Sailing World on Water Oct 25.24 Scallywag Wins ROLEX Middle Sea, Big Boats, Boris, Finns, more

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The 45th edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race commenced from Valletta, the Maltese capital last Saturday.
An impressive international fleet of 112 yachts from 30 countries are contesting the revered annual 606-nautical mile (1,122 kilometres) race which comprises an anti-clockwise circumnavigation of Sicily and counts the active volcanoes of Etna and Stromboli amongst its landmarks.
The fastest Maxi yachts – including Scallywag 100 and Black Jack 100 – have their sights set on line honours as first boat to finish. The current monohull race record is the benchmark of 40 hours, 17 minutes and 50 seconds set in 2021.

This is your weekly Global sailing highlights show, the World on water, for October 25, 2024.

Right on cue, San Francisco Bay rolled out the most demanding conditions for sailors at the 60th edition of Rolex Big Boat Series at St. Francis Yacht Club. A steady 15 to 20 knots during the first race on Thursday continued to build through Sunday for pure thrills and some spills for the 70 boats competing. Challenging windward-leeward courses allowed for ample tacking duels from the eastern end of the Bay to outside the Golden Gate Bridge, with plenty of opportunities to upset the leaderboard during the downwinds to the finish line in front of spectators at St. Francis Yacht Club.

Line honours has been decided at the 2024 Rolex Middle Sea Race following a captivating duel between two 100-ft (30.48m) Maxis.
Arriving in Malta at 0 9 43 29, on Tuesday 22 October, Huang-Seng Lee’s, Scallywag 100, from Hong Kong, took the title completing the 606-nautical race course, in an elapsed time of two days, 21 hours, 33 minutes and 29 seconds. This followed an epic contest with Black Jack 100, of Monaco, who finished a little under 19 minutes later.
As Scallywag 100 crossed the finish line, 78 yachts were still racing. There had been 33 official retirements.
The Rolex Middle Sea Race monohull race record remains the time of 40 hours, 17 minutes and 50 seconds set by Comanche in 2021.

In this episode, follow Boris on his journey as he arrives in the heart of the Vendée Globe. After months of preparation and hard work, he's finally here and ready to meet everyone!
Come join him at the race village, say hello, and get an exclusive look behind the scenes with Boris Herrmann, and the entire Malizia crew.

The three-day grand finale of the 11th Hellenic Match Racing Tour was completed with complete success at the Nautical Club of Greece, offering intense emotions both at sea and on land! The weather conditions were ideal for sailing, with a steady wind allowing the crews to show off their skills at a high level.
The racing action got off to a strong start with 5 Flights, where the teams adapted their strategy to the special conditions of the day. The first phase was particularly competitive, with 4 teams tied with 2 wins.

Italy’s Alessandro Marega is the early leader at the 2024 Finn Open European Championship at the Yacht Club de Cannes after three great races in a building breeze. He won all three of his group races to sit five points clear of France’s Laurent Hay with Valerian Lebrun in third.
There were 152 sailors from 22 nations taking part in the biggest Finn European Championship of all time. Racing is taking place in two groups over five days in Cannes.

Sarah Hauser, two times Aloha Classic Champion, 2023 Vice World Champion, and Maui Local, gives us the low down on her season, and her predictions for the event forecast atHo’okipa Beach Park, Maui, Hawaii, U S, from the 21st October to the 1st of November.