After a stop-start 48 hours, the Rolex Middle Sea Race sprang into life overnight, as the leading part of the fleet picked up the fresh southerly blowing from Malta up towards the Strait of Sicily. The net result for those boats that had passed or were passing Favignana yesterday afternoon was some solid stable breeze at long last.
For Seng Huang Lee’s Scallywag 100 from Hong Kong, it was just what the doctor ordered to propel the 100-foot / 30.48-metre Maxi to a hard-fought Line Honours victory. Crossing the finish line of the 2024 Rolex Middle Sea Race at 09:43:29 CEST on Tuesday morning, the crew’s elapsed time was two days, 21 hours, 33 minutes and 29 seconds.
