Middle Sea Race off to windy start
The Middle Sea Race got off to a spectacular start in Grand Harbour this morning, despite a strong head wind which complicated matters for the 83 participating boats.
The boats were classified in five starts according to their class, with the largest yachts - the maxi boats - leaving last.
Their run out of the harbour saw many of the boats cluster together to get the best of the conditions, narrowly avoiding collision.
The Middle Sea Race, which takes participants all round Sicily and back to Malta, is the last major race of the year in the Mediterranean.
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Joe Morana
Oct 21st 2012, 09:11
The Rolex Middle Sea Race 2012 start at the Valletta Harbour is spectacular ....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1hODmGotcQ&list=UUWq9eaooT_HWXQh4N05B5UA&index=1&feature=plcp
Matthew Farrugia
Oct 20th 2012, 20:07
The start was amazing... follow some underwater photography of the race on the following link http://tinyurl.com/9dp8tt4
Anna Maria Cachia
Oct 20th 2012, 18:45
The best way to follow the race is to go onto the yacht club's official tracker which can be found on this link
http://www.rolexmiddlesearace.com/tracker/#pt It is updated every few minutes.
Joe Morana
Oct 20th 2012, 18:07
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGhfysAKmUs&list=UUWq9eaooT_HWXQh4N05B5UA
A magnificent start
V. Cauchi
Oct 20th 2012, 11:51
You can watch the race live at http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/
Mr Tony Gatt
Oct 20th 2012, 19:02
The Middle Sea Race has its own website with complete updated positions.
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