Rolex Middle Sea Race - In tact for another year

11:27 AM Mon 25 Oct 2010 GMT

'ICAP LEOPARD approaching Stromboli - Rolex Middle Sea Race 2010' &copy Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo

Nearly 48 hours into the Rolex Middle Sea Race, and it's clear that the record set in 2007 by George David's Rambler - 47h, 55m, 3s - will remain intact for at least another year. The current race leader, Esimit Europa 2 (SLO), passed Pantelleria at 06.00 this morning, currently nearing Lampedusa, and is expected to finish in the early evening tonight. Approximately 45 nautical miles astern is the maxi ICAP Leopard (GBR), which rounded Pantelleria at 09.30 doing 12.8 knots and is desperately trying to narrow the gap. But the lighter northwesterly breeze - around 10-15 knots - was ...

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