Monthly Archives: October 2011

Vaquita: Kite surfing at Messina

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Media - Royal Malta Yacht Club
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Rán Sea of Stars

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Media - Royal Malta Yacht Club

We are under way for this 2nd night of the race around the island of Sicily, the Rolex Middle Sea race. We are sailing now towards our next rounding point which is the furthest Eastern point of Sicily, passing Trapani … Continue reading →

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Video from Atame

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Media - Royal Malta Yacht Club

Good evening We may have done a good run to the streight of Messina, many boats around us and while reacging Stromboli on the beam with spi up, realized that we never stopped the boat for a single minute; weather … Continue reading →

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Sunset on Rán

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Media - Royal Malta Yacht Club

Sunset taken from Rán on Day Two – Rolex Middle Sea Race

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Nisida check in from Messina

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Media - Royal Malta Yacht Club

Peter Hopps – Nisidia 1800 Just exited the Strait. We lost a bit of ground on the way up here this morning, having done well overnight. As we approached the narrows we came to a standstill and watched other boats … Continue reading →

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Seawolf – Fantastic Race

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Media - Royal Malta Yacht Club

David Latham – Seawolf 1720 CEST Fantastic race so far. Coming up to the exit for the Strait. We’ve got 14 knots from dead behind, under spinnaler and doing 8 knots over the ground, so still got current with us. … Continue reading →

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Swan 57 Yellowdrama

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Media - Royal Malta Yacht Club

Bob Clitherow – Yellowdrama Start As I started thos blog during the race, we started at 11:10am on Sunday 22nd October from Grand Harbour. According to the latest weather files, Yellowdrama should reach the finish on Thursday morning after 5 … Continue reading →

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Vaquita clears the Strait

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Media - Royal Malta Yacht Club

Andreas Hanakamp – Vaquita 1600 CEST “Just passed out of the Strait, which makes us very happy. We went too far offshore last night and lost out. We worked our way back going inshore and are now sailing near the … Continue reading →

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Elusive II St Regis

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Media - Royal Malta Yacht Club

Arthur Podesta – Elusive II St RegisNoon CEST “Everything is fine, we are 19…20 miles from the Strait. We had a good night with lots of sail changes, and one patch of no wind at all. This morning we could … Continue reading →

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Class 40 Vaquita

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Media - Royal Malta Yacht Club

Austrian Class 40 Vaquita going quite nicely.

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