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Rolex Middle Sea Race 2014 - Artie's heroic return

by Media Royal Malta Yacht Club on 23 Oct 2014
Artie - Rolex Middle Sea Race 2014. Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo http://www.regattanews.com
After probably the toughest 24 hours in the 46 year history of the race, Lee Satariano's Maltese J/122, Artie finished the Rolex Middle Sea Race on Thursday 23 October 2014 at 00h 45m 5s in an elapsed time of 4Days 13hours 35mins and 05secs.

Artie was the first Maltese boat to finish the race and is the provisional winner of IRC 4 and ORC4. 72 yachts are still racing, however Artie's corrected time, which decides the overall winner is unlikely to be beaten by any of the remaining competitors.

Lee Satariano was asked before the race if the record entry of 122 yachts and the fact that Artie is a J/122 was an omen? 'I am not superstitious anymore!' commented Lee just after stepping ashore. 'It was a very very tough race. The crew have worked around the clock from day one and the race didn't start well for us but during day two we started to get our the shifts right and co-skippers Sebastian and Christian Ripard did a great job on the tactics and the end result was a series of correct decision that put us in a good position before the storm arrived. As always, having a good crew on board allows you to give the effort an extra push, with a good boat and an excellent crew are intention at the start was to win and we hope we have achieved that.'

Christian Ripard has competed in numerous offshore classics including the infamous Rolex Sydney Hobart Race, often with many of the Artie crew.

'The sea was big, it was very windy, we don't know exactly how windy because the windex at the top of the rig blew off! – yes this race is up there with the toughest Hobarts I have done. In fact we were saying on board 'when was the last time we saw a sea like this?' and I had to say it was during a windy Sydney Hobart but to have those conditions for over 24 hours is very rare, almost exceptional. You are always learning in this game and the experience showed me that it is good to go with a bloody good crew! Truly, it is the only way you can sail the boat like we did. If you don't have a good crew, you just won't get through it or you will break things and when it comes down to it – a good crew is what you need and we have done a lot of miles together on Artie, they are my nephews, my friends and we have been together for thousands of miles at sea.'

