Yachting Malta

2019 | Voomquest UIM V2 World Powerboat Championships
2019-06-14 11:30 - 2019-06-16 18:30 (Europe/Malta) | Pieta, Malta
VOOMQUEST offers thrilling Powerboat races in the Mediterranean Sea, and this weekend, 7 teams will compete in the second VOOMQUEST Enemed UIM V2 World Championship of the year. Departing from Pieta’, the powerboats will make their way to Sliema and race the 3.1nm circuit with several laps during 3 races, with a race occurring daily from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th. Full programme details as follows;
Voomquest GP2 Programme

2019 | Sport Boats - Act 5
2019-06-15 09:30 - 2019-06-16 17:00
The ever growing Sport Boat Class returns for 2019. The Sport Boats Class, will see racing over two days, generally on Saturday and Sunday will also be including Catamarans and Sailing Skiffs with different starts. Act 1 | 16 – 17 February Act 2 | 23 – 24 March Act 3| 13 – 14 April Act 4 | 4 – 5 May Act 5 | 15 – 16 June Act 6| 21 – 22 September Act 7| 5 – 6 October Act 8 | 2 – 3 November Act 9 | 7 – 8 December

2019 | Camilleri Marine Ragusa Regatta
2019-06-28 08:00 - 2019-06-30 17:00
A race favourite amongst local sailors. The Ragusa Race is a popular weekend race which takes the fleet up to Ragusa
Camilleri Marine Malta – Marzamemi Race – 28th – 30th June

2019 | Wave of Change
2019-06-29 03:00 - 16:00
Look after yourself, those around you, and your environment – we have one planet and we need to look after it!
WAVE OF CHANGE MALTA·SUNDAY, 26 MAY 2019
1. The Concept
It all started when we came up with the idea for everyone to pick up 3 pieces of trash and hashtag #waveofchange
The Wave of Change is our way of empowering people to take action through extraordinary challenges we take on. We want to motivate people to be a hero in their everyday life especially to themselves.
This year 4 crazy guys and one incredible woman are swimming 35km around Gozo on the 29th of June to support this initiative.
Follow them on their journey including the grueling training, the laughs and the banter, but most of all support them in gaining awareness to look after our planet by collecting trash and hashtag #waveofchange #beahero
We came up with the idea of organising an awareness campaign which would advocate the reduction of the use of plastics whilst promoting the use of other natural materials whenever possible, and also with a specific focus on the effects of plastic and plastic waste in our seas – Malta is an island surrounded by the beautiful Mediterranean sea, yet it is taken so for granted that if we aren’t careful, we will only become aware of the damage that would have been caused to our seas once it will be too late to do anything about it. The importance of our seas cannot be stressed enough, both from a local and also international perspective; locally it serves a multitude of purposes such as for tourism, leisure, watersports, diving, fishing, trade routes etc.
These were the seeds for the inception of the “Clean Seas Campaign.” The Maltese waters, although crystal clear in their own right and even when compared to other countries, are still heavily polluted with plastic waste, and this became even more evident throughout our training for the swim around Gozo.
2. Why swim around Gozo?
The round-Gozo swim aims to present and promote 3 main aspects:
o Environmental Aspect – create an awareness about the amount of plastic waste and its reduction, with a specific focus on cleaner seas, marine life and marine ecosystems; a shift in the local mentality where currently the Maltese people do not give so much importance to their surrounding environment, but have an individualistic frame of mind whereby they are only concerned about their immediate surroundings within their own properties;
o Sports and Health Aspect- highlight the importance of leading an active, healthy lifestyle through sports activities for people of all ages, from children to the older generations;
o Sustainable Tourism Aspect – tourism is one of the main drivers of the Maltese economy, and the seas surrounding the Maltese Islands play an important role in this sector too. Apart from the positive economic effect that tourism has on Maltese society, tourism can also have some deletrious effects on the natural environment, especially the sea, and thus the aim is to also lead a campaign in touristic areas/beaches to reduce waste and the use of plastics in the tourism industry as much as possible;
3. The Clean Seas Campaign – Clean Seas Week 2018
The idea is that the swim around Gozo would be one event out of a number of events taking place during a week-long or weekend of events/campaign. Such events would consist of:
o several cleanups around Malta, with a specific focus on cleanups on beaches/close to the sea, and even underwater cleanups through dive teams etc., in collaboration with NGOs such as FAA, Zibel, Din l-Art Helwa etc.
o teaming up with several NGO’s to organise educational campaigns about waste reduction;
o teaming up with schools to organise activities for kids/summer schools, such as cleanups by the beaches;
o teaming up with Malta Tourism Authority to promote a cleaner, greener tourism by minimising waste in the tourism industry – beverages & food packaging waste, litter on beaches etc
o the swim around Gozo, which it is hoped would garner interest through promotion on media/social media etc to raise awareness about the issues mentioned above;
4. The Swim around Gozo
The swim around Gozo covers a distance of c. 35km, and would take around 10-12 hours to complete. Starting from Hondoq ir-Rummien, it is envisaged that the swim takes place on the 29th of June, depending on the weather conditions.
The swim will start at 3am, and the swimmers will swim clockwise around the island of Gozo, including swimming throughout part of the night, stopping briefly every to sip water and eat small portions of food.
In terms of logistics, the following would be required:

