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SAILING: Rolex Middle Sea Race
29. Oktober 2011, 22:09
MALTA’S ON THE MAP
Competitors in the 2011 Rolex Middle Sea Race gathered in the Malta’s capital city of Valletta at midday today (Saturday) for the official prize giving. In keeping with this island’s rich and fascinating history, the prize giving was held in the Mediterranean Conference Centre, located in the “Sacra Infermeria”, a former hospital dating from late 1500s.ARTIE'S Crew at the Prizegiving of the Rolex Middle Sea Race 2011 ARTIE'S Crew at the Prizegiving of the Rolex Middle Sea Race 2011 MLT 2222, ARTIE, Owner: Lee Satariano, Type: J/122, LOA (m): 12.19 .Photo By: Rolex / Kurt Arrigo »
29. Oktober 2011, 01:37
SPIRITED COMPETITION
16.00 CEST The pontoons at the Royal Malta Yacht Club were full yesterday with crews from the Rolex Middle Sea Race fleet busily reloading gear and fresh supplies onboard -- and heading off for deliveries back to home ports throughout Europe. Malta’s location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean enables the race to draw from a diverse fleet which this year comprised 70 boats from 16 countries. - WILD JOE, HUN, AT SUNSET ON THE SECOND DAY HUN 7002, WILD JOE, Skipper: Marton Jozsa, Type: REICHEL PUGH CUSTOM 60, LOA (m): 18.5 .Photo By: Rolex / Kurt Arrigo. »
27. Oktober 2011, 20:11
MALTA RULES
16.00 CEST-Putting an end to the drought of Maltese winners, the J/122 Artie, co-skippered by Lee Satariano and Christian Ripard, was named the overall winner of the 2011 Rolex Middle Sea Race today. Artie completed the 606-nautical mile course in an elapsed time of 4 days, 4 hours, 22 minutes, 54 seconds. The last time a local boat won this ocean classic was in 2002 when the 35-footer, Market Wizard took top honours.CO-SKIPPERS OF ARTIE AND CREW RECEIVE A ROLEX TIMEPIECE AND THE ROLEX MIDDLE SEA RACE TROPH.Photo By: Rolex / Kurt Arrigo. »
27. Oktober 2011, 11:41
Hamburger Opielok Gesamtzweiter, Schümann Erster im Ziel
ALLETTA. Christopher Opielok vom Norddeutschen Regatta Verein (NRV) aus Hamburg hat mit seiner Hochseesegelyacht „AOC Rockall III“ beim Rolex Middle Sea Race in Malta den zweiten Platz belegt. Den Gesamtsieg nach berechneter Zeit verpasste der Eigner und Skipper nach 606 Seemeilen und mehr als vier Tagen auf See nur um eine knappe halbe Stunde. Es gewann die einheimische J/122 „Artie“ von Lee Satariano und Christian Ripard. Der dreimalige Olympiasieger Jochen Schümann heimste als Steuermann der gut 30 Meter langen „Esimit Europa 2“ zwar die Ehre als erstes Schiff im Ziel ein, musste sich aber nach der IRC-Wertung kleineren Booten geschlagen geben und wurde 13. Den Erfolg der deutschen Teilnehmer komplettierten der Deutsch-Malteser Sönke Stein mit seiner „Oiltanking Juno“ als Fünfter, sowie Pit Finis vom Düsseldorfer Yacht-Club auf der „Dralion“ knapp vor Schümann und Hans Jürgen Riedel (Bonn) aus der Haribo-Dynastie mit der „Speedy“ knapp dahinter. - CHRISTOPHER OPIELOK, OWNER AND SKIPPER OF AOC ROCKALL II, AUS AUS 6333, AOC ROCKALL, Skipper: Christopher Opielok, Type: N/A, LOA (m): 11.02 Bild Photo By: Rolex / Kurt Arrigo. »
26. Oktober 2011, 20:22
HOMETOWN HEROES
18.30 CEST - After racing over 600 miles, the J/122 Artie crossed the finish line at 15.22 CEST, eight minutes in front of Jaru Team EC, a J/133, and, in doing so, was the first Maltese boat home. That finish also put the local entry, co-skippered by Lee Satariano and Christian Ripard, ahead of Rán (GBR) as overall handicap leader. KARUBA, CRO CRO 2222, KARUBA V, Owner: Magma Ltd, Type: X-65, LOA (m): 19.97.Photo By: Rolex / Kurt Arrigo, »
25. Oktober 2011, 19:31
KEEPING YOUR WITS
1700 CEST - Crossing the finish line at 1110 CEST this morning, Niklas Zennstrom’s J/V 72 Rán (GBR) was the second boat to complete the 606-mile Rolex Middle Sea Race. With Esimit Europa 2 taking line honours, Rán is dockside in Valetta having beaten Esimit Europa 2 on corrected time. But the crew will have to wait until tomorrow --- when several competitors with the potential to topple them arrive -- to see how they have fared against the rest of the handicap leaders. - CANTANKEROUS, ITA . ITA 16133, CANTANKEROUS, Owner: Germana Tognella, Type: COOKSON 50, LOA (m): 15.23 - Photo By: Rolex / Kurt Arrigo. »
25. Oktober 2011, 13:11
FIRST BOAT HOME
