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31 THE Royal Malta Yacht Club recently hosted a keelboat and dinghy regatta taking place over a long weekend. The weather, forecast from days earlier, to blow strongly from the North West, dic- tated that the planned Friday afternoon passage race, Mar- samxett to Gozo, was post- poned to Saturday morning. Over the two-day weekend, the fleet took part in a total of five races, the first being the passage race from Marsamx- ett Harbour mouth on Sat- urday morning. Bright and sunny, with the sea having calmed down considerably, there was still a stiff breeze blowing as the fleet set off on a free course to the finish line off the Gozo breakwater. Elusive II, skippered by the Podesta siblings, led the IRC Racing fleet all the way. Race Two saw a windward buoy dropped just west of Mgarr ix Xini. A slightly dif- ferent course was given to the Cruiser Class, who had to sail around Comino. In this class, Godwin Zammit's Inspiration lead all the way around the course. The third race for the day saw the same course for both Racers and Cruisers, with Elusive II leading the way throughout. It was a tussle between Ramon Sant Hill's Comanche Raider II and the Young Sailors' Foundation J109 Jarhead for second place. Despite a quick reaction from Sant Hill to contend with a jammed spinnaker hal- yard, the Jarhead crew made the most of this mishap and pipped Comanche to second place. Free beers welcomed crews at the end of the first day of sailing. Another bright sunny Sun- day morning saw the Racing Class crews tackle the first race which was a course round Comino. Elusive II again led the fleet, followed by Coman- che Raider III. The Cruiser Class had a same start line but their race finish was in Marsamxett just by the Club. The last race for the Racing Class was sailed through the South Comino Channel be- fore proceeding to a finish at the Royal Malta Yacht Club. Once again it was Elusive II that led the way. With the keelboat racing over, it was the turn of the Club's Sailing School to host the St Patrick's Dinghy Re- gatta, on Tuesday, a public holiday. A truly international affair, the regatta saw eleven countries being represented. Races for RS Vision, RS Feva, Optimists, Lasers and Laser Bug Classes took place in Mar- samxett Harbour giving all those present at the RMYC for lunch, in the glorious weather, a great racing spectacle. Later on in the day a prize- giving ceremony was hosted by the Club. Prizes and the Sir Francis Beaufort trophy, won by Elusive II, were presented by Padraig Duffy, the Irish Ambassador to Malta. The next events taking place on the Club's Racing Calen- dar are being held this week- end and will see the Sport Boats Class in action as well as Race 4 of the Coastal Race Series. This will be followed by PV-IES Double Handed Regatta next Saturday. For further information visit www.rmyc.org maltatoday | SUNDAY • 31 MARCH 2019 SPORTS YACHTING Senior Technical Officer - ICT Jobplus Permit Number – 212/2019 A recognised Diploma in ICT studies equivalent to MQF Level 5 from a recognised institution and a good level of general education. Knowledge of ICT related applications and experience is a must. CAREER OPPORTUNITY Lands Authority is seeking applications from interested persons to fill the following position: WE ARE RECRUITING ESSENTIAL Qualifications Experience Interested persons are kindly requested to submit a letter of application and a detailed CV only by email, as one pdf document to: hr.la@landsauthority. org.mt by Monday 8th April 2019. Emails are to indicate the position being applied for and the name of the applicant in the subject. Applications will be acknowledged and treated in strictest confidence. For more information visit the link below: https://landsauthority.org.mt/about-us/careers/ St Patrick's Keelboat and Dinghy Regattas hosted by the Royal Malta Yacht Club