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21 Sport SAILING FOOTBALL maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2017 Lartista claims overall honours at PV-IES Double Handed Round Malta Race LARTISTA, skippered by Anton Calleja and Renato Camilleri once again won the testing PV-IES Double Handed Round Mal- ta Race organised by the Royal Malta Yacht Club and supported by Island Engineering Services. With double handed racing it is all about creating the perfect synergy between the two people on board. Calleja and Camilleri have notched up quite a few wins since they teamed up, proving that they were capable of crafting a well-oiled machine. Kicking off the event with the first warn- ing signal at 08.55, the nine participating boats were breezed out from the Marsamx- ett Harbour, sailing down towards the South of Malta. The good wind conditions experienced in Marsamxett were short lived by the time crews reached the southern part of Malta and had to wait patiently for the wind. Following the retirement of Xpedite, the remaining eight boats of the fleet ulti- mately re-gained the necessary speed upon reaching Cirkewwa having been pushed by South / South West wind. From then on it was a sail down the straits to the finish line in Marsamxett Harbour between the old Lazaretto on Manoel Island and the Royal Malta Yacht Club. The first boat on corrected time was Lar- tista, whilst the last boat to cross the finish line was Maltese Falcon. A visibly satisfied Anton Calleja shared his thoughts after the race "We had a very good start, our decision to use the code 0 helped us to sail close to Munxar buoy. On leaving the buoy to starboard, we dropped our code 0 and with the help of the won- derful dolphins we sailed close - hauled to Benghajsa leaving it to starboard. After sailing for about three miles around the south of Malta, the wind dropped and left all the boats stranded. For about two and a half hours, we struggled the swell and the currents, trying to keep the boats away from rocks. Fortunately, the wind picked up to between 12 and 16 knots. Hoisting our spinnakers, we sailed smoothly to Cirkew- wa, dropping them shortly after leaving Comino, where we then sailed close-hauled to the finishing line". A special thank you goes to the Island Engineering Services for sponsoring the event. The Royal Malta Yacht Club is grate- ful towards the Race Management Team made up of Luca Lacitignola (Race Officer), Dennis Flores, Nadya Flores, Anna Rossi, Alex Denisuc and Alana Meadows for their work in making this event possible. A Prize Giving was later hosted by Island Engineering Services at the Royal Malta Yacht Club for crews, members and their friends. PV-IES are suppliers of Residential and Marine solar panels which can be pur- chased under the residential solar power grant scheme. PV-IES Double Handed Round Malta Race Results Overall & IRC Class 1 1st Place Lartista Anton Calleja/Renato Camilleri 2nd Place Seawolf of Southampton David Latham/Tobias Roth 3rd Place Aziza Dmitry Kondratyev/ Alexander Grudnin IRC Class 2 1st Place Xpresso Sean Borg / Paul Borg Cardona 2nd Place Xp-Act Barry Hurley/Josef Schultheis 3rd Place Otra Vez Aaron & Edward Gatt Floridia The Royal Malta Yacht Club's next race on the calendar is the Citadel Marzamemi Weekend Regatta which will take place be- tween the 28th April and 1st May. Registration is open and more informa- tion can be obtained by visiting the Club's website on www.rmyc.org or by calling the Club Secretariat on +356 21 333 109. Anton Calleja, Lartista – winner PHOTOGRAPHY BY RMYC/EMMA TRANTER Maltese Nominee for Trofeo Del Mare 2017 WILFRED Sultana is one of eight- een nominees for the Trofeo Del Mare 2017 being held in Pozzallo, Sicily, from the 27th to the 29th July. This will be the seventeenth edi- tion of this Event which brings to life the many stories of men and the sea along the Mediterranean routes. Candidates are considered for nomination on being proposed by public and private institutions, sports and cultural associations and those active in the marine and maritime sector. The event, which this year has been included among the national events to mark the 120th anniver- sary of the Lega Navale Italiana, is organised by the Lega Navale Italiana (Sezione Pozzallo), the Reg- gione Siciliana, the Soprintendenza del Mare and the Comune di Poz- zallo. Throughout his active career Sultana has already been awarded a number of recognitions. These include that of 1986 - Sport Of- ficial of the Year (Għaqda Kittieba Sports - Malta), 2013 - Life Career Recognition in Media and Sport (Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports - Malta), 2016 - Life Career Recognition as a Journalist, Publisher and Events Organiser (ONE Group -TV/Radio - Tribute Awards) and 2017 - Life Career Recognition as a Journal- ist, Publisher and Events Organiser (Yachting Malta). Wilfred Sultana is currently the Commodore of the Malta Cruising Club. In its past sixteen editions three Maltese personalities have won the Trofeo del Mare Award. These were Timmy Gambin - Archaeologist in 2011, John Ripard - Yachtsman in 2012 and Francis Portelli - Ship- owners in 2014. Lampard lauds Terry as greatest Premier League defender FORMER Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has hailed John Terry as the Premier League's greatest ever de- fender after the club announced their captain will leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the season. The 36-year-old former England in- ternational, who made his Chelsea de- but in 1998, played more than 700 games for the club and has been their most successful captain. He won the 2012 Champions League, four Premier League ti- tles, five FA Cups, three League Cups and the Europa League with Chelsea. Lampard, who was capped 106 times for England, is Chelsea's all-time top goalscorer with 211 goals in over 400 appearances in all competitions. "The last man standing of an incredible era for @chelseafc," Lampard wrote on his instagram account. "What a pleasure to play with the greatest defender in the @ premierleague history. "He led the club both on and off the pitch from the moment he made his debut. "He set standards for everyone, whether it was de- manding excellence in training, fighting for every win or respect- ing how fortunate we were to play for such a great club." Terry has started only four league games this season under manager Antonio Conte as the London out- fit lead the league standings, four points clear with six games to play. Chelsea's Frank Lampard (R) and John Terry celebrate after defeating Napoli in their Champi- ons League soccer match at Stamford Bridge in London March 14, 2012

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