Updated - Esimit Europa 2 has taken line honours in the 2014 Rolex Middle Sea Race.

Igor Simcic's Maxi crossed the finish line outside the Royal Malta Yacht Club at 10.42pm in an elapsed time of three days 10hrs 42 mins 5secs. 

Meanwhile, in a race characterised by long stretches of calm, some 20 yachts were, ironically, forced to retire today because of a strong wind in the central Mediterranean. Some sought shelter at Lampedusa.

Photo - Samuel Scicluna / RMYC

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