Rolex Middle Sea Race - Warm up in Malta

4:21 PM Wed 20 Oct 2010 GMT

'Boats sailing off Marsamxett Harbour - Rolex Middle Sea Race 2010' &copy Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo

Rolex Middle Sea Race update: Dark clouds scudded across the sky over Valletta, bringing with it wind pressure for the ten boats that took to the start line for a coastal race in advance of Saturday's start of the premier event, the Rolex Middle Sea Race. The fleet - just a part of the 84 yachts entered in the offshore race - used the approximately 24 mile course as a warm-up, a chance for the foreign boats to shake off the jet lag and get crews sailing together, for some the first time in these waters. The coastal course also ...

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by Regatta News