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Surfing: Anaïs Blanchard Finishes 5th at the Roxy Pro in Cape Breton

Although her training to earn her Professional Certificate in Youth, Community Education, and Sports (BPJEPS) will prevent her from competing in the Qualifying Series events this summer, Anaïs Blanchard was keen to point out that she should not be forgotten on the professional surfing circuit. In fact, in early...

le 13/07/2026

#surf#Reefer Surf Club#Ajoe#Anais Blanchard
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Bodyboarding: Athanäé Blanchard Steals the Show in Mexico

  On the podium at the Pascuales Pro Junior bodyboarding competition, the Ajoe Reefer Surf Club member secured his spot in the finals of the Under-18 World Championships. Instinctively, Athanäé Blanchard senses that a great wave is coming his way. So the young member of the Ajoe Reefer Surf Club...

T.F. le 11/07/2026

#surf#bodyboard#Athanaé Blanchard#Reefer Surf Club#Ajoe
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Surfing: Kezia Tayalé Advances to the National Finals of the Ti Moun Tour

A wonderful adventure is beginning for Kezia Tayalé, a young member of the Ajoe Reefer Surf Club. Indeed, after “a magnificent season,” as the Reefer puts it, which culminated in a Ti Moun Tour championship title in the under-12 division, Kezia has been selected for the grand final in her age group,...

le 10/07/2026

#surf#Reefer Surf Club#Ajoe#Keiza Tayalé
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Sailing: A “remarkable performance” for Lorenzo Mayer ahead of the Mediterranean Games

Lorenzo Mayer has only one goal in mind: to qualify for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. It’s no small feat, given the high caliber of competition in his discipline, the ILCA 7. So the Saint-Barth Yacht Club member is working tirelessly to make it happen. His tenacity is paying off. On June 24, in Germany...

T.F. le 03/07/2026

#voile#lorenzo Mayer#ilca#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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Swimming - A Flurry of Medals for Lukas Outil

The Guadeloupe Open Regional Swimming Championships took place over three half-days, from June 26 to 28. After being crowned “King of the 3 km” last January in Guadeloupe (JSB1648), and then achieving the feat of swimming around the island of Saint Barthélemy in six hours, forty-eight minutes, and fifteen...

le 03/07/2026

#St Barth natation#natation#lukas outil#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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Ultra Trail: Axel Mozer, the only finisher of the 2026 Ultra Transkarukéra XXL

During the Ultra Transkarukéra XXL, a 164-km race on the trails of Basse-Terre, only Axel Mozer, an athlete from Saint Barth, managed to cross the finish line after 43 hours of intense effort. Here’s a look back at an exceptional performance that illustrates the tenacity and mental strength required to...

le 03/07/2026

#ultra trail#Axel Mozer#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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The Northern Neighborhood Festival is back!

The ASCCO is “back in action.” After the frustration caused by the cancellation of the 2025 edition of the Northern Neighborhoods Festival (Colombier, Merlette, Terre-Neuve, and Flamands) due to a lack of volunteers, Ludovic Questel is both delighted and enthusiastic. “We’re happy to be reviving our...

T.F. le 03/07/2026

#ascco#fete des quartiers du nord#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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Chess Championship Final This Sunday

The second and final round of the chess championship will take place this Sunday, June 28, in the La Capricieuse room at the Capitainerie starting at 9 a.m. As a reminder, following the first round of the rapid championship on Sunday, June 14 (JSB1670), Thimoté Bardon, having won three games, is in a strong...

le 26/06/2026

#échecs#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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Tennis - A Winning Trio for This Weekend's Tournament

The event is popular among members of the Saint-Barth Tennis Club because it strikes the perfect balance between competitive spirit and warm camaraderie. The weekend tournament, which began on May 1, concluded on Saturday, June 13, with three finals played: one in women’s singles and two in men’s...

le 26/06/2026

#tennis#SBTC#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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Beach Tennis: Saint Barth Shines in Saint Martin

