Today Malta laid on possibly the best ever beginning to a RC44
Championship Tour. The RC44 Valletta Cup kicked off on Malta's
Grand Harbour with a day of match racing within one of
sailing's most spectacular settings: The 500 year old Maltese
capital of Valletta on one side and the city's giant forts on
the other.
Within the confines of the bustling natural harbour, racing
started for the eleven RC44s at 11:30 local time, the wind
fortunately blowing from the southeast enabling the race committee
to set the weather mark deep within the harbour.
For the opening rounds there were 15 knots of wind, but over the
course of the day the wind dropped. Despite a delay waiting for a
giant cruise ship to dock, six flights were held before Principal
Race Officer Peter Reggio stopped proceedings.
