50th Anniversary Rolex Middle Sea Race in pictures

by Rolex Middle Sea Race 27 Oct 2018 04:07 PDT 20-23 October 2018

50th Anniversary Rolex Middle Sea Race action-shots.

A record fleet of 130 yachts contested the 50th anniversary edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race. - photo © Rolex / Kurt Arrigo

The city of Valletta provides the backdrop as the Rolex Middle Sea Race fleet exit the Grand Harbour. - photo © Rolex / Kurt Arrigo

Jonas Diamantino & Ramon Sant Hill's Comanche Raider III, the first Maltese entry to cross the finish line and winners of the The Transport Malta Trophy for first boat across the line having a Maltese Skipper and a majority of Maltese Crew members. - photo © Rolex / Kurt Arrigo

At 115-ft, Nikata is the largest ever yacht to take part in the Rolex Middle Sea Race. - photo © Rolex / Kurt Arrigo

Rambler, Monohull Line Honours Winner at the 2018 Rolex Middle Sea Race. - photo © Rolex / Kurt Arrigo

Gérard Logel's AROBAS²; formerly known as B2, the winner of the Rolex Middle Sea Race in 2013 and 2015. Logel's crew secured third place in IRC Class 3 - photo © Rolex / Kurt Arrigo

Momo leads Rambler out of the Grand Harbour shortly after the Rolex Middle Sea Race Start. - photo © Rolex / Kurt Arrigo

The 2018 Rolex Middle Sea Race round the active volcano of Stromboli. - photo © Rolex / Kurt Arrigo

Eric De Turkheim's Teasing Machine on the approach to the turn at Favignana. - photo © Rolex / Kurt Arrigo

Maserati, Multihull Line Honours Winner at the 2018 Rolex Middle Sea Race. - photo © RMYC/Alex Turnbull

Negotiating the Messina Strait is always a key tactical moment in the Rolex Middle Sea Race. - photo © Rolex / Kurt Arrigo

In the early hours of the fourth day of the 2018 Rolex Middle Sea Race, George David's American Maxi Rambler took an historic fourth straight Monohull Line Honours. - photo © Rolex / Kurt Arrigo

Géry Trentesaux and his crew on Courrier Recommandé, overall winners at the 2018 Rolex Middle Sea Race - photo © Rolex / Kurt Arrigo

Prize Winners

Monohull Line Honours: RLR Trophy		Rambler	George David

IRC Overall: Rolex Middle Sea Race Trophy		Courrier Recommandé	Gery Trenteseaux

IRC Class 1	First	Momo	Dieter Schon
	Second	Caro	Maximilian Klink
	Third	Nikata	Tom Brewer

IRC Class2	First	Optimum 3	Periklis Livas, Nikolaos Lazos
	Second	Endlessgame	Pietro Moschini
	Third	Arobas²	Gerard Logel

IRC Class 3	First	Tonnerre de Glen	Dominique Tian
	Second	Ars Una	Vittorio Biscarini
	Third	Comanche Raider III	Ramon Sant Hill, Jonas Diamantino

IRC Class 4	First	Albator	Frantz Philippe
	Second	Lunz am Meer	Riccardo Genghini
	Third	Elusive 2	Aaron, Christoph, Maya Podesta

IRC Class 5	First	Courrier Recommandé	Gery Trenteseaux
	Second	Bohemia Praha Debra	Milan Tomek
	Third	Redshift Reloaded	Ed Fishwick

IRC Class 6	First	Rossko	Timofey Zhbankov
	Second	Solenn	Gerard Ludovik
	Third	Bora Fast	Pier Carlo Antonelli

IRC Double Handed John Illingworth Trophy	First	Bogatyr	Igor Rytov
	Second	2 Hard	Martin Hartl
	Third	Mandalay	Bjorn Ambos


ORC Overall: Boccale del Mediterraneo		Bohemia Praha Debra	Milan Tomek

ORC Class 1	First	Freccia Rossa	Vadim Yakimenko
	Second	Caro	Maximilian Klink
	Third	Nikata	Tom Brewer

ORC Class2	First	Endlessgame	Pietro Moschini
	Second	Optimum 3	Periklis Livas Nikolaos Lazos
	Third	Stella Maris	August Schram

ORC Class 3	First	Be Wild	Renzo Grottesi
	Second	Lunz am Meer	Riccardo Genghini
	Third	Comanche Raider III	Ramon Sant Hill, Jonas Diamantino

ORC Class 4	First	Elusive 2	Aaron, Christoph, Maya Podesta
	Second	Xp-Act	Josef Schultheis, Timmy Camilleri
	Third	Tetta

ORC Class 5	First	Bohemia Praha Debra	Milan Tomek
	Second	Rossko	Timofey Zhbankov
	Third	Anita	Jordi Griso

ORC Class 6	First	Redshift Reloaded	Ed Fishwick
	Second	Bora Fast	Pier Carlo Antonelli
	Third	Hebe V	Zdenek Jakoubek


Multihull Line Honours		Maserati	Giovanni Soldini

MOCRA: Captain Morgan Trophy	First	Maserati	Giovanni Soldini
	Second	Powerplay	Ned Collier Wakefield


First Italian Boat ORC: FIV Trophy		Endlessgame	Pietro Moschini

First Maltese boat on to Finish: T M Trophy		Comanche Raider III	Ramon Sant Hill, Jonas Diamantino

First Foreign Boat to finish: MTA Trophy		Maserati	Giovanni Soldini

First Maltese boat IRC: Arthur Podesta Trophy		Elusive 2	Aaron, Christoph, Maya Podesta

First Maltese boat ORC: Teddie Borg Trophy		Elusive 2	Aaron, Christoph, Maya Podesta

First 2 Handed boat to finish: Alessandro Vattani Trophy		Bogatyr	Igor Rytov

First Swan IRC: Swan Mediterranean Challenge Trophy		Lunz am Meer	Riccardo Genghini

Coastal Race

Rolex Cup: First Overall IRC Coastal Race		Black Pearl	Stefan Johannes Jentzsch

IRC Class 1	First

IRC Class 2	First	Black Pearl	Stefan Johannes Jentzsch
	Second	Endlessgame	Pietro Moschini

IRC Class 3	First	Frogfoot	Sergey Bryuzga
	Second	Katsu	Alan Hannon
	Third	Magic Twelve	Alexander Rubstov

IRC Class 4	First	Elusive	Aaron, Christophe, Maya Podesta
	Second	Xpresso	Sean Borg
	Third	Jackhammer	Andrew Hall

IRC Class 5	First	Scarlet Oyster	Ross Appleby
	Second	Anita	Nicholas Ibanez SCott
	Third	Jivaro	Yves Grosjean

IRC Class 6	First	Seawolf	David Latham
	Second	Bogatyr	Igor Rytov
	Third	2 Hard	Martin Hartl

The Prize Giving Ceremony of the Rolex Middle Sea Race will take place on Saturday 27th October at noon at the Mediterranean Conference Centre.

The Rolex Middle Sea Race is supported by the Ministry for Tourism, the Malta Tourism Authority, Transport Malta, Yachting Malta, Marina di Valletta, Grand Hotel Excelsior Marina and the Grand Harbour Marina.

For further information about the race please visit: www.rolexmiddlesearace.com

50th Anniversary Rolex Middle Sea Race in pictures

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