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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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All Change on Rán

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

This picture shows the number of people which is needed to hoist a spinnaker. As many sailors as possible on the winches on deck to hoist a spinnaker. We are “peeling” – this means we are hoisting one sail in … Continue reading →

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News from Alligator

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

Boris from Alligator SLO 747 (SERBIA) 1000CEST “Getting on fine, 40nm from Messina Strait, 25nm off the coast. We have light winds of around 6 knots, but doing 5 knots in boatspeed. We had some problems yesterday, tearing our gennaker … Continue reading →

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Elusive St.Regis Rainbow and water spout

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