1 boat per swimmer, including 2 drivers and 2 helpers per boat;
1 mother boat to carry main supplies such as water and food, and keep said supplies cool especially during the daytime hours due to the high temperature
1 medical rib with two teams of two medical personnel each

If today we do not look after our seas and tomorrow we do not change the way we treat the environment…our children and generations to come will suffer.
Text Source: Wave of Change
Photo Credit: Kurt Arrigo Photography

2019 | Messina - Syracuse Race
2019-07-10 08:00 - 17:00
A new race featuring on the RMYC Race Calendar is the Messina – Syracuse Race. This race will compliment the Syracuse- Malta race and racers can combine the two events together. Alternatively one can take part in any of the two. Prizes for competing in both races will be given at the Malta – Syracuse Race, which will retain the usual format.

2019 | Malta - Syracuse Race
2019-07-13 08:00 - 17:00
The oldest race on the RMYC Calendar, the Malta – Syracuse race will celebrate it’s 59th Birthday this July. Racers are also invited to consider taking part in the Messina – Syracuse Race, which will compliment this race. Alternatively one can take part in any of the two. Prizes for competing in both races will be given at the Malta – Syracuse Race, which will retain the usual format.

2019 | Ron Holland – All the Oceans
2019-07-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Royal Malta Yacht Club, Malta
Ron Holland, Yacht Designer and Author of All The Oceans – Designing by the seat of my pants

Award winning yacht designer Ron Holland drew his first yacht at 19 years of age. He rapidly made a name for himself as one of the most successful and sought-after designers in the highly competitive world of international ocean racing, before advancing to bigger things.
His seminal influence on the then-new category of sailing superyachts, those toys of the rich and super-rich, brought him fresh success, and an introduction to a world of fascinating international personalities: business tycoons, royalty and rock stars.
For over 50 years Ron’s innovative designs have repeatedly shaken up the world of sailing. His most recent accolade is the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Boat International Media at the Design and Innovation Awards in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
Ron Holland published his memoir “All The Oceans” in 2018, it is a Foreword Reviews, 2018 INDIE Awards Winner! Taking Silver in the Travel category.
Join Ron, at the Royal Malta Yacht Club, on Tuesday 23rd July at 19:30hrs for a lively presentation with Q&A.
Signed copies of his memoir All The Oceans, Designing by the seat of my pants, will be available at this event.
Entrance is Free but please reserve your place by sending an email to claudia@rmyc.org.

2019 | International Siracusa Cruise
2019-07-27 08:00 - 2019-08-03 17:00

2019 | RMYC Sailing School Regatta
2019-09-14 08:00 - 17:00 | Royal Malta Yacht Club, Malta
The annual Club Sailing School Regatta, hosted in Marsamxett Harbour and open to all sailing schools

2019 | Sport Boats - Act 6
2019-09-21 09:30 - 2019-09-22 17:00
The ever growing Sport Boat Class returns for 2019. The Sport Boats Class, will see racing over two days, generally on Saturday and Sunday will also be including Catamarans and Sailing Skiffs with different starts. Act 1 | 16 – 17 February Act 2 | 23 – 24 March Act 3| 13 – 14 April Act 4 | 4 – 5 May Act 5 | 8 – 9 June Act 6| 21 – 22 September Act 7| 5 – 6 October Act 8 | 2 – 3 November Act 9 | 7 – 8 December

2019 | Apnea Safety Course
2019-09-26 18:00 - 20:00
Unique opportunity to undertake an Apnea Safety Course conducted by Umberto Pelizzari, the world’s best free diver.
Course will take place on Thursday 26th September from 6pm – 8pm.
Book your place by sending us an email to pr@yachtingmalta.org

2019 | Autumn Regatta
2019-10-05 08:00 - 2019-10-06 17:00 | St. Paul’s Bay, Malta
Hosted by Malta Young Sailors’ Club as part of the Malta Sailing Federation Ranking Regatta Series

2019 | Sport Boats - Act 7
2019-10-05 09:30 - 2019-10-06 17:00 | Royal Malta Yacht Club, Malta

