was designed in his atelier in StGilles on Reunion Island. His brightpatters are printed on cotton fromMauritius Islands and reflect his inspi-

ration from the isles, as illustrated bythe wahine of his logo. Also brimming with flavors, the bou-tique has at least 50 different spicesselected by Flo and Manu, as well astea, rum, and other special treats fromthe four corners of the globe. Found infancy little pots, trial tubes, or vacu-um-packed in jute bags… the motif isto find quality spices and new flavorsthat pay the most possible respect toboth mankind and nature (LabelUSDA Organic). The voyage contin-ues with a collection of island-inspiredjewelry, starting with creations by Flo-rence that represent a stalk of sugar-cane, the “maille de forçat,” pineap-ples, Filao seeds, or even a gold bead.Another collection features variousseeds from the islands, coconuts, andbamboo, with prices to please allpocketbooks. Flo and Manu will be your guides asyou voyage toward your destination atSea Spice, a passport to discover the

world with an accent on island treas-ures.

Sea Spice, Les Amandiers Shops,Route de Saline, St Jean, Telephone: 05 90 29 64 16

A fixture inthe port ofGustavia formany years,Marine Serv-ice now has anew nameand a newlook!Last August,Jicky Marinetook over Marine Serviceand has reopened as JickyMarine Service. Recentlymerged with Boat Rental StBarth, they an now offerclients a wide choice of nau-tical activities from its baseacross from the main dockin Gustavia. With its staff of nautical pro-fessionals, Jicky MarineService offers a 12-berthmarina, Hydra-Sportsmotorboat rentals (with orwithout captain), private orgroup excursions aboard a

Lagoon 42’ catamaran, per-fect for a sunset cruise, aswell as water skiing, wakeboarding, a diving club, anda new jet ski club with fournew sea scooters for the sea-son.Stop by to say hello, admirethe great views of the port,and wish them great successin their new nautical adven-ture!For additional information,contact Jicky Marine Service in Gustavia. Tel:  05 90 27 70 34

SEA SPICE: THE WORLD OF TRAVELIN A NEW BOUTIQUE

Marine Service Reborn

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NOVEMBER 19-22St Barth Cata Cup: TheCaribbean’s most importantevent for sports catamarans

DECEMBER 20-28The Tourism Committee inpartnership with the CEM, isorganizing a Christmas vil-lage on the main dock «QuaiGénéral de Gaulle»

DECEMBER 31, 2010• New Year’s Eve Regatta:Just-for-fun race around theisland, open to sailboats of allsizes: local boats and thosepresent for the holidays

• New Year’s Eve: Music anddancing on the dock, fire-works at midnight. QuaiGénéral de Gaulle, Gustavia,parties in various restaurants

JANUARY 11-19, 2011 St Barth Music Festival: Jazzand chamber music concertsin the churches of Gustaviaand Lorient, with artists ofinternational renown

MARCH 4-9Carnival celebrations in StBarth begin the 1st Sunday inJanuary after Epiphany, withsmall parades in the streets ofGustavia every Sunday after-noon. Various Carnivalgroups rehearse as they gearup for the big Mardi Grasevent on Tuesday March 8

MARCH 24-27St Barth Bucket Regatta: 3

days of regattas around SaintBarth for a fleet of the lar-gest, most prestigious sailingyachts

MARCH 28 THROUGH

APRIL 3RDLiterary Festival: Authors-in-the-schools programs, rea-dings of prose and poems,workshops, book-signings,and book exchange

APRIL 4-9Les Voiles de St-BarthRegatta: A week of greatracing for sailboats in manyclasses

APRIL 12-17St Barth Film Festival: Sixdays of films from aroundthe Caribbean basin andabout Caribbean culture

APRIL 29 THROUGH

MAY 1West Indies Regatta: A three-day event held annually overthe first weekend in Maycelebrating traditional WestIndian sailboats

APRIL 30 THROUGH

MAY 1Tour of St Barth: Around theisland event for windsurfingand catamarans, St Jeanbeach

