Rolex Middle Sea Race 2009 Finished
Rolex Middle Sea Race 2009 After a magnificent start in Grand Harbour Valletta, Seawolf and her crew worked hard for 600+ miles, battling electrical storms, erupting volcanoes, gale force winds and equally matched competition. After loosing 2 spinnakers on the first night our lead dropped to third place and finally to fifth place in class and an unbelievable 13th place overall in a fleet of 77 thoroughbred yachts, we managed to beat...
Rolex Middle Sea Race/ Coastal race 2009
The Coastal race prior to the main race on Saturday proved a testing time for the 27 competing boats, a light wind start soon progressed into a 20 knot beat to the windward marks, once rounded a tornado built over the land then headed out to sea , taking out 2 boats in it’s path, one dis masted and the other OK. Seawolf avoided it’s path and flew along to a respectable 3rd place in class, a great result for a crew who had...