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SNAKES AND LADDERS AROUND MALTA |
Gordon Craig and Paul Scicluna on board HARRY won the first ever International Yacht Paint Double Handed Round Malta Race run by the Royal Malta Yacht Club. HARRY is a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 34.2 with a new set of Tape-Drive sails. The crew needed to keep their focus all day long as the breeze filled in and died through out the long clockwise race around the island. Many boats dropped out before passing the first mark of the course because of the light wind in the morning. The boats had a battle royale towards the finish line at the RMYC after passing through the South Comino Channel. FALCON and ELUSIVE (see the Nov. 2007 newsletter for an article about ELUSIVE''s windy middle sea race) match raced the whole coastline while STRAIT DEALER was all alone at the head of the fleet. However, the STRAIT DEALER’s lead was not enough and their final corrected time placed them at the bottom of the fleet. The tacking duel between the ten remaining boats continued until the finish line in Marsamxett Harbour. It was HARRY who claimed the best corrected time overall finish. MYONA was second overall and MAARIAL finished third -- a great result from all 3 boats. |