Middle Sea Race

The Middle Sea Race, or Rolex Middle Sea Race for sponsorship reasons,[1] is a yacht race organised by the Royal Malta Yacht Club. The race was co-founded in 1968 by the Royal Malta Yacht Club and the Royal Ocean Racing Club.[2]

On board a yacht during the 2014 Middle Sea Race

The 607-mile (977 km) race starts and finishes in Malta, and takes the fleet in anti-clockwise around Sicily, Italy.

References

  1. "Malta's on the Map". Rolexmiddlesearace.com. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  2. "The Rolex Middle Sea Race". Rolexmiddlesearace.com. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
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