Issue link: https://maltatoday.uberflip.com/i/651042
maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 9 MARCH 2016 23 Sport Answers to the MaltaToday crossword will be published next Wednesday WEATHER: Cloudy with rain becoming partly to rather cloudy with isolated showers VISIBILITY: Good locally moderate to poor in rain WIND: West Northwest force 3 to 4, locally force 4 to 5, becoming force 5 to 6, locally force 6 for some time, and backing Westerly overnightSEA: Rough SWELL: Low East Southeast becoming low to moderate Northwest Sea Temp.: 16°C A B C D E F G H 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 White to play and mate in four moves A B C D E F G H 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Last week's solution Sudoku rules are extremely easy: Fill all empty squares so that the numbers 1 to 9 appear once in each row, column and 9x9 box. PARTLY CLOUDY 15 º C / 9 º C UV INDEX: 4 Today's Weather Chess Sudoku Pursuits Across 1. Carry on a legal prosecution 8. Summed 9. Growl angrily 10. Evening meal 12. Duct for smoke 14. Additional 15. Intense dislike 17. Language 18. Pertaining to a particular place 20. Carry Down 2. Slender bar 3. Capital of New South Wales 4. Snug 5. Film excerpt 6. Fax 7. Northumberland town 11. Associate 13. Ride at full speed 16. Before long 19. Automobile Qc7+ Ke8 Kg5 Kf8 Kf6 Ke8 Qe7# (Qc8#) FORMULA 1 RMYC Crews perform well at Birzebbugia Sailing Club Open Series RACE 4 of the Birzebbugia Open Club Series saw five RMYC crews take part in a day of challenging racing with their newly purchased RS Feva boats. The RS Feva is a world leading double-handed sail- ing dinghy with a huge race circuit and recreational following across the globe and which has become a respected benchmark in small sail- boats. Crews, accompanied by Royal Malta Yacht Club Sailing School coaches Daniel Fenech and Milos Wojewski, were towed from the Club to Birzebbugia where they were welcomed by the southern based Club's officials and Race Committee. For some of the crews this was their first racing experi- ence and they were given extra at- tention during Race Briefing to en- sure that they were well versed with the rules and the day's course. The course was held in Pretty Bay, Birzebbugia and was challenging for various reasons. The course was the same for a fleet of Optimist boats having their own marks, it was close to the shore and to a number of buoys which are made use of by private craft for mooring, making it very challenging to manouever that coupled with some tricky wind shifts which required total focus on concentration at all times. Racing over the RMYC crews sailed back to the Club taking this as a perfect opportunity for some extra training in preparation for their forthcoming racing commit- ments. "The RS Fevas are a relatively new Class for us and it was of great satisfaction to see our crews do so well in the Birzebbugia Open Club Series" commented David Anastasi, Rear Commodore (Sailing) Royal Malta Yacht Club. "We are very grateful for the hospitality shown towards our crews by the Birzeb- bugia Sailing Club and we hope to continue co-operating with other clubs to further grow this Class". The Royal Malta Yacht Club is keen to develop the growth of the RS Feva Class and looks forward to work more closely with Birzeb- bugia Sailing Club which already has a number of crews racing in this Class by catering for races for them. The RMYC also hopes that this will lead to possible participation by crews from local clubs in Interna- tional Regattas in the near future. Royal Malta Yacht Club Crews Kane Seychell / Harry Parnis England Alexander Bartoli /Nick Bonello Ghio Emilie Gregory / Megan Ferry Charlotte Ambery / Martina Scu- deri Francesca Montalto / Sebastian At- tard More information about the RS Feva Class and Royal Malta Yacht Club Sailing School facilities and courses can be obtained by sending an email to sailingschool@rmyc.org Some of the action from the RS Feva Class in B'Bugia Photo by: RMYC/Daniel Fenech