Yachting Malta

2019 | Apnea Safety Course
2019-09-26 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Malta)
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 | 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 | 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 | International Siracusa Cruise
2019-07-27 08:00 - 2019-08-03 17:00

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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Voomquest UIM V2 World Powerboat Championships
2019-06-14 11:30 - 2019-06-16 18:30 | 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 | Triple Handed Round Gozo Night Race
2019-06-14 08:00 - 17:00
Annual race organised by the Royal Malta Yacht Club and eligible for points for the Short Handed Series Trophy

2019 Falken Sette Giugno Pozzallo Cruise
2019-06-06 08:00 - 2019-06-09 20:30
The 7th edition of the Sette Giugno Pozzallo Cruise, was aponsored by Falken Tyres and by their local agents Standard Group of Santa Venera.
This event was coordinated by the Malta Cruising Club with the cooperation of the Lega Navale (Sezione Pozzallo) under the patronage of the Comune di Pozzallo.

2019 | RMYC Dinghy Regatta
2019-05-18 08:00 - 2019-05-19 17:00
Hosted at the Royal Malta Yacht Club as part of the Malta Sailing Federation Ranking Regatta Series

2019 | Single Handed Round Gozo Race
2019-05-11 08:00 - 17:00
A new race featuring on the calendar. Race will take place on a Saturday
Photo Courtesy: Royal Malta Yacht Club

2019 | Sport Boats - Act 4
2019-05-04 09:30 - 2019-05-05 17:00 | Royal Malta Yacht Club, Malta

2019 | Citadel Ragusa Weekend
2019-04-26 08:00 - 2019-04-28 17:00
This year the offshore Citadel Ragusa Regatta will take place on the weekend of the 26th – 28th April.
Photo Courtesy: Royal Malta Yacht Club

2019 | RMYC Easter Round Gozo
2019-04-20 08:00 - 17:00
A new event on the RMYC Race Calendar, perfectly timed for Easter Weekend. Race will take place on Saturday.

2019 | Sport Boats - Act 3
2019-04-13 09:30 - 2019-04-14 17:00

2019 | Malta Cruising Club - Easter Gozo Cruise
2019-04-12 08:00 - 2019-04-14 17:00
Annual cruise to Gozo hosted by the Malta Cruising Club

2019 | Crosscraft Spring Regatta
2019-04-06 08:00 - 2019-04-07 17:00
hosted by Birzebbugia Sailing Club as part of the Malta Sailing Federation Ranking Regatta Series

2019 | PVIES Double Handed Round Malta
2019-04-06 08:00 - 23:30
Annual Double Handed Round Malta appointment, once again supported by PV-IES. This race is eligible for points on the Short Handed Series Trophies given by the Royal Malta Yacht Club.
Photo Courtesy Royal Malta Yacht Club

2019 | Sport Boat Class - Act 2
2019-03-23 09:30 - 2019-03-24 17:00

2019 | Foundation Day Regatta
2019-03-23 08:00 - 2019-03-24 17:00
Hosted by Malta Young Sailors and is part of the Malta Sailing Federation Ranking Regatta series

2019| St. Patrick's Gozo Regatta
2019-03-15 14:00 - 2019-03-17 17:00
A weekend of racing in Gozo in time for St. Patrick’s Weekend – Starts on Friday 15th March afternoon, back on Sunday 17th March.
Photo Courtesy Royal Malta Yacht Club

2019 | Malta Cruising Club - Marine Diesel Engines: Care and Maintenance
2019-02-22 19:30 - 21:30
Marine Diesel Engines – Care and Maintenance which will be held on Friday 22nd February 2019 at the ATLAM (Sub Aqua Club house) in Bahar ic-Caghaq at 7:30 pm
The talk will be given by our member John Cini, a qualified engineer by profession and a keen sailing-boat owner, and will focus on the fundamentals of keeping a boat’s diesel engine in good running order and ensure, long term reliability and longevity. The presentation will also include how to detect and recognize emerging problems with your boat engine and will discuss routine inspections, regular maintenance tasks, basic troubleshooting as well as non routine maintenance issues.

The presentation will have a duration of approximately 90 minutes and is open to all registered members of the Malta Cruising Club. If you are not yet a registered member for 2019, the Club Treasurer will be in attendance and you can pay your annual fee before the presentation.
The ATLAM Sub Aqua Club house is right on top of the La Scogliera restaurant in Bahar ic-Caghaq which is opposite the parking area in front of the rocky beach near the Bahar ic-Caghaq roundabout. Entrance to the Club house is through a door on the right hand side of the restaurant.
After the presentation, you are most welcome to join us for a Pizza Night in the same La Scogliera restaurant downstairs. We have made arrangements with the Restaurant to provide us with:
~ A welcome aperitif
~ A pizza of your choice (from a selection of 7 different pizzas)
~ A selection of Sicilian sweets
~ Mineral water and red or white wine on the table
for the price of Euro 20 per head.
Please, send me an email to the usual maltacruisingclub@gmail.com if you wish to come for this presentation. If you also decide to join us at La Scogliera, it is very important to let me know before Wednesday 20 February 2019 indicating the number of persons that will be staying on for the Pizza Night. Thank you.
We look forward to see you at Bahar ic-Caghaq on Friday 22 February.

2019 | Sport Boats - Act 1
2019-02-16 10:00 - 2019-02-17 17:00

2019| MODA Regatta
2019-02-02 08:00 - 2019-02-03 17:00

2017 RMYC Malta Sailing League
2017-12-08 08:00 - 2017-12-10 17:00, 2017-11-18 08:00 - 2017-11-19 17:00 | Royal Malta Yacht Club, Malta
A series of inshore races organised by the Royal Malta Yacht Club and spread throughout the year.
Scheduled Dates:
21/22 January
10/11/12 February
25/26 March
8/9 April
6/7 May
18/19 November
8/9/10 December
For latest updates please visit www.rmyc.org
