46th Rolex Middle Sea Race update
by Quinag 21 Oct 14:18 BST
21 October 2025
46th Rolex Middle Sea Race © Kurt Arrigo / Rolex
Monohull line honours has been decided at the 2025 Rolex Middle Sea Race. Crossing the finish line in Marsamxett Harbour, Malta, at 05:44:07 CEST, Black Jack 100 took the title in an elapsed time of 2 days, 17 hours, 44 minutes and 7 seconds.
Success for the 100-foot Maxi yacht, skippered by Tristan Le Brun and owned by Remon Vos, was highly coveted. Last year, Black Jack 100 had to settle for second on the water after a thrilling duel with Scallywag 100. The two yachts met again in July at the Rolex Fastnet Race, where this time Black Jack 100 claimed line honours, turning the tables on her rival.
Black Jack 100 delivered on its status as the pre-race favourite for monohull line honours and led the fleet for almost all of the 606-nautical mile contest.
At 09:00 CEST on Tuesday 21 October, 112 yachts were still on the race course, dispersed across the north and west coasts of Sicily, and there had been four retirements. The focus now turns to who will prevail for the event's most covered title - the Rolex Middle Sea Race Trophy awarded to the overall winner on corrected time.