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Middle Sea Race Fleet Building Nicely for October's 42nd Edition 5th May 2021 The Mediterranean’s premier 600-mile offshore classic looks well set for October Credit: Rolex/Kurt Arrigo COVID-19With six months to go to the start of the 42nd Rolex Middle Sea Race on Saturday, 23 October, the Mediterranean’s premier 600-mile offshore classic looks well set. Some 47 yachts from 17 countries have entered, currently ranging in size from the mighty 42.56 metres (140 feet) ClubSwan 125 Skorpios down to the 9.14m (29.12 ft) Pogo 30 One & Only. Following last year’s successful running of the ra...

Rolex Middle Sea Race fleet builds steadily by Rolex Middle Sea Race 5 May 13:14 UTC 23 October 2021 With six months to go to the start of the 42nd Rolex Middle Sea Race on Saturday 23 October, the Mediterranean's premier 600-mile offshore classic looks well set. Some 47 yachts from 17 countries have entered, currently ranging in size from the mighty 42.56 metre (140 feet) ClubSwan 125 Skorpios down to the 9.14m (29.12 ft) Pogo 30 One and Only. Following last year's successful running of the race, the Royal Malta Yacht Club is quietly confident that not only will the 2021 edit...

Tactics & Boat Handling were Key to Success in RORC Spring Inshore Race 11th April 2021 Ed Bell's JPK 1180 Dawn Treader Credit: Rick Tomlinson The Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Spring Series continued on Saturday 10th of April with the second race of the series. The RORC Race Team set an inshore race in the Solent, approximately 38 nautical miles for the IRC fleet, and 32 nautical miles for IRC Two Handed. A north-easterly wind of 10-13 knots provided sub-planing conditions. Tactics and boat handling were the keys to performance. Class winners were Ed Bell’s JPK 1180 Dawn Treader and James...

Andrew Hall's Lombard 46 Pata Negra - RORC Spring Series © Rick Tomlinson The Royal Ocean Racing Club Spring Series continues this weekend with Race 2 of the three-race series, designed to get teams back racing for the 2021 RORC Season. The RORC Spring Series is open to IRC rated boats including an IRC Two-Handed Class and MOCRA rated multihulls. Online entry is open at rorc.sailgate.com The Lombard 46 Pata Negra has been one of the most successful boats racing with the RORC in recent years. Pata Negra is returning to RORC racing in the Spring Series, under the new ownership of ...