This year’s 35th Anniversary Rolex Middle Sea Race was marked by a record number of entries, as well as a wide range of weather conditions. The overall winner of the 2014 event has become Lee Satariano’s Maltese J/122 Artie yacht. The 36th edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race will kick off on October 17, 2015.
Day 5 of the Rolex Middle Sea Race 2014 saw the 100-foot maxi yacht Esimit Europa 2 claim line honours, followed by Niklas Zennström’s sailing yacht Rán, placing second.
Day 4 of the currently running Rolex Middle Sea Race 2014 saw only three boats pass the northwest tip of Sicily, roughly the halfway point of the race: Ran 2 yacht, Esimit Europa 2 superyacht and Shockwave yacht.
Day 3 of the currently running Rolex Middle Sea Race 2014 saw all but four yachts round Stromboli and the front-runners are approaching Palermo at the northwest tip of Sicily.
Saturday, October 18, was marked by the record start of the 2014 Rolex Middle Sea Race, attended by an impressive fleet of 122 yachts. The favoured candidate for the line honours victory is the 100-foot Maxi yacht Esimit Europa 2.
This year’s 35th edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race will kick off from Grand Harbour, a lovely Malta yacht rental location, on October 18, and will last until October 25, 2014. The event is expected to host the biggest fleet in its history.