MAY 13-22St Barth Theatre Festival:Performances by the localcompany, SB Artists, and

artists from neighboringislands and France

JULY 1 TO AUGUST 29Neighborhood Fêtes and StBarthélemy Saint’s Day:July marks the beginning ofa series of summer festivitiesin various neighborhoodsaround the island, featuringmany activities on the beach

JULY 14Bastille Day: Memorial pro-cession followed by a cocktailat Town Hall (Hotel de laCollectivité), fireworks anddancing on the dock, QuaiGénéral de Gaulle, Gustavia

JULY 16-17Anse des Cayes Fete: Games,competitions, and variousactivities organized in the vil-lage of Anse des Cayes

JULY 30-31Northern NeighborhoodsFete: Tournaments, variousgames, dance performances,raffle, and music, organizedby ASCCO, Colombier

AUGUST 2-14St Barth Tennis Open: Thesports event of the summer isthe island’s largest tennistournament. For men,women and children, on thetennis courts in St Jean

AUGUST 4-14St Barth Summer Sessions:The restaurant, La Plage,presents ST BARTH SUM-

MER SESSIONS, 10 days ofcrazy music, St Jean

AUGUST 6-7Windward Fete: Fishingtournament, regattas, variousgames, music, volleyball, raf-fle, and dancing: Village ofLorient

AUGUST 14-15Fete in Public: Various activi-ties on the beach in Public

AUGUST 18-21SB Jam Musik Festival: Freeconcerts with top Caribbeanmusical groups live on theQuai Général de Gaulle,Gustavia

AUGUST 23-24St Barthélemy Saint’s Day:Sailor’s mass at the CatholicChurch in Gustavia, andcommemoration of theisland’s patron saint. Officialceremonies, regattas, variousgames, fireworks and dan-cing on the dock: Quai Géné-ral de Gaulle, Gustavia

AUGUST 25St Louis Fete: Various activi-ties and tournaments, regat-tas, games, raffle, dance per-formances, and music: Vil-lage of Corossol

NOVEMBER 12-14Pitea Day: Commemorationof the twin cities of St Barthand Pitea (in Sweden) Swedish Marathon / Gusta-vialoppet

Marius Stakelborough gathered with friends to celebratethe 61st anniversary of Le Select on November 11, the

official opening date in 1949. © Edmund Gudenas

Live Music◗ Daily at noonDJ Yo One Sutter at restau-rant La Plage, St Jean◗ Every Sunday Salsa BBQ, Manapany, Ansedes Cayes◗ Every ThursdayHappy hour: 6-9pm,Manapnay, Anse des Cayes◗ Every Friday & Saturday After Work, live music, from6pm at La Plage, St Jean◗ Every evening FB Julian resident DJ atKubbicle in London, from6pm at 88, Carré d’Or,Gustavia◗ Friday, November 19 &Saturday, November 20Live music with the group,

Date Me, from 9pm, LaPlage, St Jean• Through November 20Aabaraki, The Aa, the Ba, theRa, and the Ki combine towreck havoc on your auralimpulses... from 9pm to mid-night, Bete A Z’Ailes,Gustavia•Tuesday, November 23Cabaret performance withshow girls at Ti St Barth,Pointe Milou• November 22-December 19 Adam Falcom, adventurousmix of soul, R&B and funkyjazz is giving audiences andcritics something to talk

about; from 9pm to midnight,Bete A Z’Ailes, Gustavia• November 27 Live Music from 8:30pm atLe Tamarin, Saline

Night Club- Yacht Club, Gustavia- Eleven 12, Gustavia- The Strand Supper Club,Gustavia- The Strand Supper Club

