Author Archives: Media - Royal Malta Yacht Club

Black Pearl

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Bristolian

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Arwen

All well on board. Suspended racing briefly overnight – Skipper was in tears because we finished the Cadburys Marvellous creations without saving him any (nothing to do with the weather, Sam not being happy, or Jim getting swept off the … Continue reading

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Team Jolokia

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Grey Goose

It’s a bit wet on deck for my Iphone right now. We are 45 miles WSW from the Comino Channel. Right now we have 38-42 knots from the NW with a sea state of 2-3 metres. All very manageable for … Continue reading

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Tomahawk

It’s a bloody hard decision when looking at the yellow brick position we are right up there in the chocolates but having received the latest forecasts and run the models over the next 24hrs we were in line for a … Continue reading

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Scarlet Oyster

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Team Jolokia

GaĆ«l, the first paraplegic shift supervisor ever aboard a Volvo Ocean 60 For the Rolex Middle Sea Race, Team Jolokia once again shows the strength of diversity with yet another first. The role watch supervisor is occupied, for the first … Continue reading

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Optimum Aspida Saxo Bank

After a long, and at times frustrating, night we have caught and overtaken Black Pearl and B2 leaving only Cantankerous and Mascalzone Latino a couple of miles ahead of us in our class. The crew worked non-stop to keep the … Continue reading

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Scarlet Oyster

After a slow day Scarlet is around 15NM NW of the island of Filicudi, wind is light at 3 to 4 knots and the crew have worked hard all day to keep boat speed up in hot conditions. Our position … Continue reading

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