Rolex Middle Sea Race - 76 yachts start the race in Malta

4:57 PM Sat 23 Oct 2010 GMT

'Start of the 31st Rolex Middle Sea Race' &copy Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo

Rolex Middle Sea Race, the 31st edition of the event began today in Malta. The canons of the Saluting Battery were ablaze signalling each of the five starts. An impressive fleet of 76 yachts - just two shy of the record of 78 in 2008 - was off today from the start line between the Saluting Battery mast and a Rolex mark off Fort St. Angelo. The south-easterly breeze enabled the well-positioned yachts - those that managed a pin end start near the mouth of Galley Creek - to lay the harbour entrance. Those not as fortunate were left to ...

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by Regatta News