Rolex Middle Sea Race - Esimit Europa 2 leads the way

10:06 AM Sun 24 Oct 2010 GMT

'ESIMIT EUROPA 2 rounding Stromboli - Rolex Middle Sea Race' &copy Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo

The first morning dawned on the Rolex Middle Sea Race to find the main pack of the fleet just south of Reggio di Calabria, off the east coast of Sicily. The frontrunner, Esimit Europa 2 reported making 17+ knots out of the Strait of Messina, helped by a fair three knot tide. After a lighter period, the Slovenian entry got back into a 15 - 18 knot breeze, and at 09.00 had rounded Stromboli, the nearly 1,000 metre active volcano that marks the northeast 'corner' of this race track. Once around, the 100-foot maxi was reaching at 14.4 knots towards ...

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by KPMS