Turkish Airlines Malta–Syracuse Race
Valletta (Grand Harbour / Marsamxett) · Malta → ItalyAlso known as Malta–Siracusa, Syracuse–Malta Race
2026 · Overall
- 2Artie IIIMLT
- 1JubatusSean Borg
- 3Tonton (Ton Ton Laferla)MLT
- Type
- Offshore · 80 nm
- Scoring
- IRC · ORC
- Boats
- Rated yachts · Cruiser-friendly
- Usually
- July
- Next
- Jul 2027 (usual month; dates not announced)
- Organiser
- Royal Malta Yacht Club with Lega Navale Italiana (Siracusa)
- Waters
- Central Med
- First held
- 1952 · 74 years ago
Where and when
Race dates
Usually in July
Race days 2026
Wind and waves at the venue: monthly climate 2021–2025 and the last edition's race days (ERA5 and marine reanalysis, Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0).
| Year | Winner (handicap, corrected) | Line honours (first home, elapsed) | Boats | Wind and sea | Toughness | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202610 Jul 2026 – 12 Jul 2026 | JubatusOverallSean Borg | Not published | 32 | SE 5.5 kn, gusts 22.4waves up to 0.58 m | 37 | Official |
| 202512 Jul 2025 – 13 Jul 2025 | Option BOverall · IRCMichele Gallo | Option B | — | S 4.7 kn, gusts 20.4waves up to 0.64 m | 34 | Official |
| 202413 Jul 2024 | JubatusOverall · IRCSean Borg | Jubatus | 29 | W 3.5 kn, gusts 14.8waves up to 0.22 m | 27 | Official |
| 202315 Jul 2023 | PepOverall · IRC | Artie III | 28 | NW 4.8 kn, gusts 17.9waves up to 0.26 m | 30 | Official |
| 202215 Jul 2022 | Maltese Falcon IIOverall · IRCJonathan Camilleri Bowman & Adrian Gauci Borda | Artie III24h 50m 40s | — | NW 4.5 kn, gusts 14.2waves up to 0.46 m | 29 | Official |
| 20214 Sep 2021 – 5 Sep 2021 | OttovolanteOverall · IRC | Artie III | — | SW 8.6 kn, gusts 25.3 | 37 | Official |
Line honours go to the first boat home, on elapsed time. Overall winner is the best on handicap (IRC or ORC corrected time), so they are often different boats. Wind is the daily mean at the start venue over the racing days; gusts and waves are the highest of those days. Open-Meteo historical weather (ERA5) and marine APIs, CC BY 4.0; venue point only, not the full course.
Won it most
Boats that won here (overall, line honours or a class) in two years or more.
Podiums and class winners
2026 · 3 results
ProvisionalSources: rmyc.org, rmyc-media.fuzilli.comAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- 1.Jubatus · Sean Borg · MLT
- 2.Artie III · MLTel. 09:39:07provisional
- 3.Tonton (Ton Ton Laferla) · MLTel. 10:51:59provisional
2025 · 10 results
FinalSource: rmyc.orgAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- LHOption B · Michele Gallo · ITA
- 1.Option B · Michele Gallo · ITA
- 2.Calypso 3.0 · Sebastian Ripard · MLT
- 3.DUC IN ALTUM · ITAel. 19:08:02
- 1.Option B · Michele Gallo · ITA
- 2.Calypso 3.0 · MLTel. 17:14:21
- 3.CUORE DI ALIANTE · ITAel. 18:55:05
2024 · 7 results
ProvisionalSource: rmyc.orgAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- 1.Jubatus · Sean Borg
- 2.Vivace · MLTel. 13:00:55provisional
- 3.DONNAROSA2.0 · ITAel. 13:21:29provisional
2023 · 7 results
FinalSources: rmyc.org, regatasiracusamalta.itAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- LHArtie III · MLT
- 1.Calypso · Sebastian Ripard & Saul Vassallo · MLT
- 2.Pep · MLTel. 21:08:09 · corr. 21:59:38
- 3.Be Free · MLTel. 19:38:14 · corr. 22:26:15
2022 · 9 results
FinalSource: rmyc.orgAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
Race metrics
Toughness
Compare all races- Wind 6.4/305.3 kn mean
- Gusts 6.4/1519.2 kn
- Sea 2/200.4 m waves
- Distance 16.8/2580 nm
- Duration 1.7/102 days
How the score works
Our own index, not an official rating. Five inputs, each scaled to its share of 100: mean wind (up to 25 kn → 30 points), strongest gust (45 kn → 15), highest waves (4 m → 20), course length on a log scale (700 nm → 25) and days of racing (7 days → 10). Wind and waves are ERA5 reanalysis at Valletta (Grand Harbour / Marsamxett) (Open-Meteo) on the race days, so an offshore course can see more than the venue does. A missing input counts as zero and is marked. Roughest edition we hold: 2021 (37).
Weather calendar · Valletta (Grand Harbour / Marsamxett)
Month by month at the venue, 2021–2026 (ERA5 and marine reanalysis). Race months in orange.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean windkn | 11.3 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 9.1 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 10.5 |
| Windy days% ≥ 20 kn | 24 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 19 |
| Wavesm, daily max | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| From | W | W | W | N | NW | NW | NW | NW | W | NW | W | NW |
Typical wind at Valletta (Grand Harbour / Marsamxett)
Mean knots by month, 2021–2025. Race months in full colour.
Where the wind comes from
Share of days by direction in Jul.
Fact sheet
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- Race
- Turkish Airlines Malta–Syracuse Race
- Kind
- offshore sailing race from Valletta (Grand Harbour / Marsamxett), Malta
- First held
- 1952
- Editions on record
- 6 since 2021
- Typical fleet
- 29 boats (32 in the latest edition)
- Nations in the results
- 2
- Course
- 80 nautical miles
- Latest overall winner
- Jubatus (2026)
- Organiser
- Royal Malta Yacht Club with Lega Navale Italiana (Siracusa)
- Next edition
- usually Jul 2027
- Official site
- https://rmyc.org
Results as published by the organiser Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0 Dates as announced