{"product_id":"rolex-middle-sea-race-2027","title":"Rolex Middle Sea Race 2027","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrand Harbour. Valletta. 606 miles around Sicily.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eOne of the four great offshore classics — mentioned in the same breath as the Fastnet, Sydney-Hobart, and Newport-Bermuda. The Rolex Middle Sea Race has been drawing the best in the world since 1968, and every October the start from Grand Harbour is one of the most spectacular scenes in sailing: Valletta's fortifications towering above, Fort St Angelo on one side, the Saluting Battery on the other, and 606 miles of open Mediterranean ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe course runs anti-clockwise around Sicily. Up the east coast past Mount Etna — close enough to hear it rumble. Through the Strait of Messina. North to Stromboli, glowing in the dark. West to the Egadi Islands. South past Pantelleria and Lampedusa — closer to Africa than Europe — before the final stretch home to Malta. Two active volcanoes, narrow straits, open water, and autumn conditions that can shift from flat calm to full storm within hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eVO65 Sisi lines up in Valletta. Two days of training before the start in October — time to learn the boat, lock in the crew, and prepare for what's ahead. After the gun, it's 606 miles of tactical, demanding, beautiful offshore sailing. No stops. No shelter. Just the race and whatever the Mediterranean throws at you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis is the kind of race that defines your sailing story. The kind you earn the right to talk about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eSisi belongs here. And so do you.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mein Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52693500985691,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/1543\/4587\/files\/01_TheAustrianOceanRaceProject_StefanLeitner_129-low.png?v=1774946583","url":"https:\/\/kora-yachts.com\/products\/rolex-middle-sea-race-2027","provider":"Kora Yachts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}