Author Archives: Media - Royal Malta Yacht Club

At the helm and on the pumps – Vladimir Prosikhin

26/10/10 18:18 Giles Pearman reports in from Steinlager II with some pictures showing life on board “Raining. 17 knots from nw. Smelling expresso, drinking black tea russian style. Under gennaker main and mizzen. Barreling along. Matteo on helm. Daylight upon … Continue reading →

26/10/10 17:40 Germana Tognella’s Cookson 50, Cantankerous was desperately close to eclipsing the corrected time set by TP52, Lucky. Missing out by just under an hour. The French registered boat is mainly crewed by Italians based in Sardinia at the … Continue reading →

Johnny Vincent’s TP52, Pace finished a highly eventful race at 15:04, just 18 minutes behind fellow TP52, Lucky. Pace was also struck by lightening, frying some of the electronics on board and the wind instruments and they had a see-saw … Continue reading →

26/10/10 17:19 Hungarian entry, Wild Joe, skippered by Márton Jozsa finished the Rolex Middle Sea Race at 14:39. The first yacht from Hungary to complete the race. Wild Joe is skippered by one designers sailors, from Hungary with the exception … Continue reading →

26/10/10 16:10 Bryon Ehrhart’s TP52, Lucky finished the race at 14:46, to stake a claim to the overall title in the Rolex Middle Sea Race. Ian Moore, navigator said dockside. “That was a very tactical race, there was a big … Continue reading →

26/10/10 16:00 Vladimir Prosikhin’s Volvo 70, E1 finished at 12:35 “Wow what a ride!” Commented John Brinkers, as Volvo 70 E1 pulled into the Grand Harbour, Valetta. “I knew that these boars were quick but when we were smoking along it … Continue reading →

25/10/10 11:00 Following the retirement of Piazza Alberto and Quadarella Aldo’s Vismara 42, Nautilus QQ7 late yesterday. Gianluigi Dubbini’s X-55, CAPRICCIRICCI retired this morning along with Leonardo Cattaneo’s Viva 48, Futura. All crew are reported safe and well. 66 yachts … Continue reading →

26/10/10 10:55 This morning Andre Soriano’s Alegre crossed the finish line just after eight o’clock. Wil Best said that they would have faired better if they had more upwind work in the pressure. He explained that the crew had work … Continue reading →

26/10/10 09:00 Just after Ten last night. Mike Slade’s Maxi ICAP Leopard crossed the finish line to finish the race in second place. Obviously they were not content but Slade and his crew where far from disappointed. They knew that … Continue reading →