Middle Sea Race
La Rolex Middle Sea Race est l'une des plus belles et des plus exigeantes courses au large de la Méditerranée. Chaque année, des équipages venus du monde entier prennent le départ de La Valette, à Malte, pour un parcours de 606 milles nautiques autour de la Sicile et de ses îles emblématiques. Entre paysages spectaculaires, conditions météorologiques variées et défis tactiques permanents, cette épreuve est devenue une référence incontournable de la voile offshore internationale.
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The Rolex Middle Sea Race was created as the result of sporting rivalry between two British yachtsmen residing in Malta, Alan Green and Jimmy White, and two Maltese sailors, Paul and John Ripard, both members of the Royal Malta Yacht Club.
Alan (who would go on to become Secretary of the Royal Ocean Racing Club) and Jimmy originally proposed a racecourse that was longer than typical in the region, and one designed to offer an exciting competition in windier autumn conditions. The initial suggestion was for a course that would start in Malta and finish in Syracuse, Sicily, in one year and then start in Syracuse and finish in Malta, the next.
