Introduction to the Rolex Middle Sea Race

The 606nm Rolex Middle Sea Race starts and finishes in one of the most spectacular harbours in the world with its city’s shorelines dominated by massive 16th Century, 60 metre high limestone fortifications and bastions. There’s even a real cannon used for the starting gun, fired from the Saluting Battery on the fortifications high above the start line in Grand Harbour. In this introduction Crosbie gives an overview of the race, the fleet and the expected conditions. Note that the weather briefing which came after we shot this intro suggests the building southeasterlies from Sunday onwards combined with a 2 metre seaway could be earlier and stronger, making things very tough going for the middle to lower fleet as they head south for Lampedusa Island. @RolexMiddleSeaRace_