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maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 18 DECEMBER 2019 20 SAILING SPORTS THE Mapfre Middlesea Eu- romed Regatta supported by Yachting Malta and held under the auspices of the Malta Sailing Federation, kicks off tomorrow. Hosted by Malta Young Sail- ors Club, this year's edition celebrates two decades of this international event which has grown from a small local event into a key affair on the interna- tional sailing calendar. The 20th Edition of the Eu- romed Regatta will be wel- coming 230 entries which will be representing 26 countries. Sailors will be competing in the Laser and Optimist Class- es. The latter class, which is the biggest class will see 201 entries competing in Novice, Open and Cadets race. The La- ser Class will see the remaining entries compete in the 4.7, Ra- dial and Standard classes. Maltese sailors have pro- duced some fine results. The Regatta was won several times – Matthew, Ella, Edward Fleri Soler, Thomas Zammit Ta- bona all took the trophy home. In recent years it was Rich- ard Schultheis who did Malta proud by winning the trophy three times. The organisers are expecting some good performances from the local sailors, though it is not expected to be an easy compe- tition since, amongst the sail- ors taking part is Alessandro Cortese, the current European Optimist Champion who will be competing and certainly vy- ing for a place on the podium. The fleet should be wel- coming some strong teams from Switzerland and Austria amongst others. "We are very much looking forward to the 20th edition of Euromed. Our Club has been working all year round to en- sure that this event will be another memorable one and which will continue to leave its mark amongst the interna- tional sailing community," said Christian Bajada, Commodore – Malta Young Sailors' Club. Sailing will take place in Mel- lieha Bay, and weather permit- ting racing will start at 10am. The Championships are spon- sored by Mapfre Middlesea plc and Yachting Malta Ltd. Mapfre Middlesea Euromed Regatta to welcome 230 sailors to Malta