The sand in Saint-Martin seems to suit the beach tennis players from Saint Barth quite well. Over the weekend of June 13 and 14, Friendly Caribbean Beach Tennis hosted its ninth and tenth sanctioned tournaments of the year at the Beach Garden in Colombier. Nearly sixty players competed in the BT500 men’s and...

le 26/06/2026

#Beach Tennis#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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Incest: “The first time, I was three years old”

In the main hall of La Capricieuse, at the Gustavia Harbor Master’s Office, a heavy silence settles in. Overcome with emotion, a woman takes the microphone to recount the repeated sexual assaults she endured throughout her childhood. “The first time, I was three years old,” she sobs. “What could have been...

T.F. le 25/06/2026

#inceste#Conférence#Santé#Enfance#Justice#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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Soccer - Women's Team Wins in Saint Martin

It was a friendly match, to be sure, but an important one. For the Saint-Barthélemy women’s soccer team, the game played on Saturday, June 20, at Vanterpool Stadium in Marigot, Saint Martin, felt like a rebirth. In fact, the island’s women’s team had been inactive for several years. This was...

le 25/06/2026

#Football#football feminin#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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Backgammon: Nicolas Brousses Wins the 3rd Edition

The third edition of the island’s backgammon championship took place last Sunday in the La Capricieuse room at the harbor master’s office. After five 5-point rounds with the “videau” rule, Nicolas Brousses—who dominated the competition, conceding only one draw against Marie-Claude Dubin—won the...

le 25/06/2026

#backgammon
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Students from Gustavia Win the Rotary Ti Quizz

A joyful commotion. On June 12, 90 fifth-grade students from schools across the island gathered in the La Capricieuse room at the harbor master’s office to participate in the Rotary Club’s Ti Quizz. An annual event “dedicated to reading and sharing,” as the Rotary Club emphasizes. The 2026 edition of...

le 25/06/2026

#Quizz#Rotary Club#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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Surfing: France’s No. 1 athlete for Olympic Day in Lorient

The Territorial Olympic and Sports Committee is organizing Olympic Day on Wednesday, June 24, at Lorient Beach. From 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., free activities will be offered to participants, including surfing and relay races on the sand. To register, simply contact Aurélie, program coordinator at the CTOS of...

le 22/06/2026

#olympisme#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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Soccer - Women's Team Aims for a Comeback Against Saint-Martin

It has been a long time since a full women’s team from Saint Barthélemy has represented the island on a soccer field. On Saturday, June 20, the island’s women soccer players’ long absence will come to an end. This is thanks to the support of the Territorial Olympic and Sports Committee (CTOS),...

T.F. le 19/06/2026

#Football#foot#football féminin#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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Death of Charlie Dalin, winner of the 2012 Transat AG2R-La Mondiale

He was only 42 years old. Yet, on the night of Wednesday, June 10, to Thursday, June 11, in Quimper (Brittany), Charlie Dalin passed away. The sailor was not taken by a fierce wind but by a gastrointestinal stromal tumor, a rare form of cancer. Winner of the 2024–2025 Vendée Globe, Charlie Dalin achieved this...

le 18/06/2026

#Charlie Dalin#TransatAG2R
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Free workshops for Island Creativity Week

The Multiprofessional Economic Chamber and the Maison des artistes are organizing the second edition of Insular Creativity Week from June 15 to 19. For five days, artists, artisans, authors, creators, creative entrepreneurs, and art enthusiasts are invited to participate free of charge in workshops, professional...

le 15/06/2026

#Cem#Art#SBH#stbarth#stbarts#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy#maison des artistes
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Hospital Reconstruction: Three Architectural Firms Shortlisted

An important milestone in the Irénée de Bruyn Hospital reconstruction project was reached on Wednesday, June 10. The “project management” jury met to select three architectural firms from among numerous applicants. These firms now have six months to submit their preliminary designs for the future...

T.F. le 15/06/2026

#Hôpital#Construction#Politique#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy

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