Dubois designs compete at Loro Piana Caribbean Superyacht Regatta

Virgin Gorda, BVI. 21st March 2013. 
The first day of the Loro Piana Caribbean Superyacht Regatta and Rendezvous, held in the pristine waters of the British Virgin Islands, went with a bang as perfect conditions greeted both the fleet of 20 sailing superyachts and the gaggle of seven motor yachts taking part.
 

Zefira and Salperton have already put in a sterling performance on day 1, with Salperton helmed by multi-Olympic gold medalist Shirley Robertson.
 

Salperton managed to squeeze by Zefira at the north-eastern corner of Virgin Gorda, a point which offered the opportunity for the fleet to hoist kites for a final blast home. Sneaking up the inside and taking advantage of a slow hoist on Zefira, Salperton went on to claim victory in Division A, ahead of Zefira in second and Cape Arrow in third.

In Division B, Parsifal III managed to cling on to her early advantage, taking victory over Athos and the Dubois-designed Sarafin.

'It doesn't get better than this,' beamed Shirley Robertson back on the YCCS dock after racing. 'A great boat, great wind and a perfect course for us today - and we sailed well. Rounding Ginger Island was quite hard - it's very high and there's no wind underneath so you quickly catch up with the boats in front, many of which were parked for ages. Our winning manoeuvre with Zefira came at the hoist - we got inside them and made our move.'