Early this morning, at 0054 CEST, the maxi Esimit Europa 2, crossed the finish line of the 2011 Rolex Middle Sea Race in Marsamxett Harbour, Valetta, Malta, to take the line honours win. The Slovenian maxi completed the course in an elapsed time of 61 hours, 24 minutes and 35 seconds. In 2010, Esimit Europa2 was also the line honours winner, with an elapsed time of 54 hours, 52 minutes, 32 seconds. Igor Simcic’s 100-footer adds this to their list of line honours wins this season, which included the Giraglia Rolex Cup. ESIMIT EUROPA 2, SLO, wins line honours SLO 1001, ESIMIT EUROPA 2, Owner: Igor Simcic, Type: REICHEL/PUGH MAXI, LOA (m): 30.48 - Photo By: Rolex / René Rossignud. »
25. Oktober 2011, 08:49
ESIMIT EUROPA 2 TAKES LINE HONOURS AT 2011 ROLEX MIDDLE SEA RACE
Just before 0100 CEST on Tuesday, 24 October, Igor Simcic’s Esimit Europa 2 crossed the finish line in Marsamxett Harbour in Malta to claim the line honours win at the 2011 Rolex Middle Sea Race. The Slovenian boat finished at 00 hours, 54 minutes, 35 seconds. (c)Rolex Middle Race. »
24. Oktober 2011, 21:37
BREEZE ON
1800 CEST - By Monday afternoon, the Rolex Middle Sea Race fleet was experiencing two completely different weather scenarios. The frontrunners of the fleet that had earlier rounded the western tip of Sicily were revelling in a 20 plus knot southeasterly breeze, while, for most of the day anyway, the bulk of the fleet sailed slowly in the lee along the north coast of Sicily in five to ten knots of wind.- DRALION, MLT MLT 5301 , DRALION, Owner: Pit Finis, Type: KER 53, LOA (m): 16.Photo By: Rolex / Kurt Arrigo. »
24. Oktober 2011, 12:17
HALFWAY AROUND
1030 CEST
Much like a playbook for the Rolex Middle Sea Race, forty-eight hours into the race and the fleet has encountered all of the challenges and conditions that tacticians and navigators had anticipated well before the race start. The 606-nautical mile course around Sicily is notorious for its changeable conditions, and local anomalies in wind, current, and weather. Many competitors work out a game plan that breaks the course into several parts – each with its own challenges. And overriding all race plans is the weather forecast – this year the predictions were for lighter breeze at the start, though several fronts passing through the area were expected to bring more wind along the western coast of Sicily.-Stromboli .Photo By: Rolex / Kurt Arrigo . »
24. Oktober 2011, 12:09
BREAK ON THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE
1000 CEST - Overnight, the 2011 Rolex Middle Sea Race fleet parked up off the coast of Sicily near Catania – in the shadows of Mount Etna. So far, Esimit Europa 2 (SLO) and Rán (GBR) were the lone boats to have slipped through the Messina Strait, Esimit around 0330 Sunday morning, followed by Rán at 0830. Esimit, which rounded Stromboli four hours later, has since slowed down, and leads Rán by about 50 miles. ESIMIT EUROPA 2 rounding Stromboli SLO 1001, ESIMIT EUROPA 2, Owner: Igor Simcic, Type: REICHEL/PUGH MAXI, LOA (m): 30.48 .Photo By: Rolex / Kurt Arrigo. »
24. Oktober 2011, 11:46
MAKE OR BREAK
Heading towards sunset on Sunday evening and a handful of boats in the 2011 Rolex Middle Sea Race fleet have found themselves facing the ultimate drawbridge, the Strait of Messina. With the current having turned adverse, any boats still south of the Strait will need enough wind to get them through – and fortunately for most, there has been more wind than forecast. Otherwise, they’ll find the door shut – until the tide turns favourable again. NIKATA, GBR GBR 8200R , NIKATA, Owner: Nikata Marine, Type: SWAN 82, LOA (m): 24.9 - Photo By: Rolex / Kurt Arrigo. »
21. Oktober 2011, 22:45
READY, SET IN MALTA
By midday on Friday, the bulk of the 69-boat fleet for the 2011 Rolex Middle Sea Race was tied up in Marsamxett Harbour – ready for tomorrow’s 1100 CEST start of the 32nd edition of the 606-nautical mile offshore race. The race continues to draw a truly international cast of boats and crews with entries from 16 countries. Still the highest concentration is Italy with 26 entries, followed by Malta and the United Kingdom, with nine each. Photo By: Rolex / Kurt Arrigo. »
20. Oktober 2011, 15:25
TESTING THE CONDITIONS
October, and the yachting world shifts to Malta for one of the final events on the offshore racing calendar, the Rolex Middle Sea Race, organized by the Royal Malta Yacht Club, which gets underway this Saturday, 22 October. The 606-nautical mile offshore race starts in Grand Harbour, Malta, and goes anti-clockwise around the island of Sicily, the Aeolian Islands, the Egadi Islands, around Pantelleria and Lampedusa to port, and finishes back in Marsamxett Harbour. Picture Rolex Middle Sea Race Valletta, Malta October 22 - 29, 2011 Start of the Coastal Race.Photo By: Rolex / Kurt Arrigo. »
