Sailing

The Marsamxett Harbour witnessed the start of another sailing event yesterday, the traditional Malta-Syracuse Offshore Race. Regarded as one of the highlights of the local sailing calendar, this 90-mile regatta has been organised by the Royal Malta...

The Marsamxett Harbour witnessed the start of another sailing event yesterday, the traditional Malta-Syracuse Offshore Race. Regarded as one of the highlights of the local sailing calendar, this 90-mile regatta has been organised by the Royal Malta Yacht Club in collaboration with the Centro Nautico Juvenilia for over 50 years.

In its early years, it formed part of an offshore programme that featured races to Tripoli, Tunis, Porto Empidecole, Messina, Lampedusa, Syracuse, two local races round Malta and Gozo and another Round Malta only. With the passing of years, the race started to be held on an alternate basis, one from Malta with the next sailing off from Syracuse.

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