Rolex Middle Sea Race IRC results

Boat Name Boat Type Class TCC Elapsed Time Corrected Time Comment Pos
AMAPOLA Oceanis Beneteau 430 Class 5 0.991 d0 h0 m0 s0 d h m s DNF 59
AMBERSAIL VO 60 Class 1 1.424 d4 h8 m57 s59 d6 h5 m28 s19 28
ANNA Mobile 53 Class 2 1.227 d4 h15 m20 s19 d5 h16 m36 s44 18
ANOUSCHKA first class europe Class 5 1.027 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 59
ARS UNA ADRIA 49 Class 3 1.172 d4 h14 m32 s41 d5 h9 m33 s30 7
ARTIE  J 122 Class 4 1.087 d4 h13 m35 s5 d4 h23 m7 s6 1
AURORA ITA 333 Canard 41 Class 4 1.089 d0 h0 m0 s0 d h m s DNF 59
AZAWAKH MC 34 Patton Class 4 1.059 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 59
B2 IRC 52 Class 2 1.393 d4 h2 m48 s16 d5 h17 m38 s4 19
BALEARIA TP52 Class 2 1.372 d4 h7 m21 s10 d5 h21 m48 s0 23
BELLA SASSY Vision 50 Class 3 1.116 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 59
BELLADONNA YACHTING Grand Soleil 46 Class 3 1.113 d4 h19 m55 s52 d5 h9 m1 s52 6
BLACK PEARL Carkeek 47 Class 2 1.352 d4 h4 m12 s25 d5 h15 m28 s47 15
BRISTOLIAN  CNB 92 special design Class 2 1.313 d4 h14 m38 s40 d6 h1 m16 s34 26
CANTANKEROUS COOKSON 50 Class 2 1.368 d4 h2 m14 s20 d5 h14 m23 s26 13
CASSIOPEIA HEBE IV Dufour 500 Grand Large Class 4 1.08 d6 h20 m51 s0 d7 h10 m2 s16 34
CIPPA LIPPA 8 Cookson 50 Class 2 1.361 d4 h6 m31 s55 d5 h19 m32 s45 22
COIN COIN Sydney GTS 43 Class 3 1.191 d4 h13 m57 s51 d5 h10 m58 s2 9
COURRIER DU COEUR Bermudian Sloop Class 3 1.115 d4 h19 m16 s51 d5 h8 m32 s17 4
CUBA LIBRE Vo60 Mk1 Class 2 1.335 d4 h12 m17 s24 d6 h0 m34 s1 25
DU 4 Dufour 45 Class 4 1.078 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 59
DURLINDANA3 Farr 60' Class 2 1.319 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 59
EALA OF RHU Swan 45 Class 3 1.181 d4 h16 m3 s54 d5 h12 m20 s55 10
EL STAN Prima 38 Class 4 1.075 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 59
ESIMIT EUROPA 2 Reichel/Pugh 100 Class 1 1.841 d3 h10 m42 s5 d6 h8 m15 s11 30
GAETANA Swan 651 Class 3 1.192 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 59
GORDONS Baltic 50 Class 3 1.187 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 59
GREY GOOSE Swan 82 Class 2 1.388 d4 h6 m11 s3 d5 h21 m49 s53 24
GYR SCARLET OYSTER Oyster Lightwave Class 4 1.077 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 59
IL CAVALIERE Comet 50 Class 4 1.063 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 59
IL MORO DI VENEZIA XXVII NM 43 Class 3 1.151 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 59
INTUITION KABESTAN Reflex 38 Class 5 1.044 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 59
ISKAREEN M34 Class 3 1.15 d4 h20 m45 s19 d5 h14 m16 s6 12
KAJSA III DK46 Class 3 1.181 d4 h13 m7 s0 d5 h8 m52 s0 5
LADY RUTH ACR First 40.7 Class 4 1.052 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 59
LITTLE EMILY First 40.7 Class 5 1.047 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 59
MAGIC DRAGON Grand Soleil 50 Class 5 1.029 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 59
MANANA oceaniS 523s Class 4 1.086 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 59
MOANA Marten 49 Class 2 1.26 d4 h13 m40 s50 d5 h18 m11 s50 20
MONSTER PROJECT Volvo Open 70 Class 1 1.648 d4 h3 m23 s40 d6 h19 m48 s7 32
OPTIMUM 3 - ASPIDA - SAXO BANK FARR 52 OD Class 2 1.313 d4 h6 m26 s40 d5 h14 m30 s34 14
OTRA VEZ J122 Class 4 1.087 d4 h21 m40 s35 d5 h7 m54 s51 3
OZ OPEN 60 Class 1 1.55 d4 h16 m37 s30 d7 h6 m34 s7 33
Petite Flamme Swan 60 Class 2 1.33 d4 h6 m7 s39 d5 h15 m49 s46 16
RAN Mini Maxi Class 1 1.605 d3 h12 m42 s18 d5 h15 m57 s5 17
SALANA Bavaria 46 Cruiser Class 5 1.041 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 59
SHOCkWAVE Maxi 72 Class 1 1.585 d3 h15 m47 s4 d5 h19 m8 s18 21
SJAMBOK Reichel Pugh 48 Class 2 1.241 d4 h10 m57 s15 d5 h12 m43 s48 11
SLEEPER Azuree 46 Class 3 1.152 d4 h17 m9 s5 d5 h10 m21 s1 8
STORMY WEATHER OF COWES classic yawl Class 5 1.032 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 59
TEAM JOLOKIA VO60 Class 1 1.467 d4 h11 m12 s51 d6 h13 m16 s59 31
TEASING MACHINE  A13 Class 3 1.169 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 59
TON TON KABESTAN Dufour 44 Race Class 4 1.086 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 59
TULIP Classic 88' Sloop Class 2 1.361 d4 h14 m17 s38 d6 h6 m6 s35 29
UNICA Solaris Class 4 1.095 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 59
VARUNA Ker 50 Class 2 1.387 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 59
WILD JOE R/P Custom 60 Class 1 1.489 d4 h1 m36 s48 d6 h1 m20 s46 27
XP-ACT BANKS SAILS RACING Xp 44 Class 3 1.135 d4 h14 m1 s11 d5 h4 m52 s20 2
ZENHEA TAKESHA MILIUS 48 Class 3 1.194 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 59

