Blasting away in the Rolex Middle Sea Race - a mid fleet view

2:19 AM Wed 21 Oct 2009 GMT

'Rolex Middle Sea Race started in the historic port in Malta' Ben Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

Sail-World's European correspondent-at large, Ben Gladwell, filed this account after a tumultuous Rolex Middle Sea Race, which saw the first yacht to finish, ICAP Leopard miss the race record by 30 minutes. Gladwell (21) sailed in the race aboard a chartered 42fter, the race started slowly for them, but the breeze quickly built in strength on the way to the first turning point off Sicily:

The start line of the 2009 Rolex Middle Sea Race is situated within the small harbor at Valetta, which is surrounded on all sides by high terraces of buildings, with only a narrow gap in the sea wall from which to escape to the open sea. The surroundings made the winds at the start very light and extremely flukey. This, combined with the large number of boats jockeying for position in such a confined space made for a particularly tr

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Blasting away in the Rolex Middle Sea Race - a mid fleet view

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