Small boats fail to topple Morning Glory

by Event media on 28 Oct 2006 Morning Glory has been confirmed as handicap winner of the Rolex Middle Sea Race, despite a late charge from some of the smallest yachts in the 68-boat fleet. As the breeze in Malta gathered in strength yesterday evening, it looked as though two yachts, the Maltese J/109 Artie and the British J/105 Slingshot were on the verge of stealing the German 86-foot Maxi's thunder.

But it wasn't to be, and Morning Glory's arrival 48 hours earlier proved fast enough to secure the race under the IRC corrected time system.

Bouwe Bekking, the round-the-world skipper who raced aboard Hasso Plattner's Morning Glory, was delighted to have won overall, 'It was a beautiful race, I enjoyed it. The Rolex Middle Sea Race is a fantastic offshore event. You get the great hospitality of the Royal Malta Yacht Club, who does everything to make you feel welcome. The organisation was perfect.