IRC - Middlesea Race 2018 - La Valetta MLT - Day 1

Yesterday, the start to the 50th edition of the Middlesea Race was given in La Valetta, a race leading over 680nm from Malta around Sicily, Stromboli, Lampedusa and Pandellaria and back to Malta. With 130 teams, a record participation could be noted this year.
The two MOD-70-trimarans 'Maserati' and 'Powerplay' already crossed the Medina Strait this morning UTC. In the monohulls, 'Rambler' of George David USA (a.o. with Brad Butterworth NZL) is in the lead ahead of the German 72-foot 'Momo' of Dieter Schön GER.
The race tracker, the news and the event facebook page.