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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 22 JUNE 2016 23 Sport Answers to the MaltaToday crossword will be published next Wednesday WEATHER: Partly to rather cloudy with the possibility of isolated showers possibly thundery, mainly to east of area, becoming fine later VISIBILITY: Generally good WIND: Mainly West Northwest force 2 to 3 locally force 3 to 4 at times SEA: Slight to moderate SWELL: Negligible locally low Southerly at first, becoming locally low Northeast Sea Temp.: 22°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 27 º C / 19 º C UV INDEX: 8 Today's Weather Chess Sudoku Pursuits Across 1. Domesticates (5) 6. Highland (7) 8. Odd (7) 9. Cut off (3) 10. Capital of Peru (4) 12. Small harp-like musical instrument (4) 15. Eccentric (3) 16. British rock group (7) 18. Most tidy (7) 19. Perspire (5) Down 1. Hollywood (6,4) 2. Heath (4) 3. Rotates (5) 4. Captures (5) 5. Actually (6) 7. Disagreeable (10) 11. Insane person (6) 13. Monastery of an abbot (5) 14. Trousers (5) 17. Similar (4) ..... h3+ Kh1 g2 mate SAILING Nail biting finish at the MAPFRE Middlesea Cup THE final regatta of the 2016 MAPFRE Middlesea Cup came to a nail-biting close over a two- day event that provided lots of thrills and spills and plenty of surprises. Sunday 5th June saw intense racing between seven teams. Each v ying to catch the best winds under dark skies out by Fort St Elmo, team BBSC RLR emerged as league leader. On Tuesday 7th, ideal sailing conditions transformed Mar- samxett harbour into the per- fect arena for the final show- down. Throughout the day, spectators on shore were able to follow all twelve qualif ying races and the three final decid- ers up close via a live-stream video link at the Royal Malta Yacht Club. Several near colli- sions, ever-shifting winds, and at one point, the appearance of the rule book to settle a dispute added to the drama of the after- noon. Team Sail Coach also made a surprise appearance in the league. The Irish crew skip- pered by Alex Denisuc were in Malta for training, and imme- diately dived into the spirit of things. With an average age of just 17, they shook up the score- board and applied fresh pres- sure by seizing first place in the final qualifiers. With the wind dying, and the atmosphere out on the water increasingly tense, the last race of the Cup offered only one more chance to gain points for the closely-matched finalists RMYC Sail Coach, MYSC Ca- lypso, RYMC X-pact and RMYC Mapfre Middlesea. As penal- ties f lew and strategic risks were calculated, team RMYC Sail Coach emerged as the clear winner. After a tough day of sailing, the teams headed to the RMYC terrace for the prize giving and a well-earned Pimms thanks to sponsors M. Demajo. Joining them was President and CEO of MAPFRE Middlesea, Felipe Navarro who awarded the tri- umphant teams: 1st Place - RMYC Sail Coach 2nd Place - MYSC Calypso 3rd RMYC XP-Act. Overall Malta League winner was MYSC Calypso qualif y- ing for the Sailing Champions League. MYSC Calypso and their crew led by Benji Borg, will now be on their way to the In- ternational Sailing Champions League qualifiers in St. Peters- burg in August. Thanks to the generous support of MAPFRE Middlesea and Yachting Malta, MYSC Calypso will have entry fees and f lights sponsored. The three event cup, organised by the J-70 Association Malta and the Royal Malta Yacht Club, easily demonstrated the future of one design racing in Malta is bright, with a whole host of motivated and talented young teams eager to compete. There's more dynamic yacht racing still to come this sum- mer - follow the J70 Malta Facebook page, Instagram, w w w.j70malta.com and w w w.rmyc.org