After finishing off the Royal Malta Yacht Club’s previous regatta with three bullets, yet again, Martin Meachen and the rest of his crew managed another two bullets in the Bank of Valletta Spring Series to claim first overall after a hard fought battle.

This is Martin’s first taste of “round the cans” racing and following where he left off from last weeks coastal races, there seems to be no stopping this mischief!

Although the first race was won by Lee Satariano on board ArtieGo, these were tricky windless conditions where none of the competing boats managed to finish the race except for Satariano himself. However, the tables were turned and “Mischief” sailed a flawless two races following a disappointing first race.

“Time Out” finished in second place with some greatly improved crew work in the tricky windy and wavy North Westerly conditions experienced throughout the day on Sunday. Mario Sant helmed “Time Out” to finish off the Sunday races in second and third, thus claiming second overall.

“Sailaway”, skippered by Ray Schembri, finished in third place on board his Elan 31. Sailaway is quite a tender boat and winds in excess of 15 knots could make her a handful to handle. However, Ray managed a good day sailing and clinched third overall.

Unfortunately, the conditions did not favour Orlando and finished the series in fourth place.

The first coastal race of the BOV Spring Series was a passage race round the Island of Comino, but the wind shut down and most of the fleet did not manage to finish the race in the time allowed. Race 2 and 3 were “round the cans” races held in the waters opposite Tower Road in Sliema where a large number of people managed to enjoy some great sail hoists and douses during the regatta.

The RMYC’s next race is the Double Handed Round Malta race sponsored by International Paint and will be held tomorrow, followed by the Gewiss Marzamemi Weekend Regatta on 1 May.