24/10/10 11:40
Picture: Seb Ripard, one of six family members on Jaru.
Andrew Calascione sailing on Maltese entry, J/133 Jaru, reports from the racetrack.
Jaru is a truly family affair with six members of the Calascione and Ripard family in the crew; Andrew, Mark and Danny Calascione and John, Seb and Tommy Ripard are all members of the Royal Malta Yacht Club.
“We had a fantastic crossing to Sicily, really superb sailing, with the spinnaker up. But it was also hard work for the crew, as we were often switching between the Code Zero and the kite. Last night, we did have a two-hour spell of no wind, which meant that some of the boats caught us up. Right now, we have a rain squall giving us some good wind and we are achieving close to ten knots as we head towards Messina. All is well on Jaru.”