October 27, 2025I’m writing from Malta as a DBSC member to let you know that I crewed on the J/122 Noisy Oyster that won first place in IRC Class 5 of the Rolex Middle Sea Race last week. It was a great race, over a truly magnificent course, with two active volcanoes along the way. The first night on the leg to Sicily was brutal, with heavy rain that soaked everyone and everything on board. We made good progress up the Straits of Messina, and then rounded Stromboli in the dark, trimming a spinnaker as the volcano’s belching lit up the sky. There were plenty of wind holes, which required a lot of focus to get through, especially as we rounded Lampedusa. But once we hooked into some breeze on the homeward leg to Valletta, we made a steady 10 knots, up to 15 knots off the waves. It was a great victory,
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