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44th Edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race Draws to a Close
As per tradition, the closing act of this year’s Rolex Middle Sea Race was the final prize giving held in the historic 16th century Sacra Infermeria.
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Maltese Boats shine in Rolex Middle Sea Race
The 2023 Rolex Middle Sea Race record will show that Andrea Recordati’s Wally 93 Bullitt put in a phenomenal performance around the 606nm racetrack, taking the fight to monohull line honours winner Leopard 3 on the water, while staving off a concerted fleet-wide challenge on corrected time.
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Rolex Middle Sea Race: Bullitt Strikes Unexpected Target
The 2023 Rolex Middle Sea Race record will show that Andrea Recordati’s Wally 93 Bullitt put in a phenomenal performance around the 606nm racetrack, taking the fight to monohull line honours winner Leopard 3 on the water, while staving off a concerted fleet-wide challenge on corrected time.
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Rolex Middle Sea Race Overall Winner Announced
At 2100 CEST on Wednesday, 25 October, the winner of the 44th edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race was announced as the Italian Wally 93 Bullitt, skippered by Andrea Recordati.
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Leopard 3 claims monohull Line Honours in Rolex Middle Sea Race
This morning, Tuesday 24 October, the Farr designed 30.78 metre/100 foot maxi, Leopard 3 (MON), skippered by Chris Sherlock, crossed the finish line of the 2023 Rolex Middle Sea Race at 01:20:56 CEST to take Monohull Line Honours in an elapsed time of 2 days, 12 hours 50 minutes 56 seconds.
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MOD70 Limosa Takes Multihull Line Honours in Rolex Middle Sea Race
The 44th Rolex Middle Sea Race has welcomed its first finisher, as the MOD70 Limosa, skippered by Alexia Barrier, rolled over the line at 1310 CEST on Monday afternoon.
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NEWS – Lucky Retired from Rolex Middle Sea Race After Dismasting
At around 0800 CEST this morning, the Race Committee received a report from Lucky to say it had lost its mast just south of Favignana. All crew are safe and well, and Lucky will return to Malta under engine. We will update you with more information as and when it is available.
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Classic Rolex Middle Sea Race Unfolding
The 44th Rolex Middle Sea Race is now over 24 hours old, and the picture is starting to develop. The fleet has spread out over the course, with the front-running multihull well on the way to Favignana and the slowest monohull still parallel with Etna, over 200 nautical miles in arrears.
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Clean Start Heralds Next Chapter in Rolex Middle Sea Race
The 44th Rolex Middle Sea Race fleet was sent on its way today. The start of a 606 nautical mile adventure around Sicily and back to the finish in Malta. 110 yachts representing 26 nations crossed the start line, their 1000 plus crew from close to 50 countries fired up and ready for whatever lies ahead.
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2023 Rolex Middle Sea Race Set To Enthrall
The 44th Rolex Middle Sea Race starts tomorrow, Saturday 21 October, at 1100 CEST from Grand Harbour, Valletta. The Mediterranean’s most renowned offshore race has all the ingredients required for an enthralling contest.
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Countdown to the 2023 Rolex Middle Sea Race
We’re in the final lead-up to the 2023 Rolex Middle Sea Race, and here is everything you need to know about how to follow the race.
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The Yachting Malta Coastal Race: Setting the Tone for the Rolex Middle Sea Race
Yachting Malta, a dedicated advocate for the yachting industry, has reaffirmed their commitment to supporting the annual Yachting Malta Coastal Race, often referred to as the “warm-up” to the Rolex Middle Sea Race. 2023 marks 8 years of support for the race which underlines Yachting Malta’s ongoing dedication to sailing and reinforces their position as a vital contributor to the yachting community
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Rolex Middle Sea Race – High Quality Fleet in Readiness
The start of the 2023 Rolex Middle Sea Race is just under four weeks away. When entries closed on Friday, 22 September, 109 yachts had entered representing 25 countries including Kazakhstan, San Marino and Israel – all three thought to be attending for the first time.
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Registration Open for the 2023 Rolex Middle Sea Race
The Royal Malta Yacht Club (RMYC) is pleased to confirm that the Notice of Race for 44th Rolex Middle Sea Race is available online and yachts may already register their participation. Last year’s race attracted 118 yachts, another exceptional achievement for a race that aways draws an impressively international fleet. The RMYC is looking to attract another varied participation and to challenge the
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Rolex Middle Sea Race – Rising to the Challenge
In 2022, a fleet of 118 yachts from 24 countries had to negotiate extremely light winds, requiring crews to demonstrate supreme patience and perseverance to maximize every opportunity to maintain momentum.
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Rolex Middle Sea Race: A Majestic Finale Steeped in History
Malta’s past and present combined today at the Rolex Middle Sea Race final prize giving. Held, as is now tradition, in the 16th century former-Sacra Infermeria overlooking Grand Harbour, scene of the start one week ago, the story of the event was all but completed, just as the finishers conclude their own story as the cross the finish line.
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2022 Rolex Middle Sea Race Overall Winner
At 1600 CEST on Wednesday, 26 October, the winner of the 43rd edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race was announced as Eric de Turckheim’s French NMYD 54 Teasing Machine.
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NEWSFLASH: Rolex Middle Sea Race Multihull Line Honours
Riccardo Pavoncelli’s MOD70 Mana (ITA) crossed the finish line of the 2022 Rolex Middle Sea Race at 00:32:38 CEST on Tuesday 25 October to take Multihull Line Honours in an elapsed time of 61 hours 32 minutes 38 seconds.
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Rolex Middle Sea Race – Multi Layers of Movement
The 43rd Rolex Middle Sea Race came alive today, for some at least. It really is a race of two halves, as those crews to the west stretch their legs metaphorically in a stiff southerly, and those still to the east stretch their actual legs lying on deck waiting for the wind.
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Rolex Middle Sea Race – It’s Been a Hard Day and Night
This time last year the Rolex Middle Sea Race reporting was struggling to keep up with the pace of the frontrunners. The Maxi Multihulls had scorched 450 nautical miles of the 606nm course.
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Rolex Middle Sea Race – Light on Wind, Large on Spectacle
Grand Harbour performed some magic today, as an assembled 118 yachts set off on the 43rd Rolex Middle Sea Race. The ancient limestone walls of Valletta seem to come alive in bright sunshine, and they duly offered the gathered spectators, high up on the bastions, a perfect setting to send off the intrepid fleet.
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Rewatch the Start of the 2022 Rolex Middle Sea Race
The start of the 2022 Rolex Middle Sea Race began today, October 22nd – rewatch the start here!