2019 | Rolex Middle Sea Race - Coastal Race
2019-10-16 10:00 - 17:00
The RMSR Coastal Race is the perfect opportunity for our international crews to familiarise themselves with the Maltese coast and Maltese crews to build up some adrenaline before the start of the 2019 Rolex Middle Sea Race. This race has shown an increase in popularity over the years and is always a hotly contested affair.
Photo Courtesy: Royal Malta Yacht Club/Alex Turnbull

2019 | Rolex Middle Sea Race
2019-10-19 10:00 - 17:00 | Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta
The 40th edition of this iconic race will welcome back an internal fleet of professional and corinthian sailors and another attempt to break the course record set in 2007.

2019 | Sport Boats - Act 8
2019-11-02 09:30 - 2019-11-03 17:00 | Royal Malta Yacht Club, Malta

2019 | National Dinghy Championships
2019-11-09 08:00 - 2019-11-10 17:00 | Royal Malta Yacht Club, Malta
National Dinghy Championships hosted at the Royal Malta Yacht Club as part of the Malta Sailing Federation’s Ranking Regatta Series

2019 | BOV Gozo Weekend Regatta
2019-11-15 13:00 - 2019-11-17 17:00 | Gozo
After all the RMSR hype starts to die down, RMYC crews and friends get ready for some serious sailing in Gozo.

Photo Courtesy RMYC/Stefan Abela

2019 | Raymarine Double Handed Figure of 8
2019-11-30 08:00 - 23:00
Not for the fainthearted this challenging race has been on the calendar for over two decades and always a popular event.

2019 | MLCA Regatta
2019-12-07 08:00 - 2019-12-08 17:00 | Mellieha Bay, Malta
Malta Laser Class Association Regatta held in Mellieha as part of the Malta Sailing Federation’s Ranking Regatta Series

2019 | Sport Boat Class - Act 9
2019-12-07 09:30 - 2019-12-08 17:00

2019 | Medcomms Round Malta Race
2019-12-13 08:00 - 23:00
The last race of the Royal Malta Yacht Club racing calendar, brings crews racing on Republic Day. The fleet is a sizeable one making for some very interesting competition

2019 | Euromed International Regatta
2019-12-19 08:00 - 2019-12-22 17:00 | Mellieha Bay, Malta
Hosted by Malta Young Sailors, this international sailing event draws the crowds with over 30 nationalities represented each year.

2020 - SB20 Ranking Series
2020-01-11 08:00 - 2020-01-12 17:00
First Ranking event of the Sport Boat Class for 2020 will take place at the Royal Malta Yacht Club.
For more information – sb20malta@gmail.com

2020 - Malta Optimist Dinghy Association Regatta (MSF Ranking Series)
2020-01-18 08:00 - 2020-01-19 17:00
List of Races falling under the Malta Sailing Federation Ranking Regatta Series for 2020
Malta Optimist Dinghy Association Regatta -18th and 19th January 2020 -Malta Young Sailor’s Club
Foundation Day Regatta -28th and 29th March 2020 – Malta Young Sailor’s Club
Cross Craft Spring Regatta – 18th and 19th April 2020 – Birżebbugia Sailing Club
RMYC Dinghy Regatta 30th and 31st May 2020 – Royal Malta Yacht Club
Autumn Regatta 3rd and 4th October – Royal Malta Yacht Club
National Championships 7th and 8th November 2020 – Birżebbugia Sailing Club
Malta Laser Class Association Regatta 5th and 6th December 2020 – Mellieħa
Euromed International Regatta 19th to the 22nd December 2020 – Mellieħa

2020 - RMYC Coastal Cruises
2020-02-01, 2020-02-08, 2020-02-29, 2020-03-07
The main objective of these Cruises is to attract more Cruisers to Club events. With most of the racing boats on the hard, racer crews should be available to hop on board cruising boats as required. Courses are weather dependant and will generally be designed to last between two or three hours. The last event will take place on the 14th March and will be a Round Comino Day Race. New FREE Club Ratings will be used so all Cruisers are asked to contact the club to obtain their rating. A nominal fee of €10 per boat will be applied. Results will be made available at the Club after racing, when beers and a first prize will be given out. All Cruisers and Non-Members are invited to attend.
Race 1 – 1st February
Race 2 – 8th February
Race 3 – 29th February
Race 4 – 7th March
Race 5 – Round Comino – 14th March

2020 - SB20 Ranking Series
2020-02-15 08:00 - 2020-02-16 17:00 | Birżebbugia, Malta
Second Ranking event of the Sport Boat Class for 2020 will take place at Birzebbugia Sailing Club
For more information – sb20malta@gmail.com
