Author Archives: Media - Royal Malta Yacht Club

It has been neck and neck with Clippa Lippa since Rolex Buoy. Great sailing, we just passed Cape Passero. Nik

We are now approaching sunset time in the first day of the Rolex Middle Sea Race. The wind is also going away slowly, we are now only with 7.5 knots wind speed. We are sailing at 9 knots of boat … Continue reading →

There have been some technical difficulties with the display of their position on the tracker but all is very well on board. Jonas Diamantino just called the media centre: After a difficult start in big waves because we are a … Continue reading →

Juno Racing Team – Rolex Middle Sea Race 2012 Campaign Update – race day The 20th October – a date that has been in the crew’s diary for months is finally upon us. We had an early start and met … Continue reading →

VENTO DI SARDEGNA Sail No. ITA 159 Boat Type:Open 50 Skipper:Andrea Mura Country:Italy Samantha Evans on board: Conservative start for us, as we are short-handed in IRC1 with everyone else fully crewed. So we didn’t want any accidents. Water ballast … Continue reading →

We are now less than 5 days away from the start of the Rolex Middle Sea Race 2012. Rán II will be competing among the 13 boats in the IRC Class One competing this year and over a total of … Continue reading →

Today we had a crew dinner, all set for Saturday’s race! Light winds forecast for first day or two at least. Record turnout, bring it on! OILTANKING JUNO Sail No.: GER-370 Boat Type: J-133 Skipper: David Anastasi Country: Malta

We have completed 48 hours at sea already. We have covered 400 miles (a few with sails, the rest on engine). There are still 120 to go! On our watch we will break the 100 miles “barrier” from our destination. … Continue reading →