Replica Rolex Middle Sea Race: Maltese pride

The Replica Rolex Middle Sea Race turned into a marathon contest , spent three and a half years to complete courses Esimit Europe, but more than half of the fleet, it takes almost twice as much. Simply complete the arduous course laudable, but yesterday, also decided in the early hours of the morning several award-winning class and the highest honor and the first Maltese boat to cross the finish line.

18:02 yesterday, Joseph Schultheis and Xp44 Paul Semeraro, XP-PACT crossed the finish line and won by three Maltese sailor board in front of the third-class team, Duncan Camilleri, Zach, card Saar Torregiani and Sebastian Ripard.

"This is a long race, and we are very pleased with our performance, explained:": Sebastian Ripard. "Xp44 yacht, fully equipped and given the lighting conditions, we do good to take a class last night at sea is not easy, after we to Lampedusa around a huge storm caught our surprise, too sailed, and we just run in front of him, the situation is very bad, but it gets worse when the wind speed means that we can not get the sails down, we hope, and to climb get the sail to the deck around, because we can. "

Although the XP-ACT three Malta sailor, the first Maltese boat to cross the finish line: Artie RTFX. The fourth category as the provisional winner in last year's championship

"Everything we do, this is a great game, and all do a great work very hard, but we just continue to stay in the same place, no wind, which is very exciting. This is a tough game, but to do it or break it on the first night, and we are very a lot of work on the first night, and we got it right and Artie big boat, very good. The game took a day more than last year, and it is really mental exhaustion, you should always find out, you might never relax.

I would say that success is not on our side Kaposi St.Vito, in the northwest corner. We just too late to wind the corner, and as such, we may lose 20 miles. A little more than the ship, we just ride good weather, if possible, to that corner, we might sing. '

Artie RTFX is under considerable pressure to become the first Maltese boat home. Jonas Concordia Manteno ILC40 San Ramon Hill "Comanche" Tomb Raider 2 Gasanmamo push them the way to the end, as Christian Ripard explain.

"Comanche attracted about 20 miles away, I like to see if they break us, so this is fantastic. Lot of good people who are doing this year's competition. Crew members Artie fans, but they Mariner class , we have more or less the same team the last three games. I'm an old man on the boat, but they know exactly what they do, and they let me stay young! Many of these boats racing keelboat championship fight, they are the future yacht in Malta and the Replica Rolex Middle School competition in the South China Sea is the main event in the country and a fantastic showcase our sport. '