Whilst the back markers were witnessing the spectacular display of the erupting Mount Etna, the front runners achieved the separation from the fleet predicted yesterday.
Currently, Stefano Spangaro and Nautor Challenge (EUR1) are just off Capo San V...
Bob Mcneil's Account Of The Middle Sea Race Aboard Zephyrus IV
2000 — 64 hours 49 minutes and 57 seconds by Zephyrus IV (USA)
Bob Mcneil’s Account Of The Middle Sea Race Aboard Zephyrus IV:
Riviera di Rimini’s Course record established IN 1998 was smashed by Robert Mc Neil’s Maxi Tu...
The 2002 Rolex Middle Sea Race, due to start on the 26th October looks set to spark quite a few local campaigns.
Most of the local boys will this year be making that extra effort to try and claim the coveted Middle Sea Race Trophy, especially after l...
Malta's premier yacht race, due to start on the 26th October, gains further international exposure with new sponsorship deal…
Malta, 16th July, 2002: Malta's most famous yachting event, the Middle Sea Race, gained greater international...
High entry levels for Rolex Middle Sea Race - 2002
With just under a month to go, expectations are high for the 2002 edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race.
Following the July announcement that Rolex will sponsor Malta's premier yachting event for the next three years, enthusiasm for the race is in...
Malta, 24th October, 2002: In the build up to Saturday's Rolex Middle Sea Race, the traditional coastal races around Gozo and Comino were run on Wednesday and Thursday.
Given the typically fickle winds in Marsamxett Harbour, both races provided ...
The thunder of military guns will herald the start of the 2002 Rolex Middle Sea Race this morning.
The reputation of the race, combined with the announcement that Rolex S.A. is sponsoring the event for the next three years has drawn a record number ...
Spectacular send off for record fleet. Rolex Middle Sea Race 2002 underway
The theatre of dreams that is Marsamxett Harbour at the start of the RMSR was nothing less than spectacular. For some the dream seemed to be broken early at the start of this offshore classic. Primadonna, one of the foreign favourites for handicap vi...
Leading yachts through the Straits, while others hampered by light winds
After almost 30 hours at sea the bulk of the Rolex Middle Sea fleet has yet to pass through the notoriously difficult Straits of Messina.
With the prospect of the wind decreasing between now and the early hours of Monday morning, the tidal gate at M...
Race finish has new twist - Smaller yachts benefiting from fresh southerlies
With the fresh southerly that had given the fleet a difficult beat from Pantelleria increasing in velocity between Lampedusa and Comino Channel, all bets are back on according to Principal Race Officer Benny Grech.
'We have seen it all before...
As the final drama of the 23rd edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race is played out, with one yacht still to finish, the winners under IMS and IRC Handicap are all but confirmed.
Provisionally, the following yachts are in the top slots:
IRC 1. Market ...
Proud to be part of the family. First Rolex sponsored Middle Sea Race a resounding success
The final yacht to finish the 23rd edition of this Mediterranean classic was Alla K'Atalla the Rondo 12.01, owned by O. Cosentino and racing in the Double-Handed. Completing the course in 160 hours 29 minutes and 30 seconds at 0330 hours this (Sa...