Let’s Party◗ Friday, November 19- Papaguyo Band, live musicfrom10pm, St Barth Pub,Lurin- DJ Yo One Sutter, from11pm, St Barth Pub, Lurin◗ Sunday, November 21 - Casino Royale at YachtClub, Gustavia- DJ Charles Anton at StBarth Pub, Lurin◗ Monday, November 22Disco Night Fever, YachtClub, Gustavia◗ Tuesday, November 23So Staff!, at Yacht Club,Gustavia◗ Wednesday November 24Eyes Wide Shut, Evening inwhite with blindfolds, YachtClub, Gustavia◗ Thursday November 25Thanksgiving party, YachtClub, Gustavia◗ Friday November 26Welcome to Lithuania, Part 1,Show Girl at Yacht Club,Gustavia◗ Saturday November 27Welcome to Lithuania, Part 2,Show Girl at Yacht Club,Gustavia

Fashion Show ◗ Daily Fashion Shows- Fashion Show: every lunch& dinner, La Plage, St Jean- Fashion Show from thePoupette boutique, from1:00pm at Tamarin, Saline.- at 9:00pm Fashion show atTi St Barth except Sunday

◗ Every Tuesday6:30pm: Fashion show bythe pool, from the boutiqueat the Isle de France◗ Saturday, November 20Fashion show for the new col-lections at the boutique, ChrisShop, 10pm, St Barth Pub,Lurin

Exhibitions◗ Through December 6Peter Gurnz photography atTomBeachArtStudio,◗ Permanent Exhibits- Works by Cyrille Margarit,Nikki Beach, St Jean- Paintings by Suzanne MacNally, Les Artisans, Gustavia- Photography by WolfgangLudes, Jean-Philippe Piter,Antoine Verglas at ClicBookstore and Gallery,Gustavia- Tony Caramanico at Clic

Bookstore and Gallery,Gustavia- Jean Verrechia at ClicBookstore and Gallery,Gustavia- Alain le Chatelier, LesArtisans, Gustavia- Dave Stevenson, LesArtisans, Gustavia- Group show at PipiriPalace, Gustavia- Rose Murray, Comptoir duCigare, Gustavia - Sculptures by TimothyHolmes, Comptoir du Cigare,Gustavia◗ Artists’ Collections- Pompi, Petit Cul de Sac- Hannah Moser, Cul de Sac- Mitchell Summer, Toiny◗ Art Galleries- To-b.art galerie, Gustavia- Pipiri Boutique, Art Gallery- TomBeachArtStudio, - Clic Gallery, Gustavia

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Where to go dancing? See an art exhibit? Listen to live music? Time Out keeps you up to date on local happenings. Let’s party !

St Barth Weekly n°199 13 Hôtel Baie des Anges • Flamands • 0590 27 63 61

Michel and his staff are happy to welcome you to their

pool-side restaurant for lunch & dinner. Lobsters Fresh From The Tank

100 g for 6,50 euros

Special Events18-21 November SAINT BARTHCATA CUP (see page 2)◗ Saturday November 2010:30pm: Bankie Banxand his band fromAnguilla at Nikki Beach,St Jean◗ Sunday November 215pm: ST BARTH CATACUP 2010 awards cere-mony and acoustic con-cert by Bankie Banx,Nikki Beach, St Jean

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St Barth Propertiesinvited clients andfriends to help launchthe 2010/2011 seasonwith a party at Do Bra-zil on Saturday,November 6. Peg Walshand Tom Smyth,owners of St Barth Pro-perties, personally wel-comed their guests toShell Beach. Foundedin 1989, the company isaffiliated withSotheby’s InternationalRealty and is primarilya villa sales and rentalagency. St Barth Pro-perties also takes anactive part in islandlife, with an office loca-ted near the Port ofGustavia, and its entirestaff was present forthe party. This eventwas also marked thenew edition of theirpublication, “Live YourDream.”

The Jimmy Buffetconcert last November,in celebration of the60th anniversary of LeSelect, was the catalystfor this year’s party.Peg Walsh, president ofSt Barth Properties,says that all their guestsloved that weekend.Based on the success ofthis year’s parry, Walshenvisions making it anannual event everyNovember.

The St Barth Propertiespublication is availableat the airport and otherdistribution points onthe island.

© Alain Buisson

Saint Barth Properties Launches New Season

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