The second Yachting Malta Race Week runs from Saturday 21st to Sunday 29th May, bringing dinghy, keelboat and one-design sailing together with powerboat racing.
It opens this weekend at the Royal Malta Yacht Club with the National Ranking Regatta for the Optimist and ILCA classes, racing off the Sliema foreshore between Marsamxett Harbour and Dragonara Point, while the SB20 Association Malta holds a two-day regatta between Fortizza and St George’s Shoals.
From 27th to 29th May, the Voomquest Enemed UIM World Championships stage their second Grand Prix of 2022 along the Sliema seafront, with the Cyber classes racing in Grand Harbour, close to shore for spectators. On Friday afternoon, the 180 nautical mile Veuve Clicquot Round Linosa offshore race starts outside Grand Harbour; last year Aaron Gatt Floridia’s Otra Vez set the corrected-time record of 1 day, 12 hours, 39 minutes and 49 seconds.
“Whilst last year’s event was relatively diluted due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year promises to be a bigger event, with more activities being showcased,” said Yachting Malta Chairman John Huber.
