The bastions of La Valeta, in Malta, welcomed the departure of the 46 Rolex Middle Sea Race, whose 606 nautical miles tour around Sicily is considered the most beautiful of world ocean navigation. Among the 120 participating ships, the Galbula 10 by Pedro Gonzalo Ybarra is the only one of Spanish pavilion, but a dozen teams have Spanish crew on board

The spectacular Grand Harbour of La Valeta (Malta) this morning hosted the exit choreography of the Rolex Middle Sea Race, the classic ocean organized by the Royal Malta Yacht Club (RMYC) since 1968, which has been sponsored by Rolex since 2002 as part of a relationship of Swiss watchmaking with the world of sailing dating back seven decades.

As is tradition, the Salutting Battery cannons marked the beginning of the race for each of the seven classes in which the fleet of 118 ships of 31 nationalities this year was distributed. The most beautiful of the world's ocean navigation, which, along 606 nautical miles (1,122 km), surrounds Sicily in an anti-hour sense, is waiting for them to take active volcanoes such as Estromboli or Etna as well as through scenarios of Greek mythology before returning to the starting point in Malta.

One more year, the Spanish presence at the 46 Rolex Middle Sea Race is wide in number of crew, although there is only one national flag boat: The Galbula 10 by Pedro Gonzalo Ybarra, an X562 of 16.48 meters long that sails through the Real Club Marítimo de Punta Umbria and that will compete in class ORC 3. Among its eight crew members is the Sevillian Sergio Llorca.