Inside the Rolex Middle Sea Race: A Sail Designer’s Perspective

The Rolex Middle Sea Race is one of the great offshore sailing events, a demanding, beautiful, and at times brutal race that captures the essence of Mediterranean racing. A course of contrasts: flat calms and sudden gales, warm sunshine and biting squalls, strategy and endurance in equal measure. The Rolex Middle Sea Race has earned a reputation as one of the most technically challenging offshore races in the world.