ORC4 results
Boat Name Boat Type Class GPH Elapsed Time Corrected Time Comment Pos
ARTIE  J 122 Class 4 578.2 d4 h13 m35 s5 d3 h10 m26 s7 1
OTRA VEZ J122 Class 4 579.4 d4 h21 m40 s35 d3 h17 m36 s13 2
UNICA Solaris Class 4 582.4 d0 h0 m0 s0 d h m s DNF 5
ALCOR V BENETEAU FIRST 47.7 Class 4 597.3 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 5
AURORA ITA 333 Canard 41 Class 4 585.3 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 5

ORC4 - All classes result

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Boat Name Boat Type Class GPH Elapsed Time Corrected Time Comment Pos
ARTIE  J 122 Class 4 578.2 d4 h13 m35 s5 d3 h10 m26 s7
1
XP-ACT BANKS SAILS RACING Xp 44 Class 3 552 d4 h14 m1 s11 d3 h15 m28 s42
2
ARS UNA ADRIA 49 Class 3 544.8 d4 h14 m32 s41 d3 h16 m58 s28
3
COURRIER DU COEUR Bermudian Sloop Class 3 568.2 d4 h19 m16 s51 d3 h17 m23 s7
4
OTRA VEZ J122 Class 4 579.4 d4 h21 m40 s35 d3 h17 m36 s13
5
KAJSA III DK46 Class 3 529.5 d4 h13 m7 s0 d3 h18 m58 s27
6
COIN COIN Sydney GTS 43 Class 3 528.5 d4 h13 m57 s51 d3 h19 m58 s17
7
CANTANKEROUS COOKSON 50 Class 2 464.6 d4 h2 m14 s20 d3 h21 m4 s55
8
GREEN CHALLENGE BM40 Class 40 Class 3 526.4 d4 h15 m59 s55 d4 h0 m24 s58
9
OPTIMUM 3 - ASPIDA - SAXO BANK FARR 52 OD Class 2 475 d4 h6 m26 s40 d4 h0 m35 s8
10
BLACK PEARL Carkeek 47 Class 2 460.6 d4 h4 m12 s25 d4 h0 m36 s14
11
Petite Flamme Swan 60 Class 2 465.6 d4 h6 m7 s39 d4 h1 m9 s35
12
B2 IRC 52 Class 1 443.9 d4 h2 m48 s16 d4 h2 m4 s54
13
CIPPA LIPPA 8 Cookson 50 Class 2 460.9 d4 h6 m31 s55 d4 h2 m31 s17
14
ANNA Mobile 53 Class 2 502.2 d4 h15 m20 s19 d4 h2 m58 s44
15
MOANA Marten 49 Class 2 494.4 d4 h13 m40 s50 d4 h4 m17 s24
16
WILD JOE R/P Custom 60 Class 1 422.2 d4 h1 m36 s48 d4 h7 m38 s16
17
CUBA LIBRE Vo60 Mk1 Class 2 461.4 d4 h12 m17 s24 d4 h8 m25 s42
18
ESIMIT EUROPA 2 Reichel/Pugh 100 Class 1 341.1 d3 h10 m42 s5 d4 h14 m38 s24
19
CASSIOPEIA HEBE IV Dufour 500 Grand Large Class 5 609.3 d6 h20 m51 s0 d4 h21 m25 s41
20
BELLA SASSY Vision 50 Class 3 572.1 d0 h0 m0 s0 d h m s DNF 30
DURLINDANA3 Farr 60' Class 2 480.3 d0 h0 m0 s0 d h m s DNF 30
IL MORO DI VENEZIA XXVII NM 43 Class 3 550.8 d0 h0 m0 s0 d h m s DNF 30
UNICA Solaris Class 4 582.4 d0 h0 m0 s0 d h m s DNF 30
VARUNA Ker 50 Class 1 440.7 d0 h0 m0 s0 d h m s DNF 30
ZENHEA TAKESHA MILIUS 48 Class 3 540.2 d0 h0 m0 s0 d h m s DNF 30
ALCOR V BENETEAU FIRST 47.7 Class 4 597.3 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 30
AMAPOLA Oceanis Beneteau 430 Class 5 649.4 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 30
AURORA ITA 333 Canard 41 Class 4 585.3 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 30
WALLE G Grand Soleil 43 F Class 3 572.2 d0 h0 m0 s0 d0 h0 m0 s0 DNF 30