FIRST MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2023 No347 THE PEARL JUBILEE ISSUE
IN NOVEMBER: LA DOLCE VITA A Sanctuary in the Savannah. The Fabulous Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti. INTERIORS Palm Beach Living. Explore the Pleasures of Tropical Life. THE ROLEX MIDDLE SEA RACE Natural Beauty and Nautical Challenge. FLORENCE Michelangelo's Secret Room Exposed. “Don't trouble yourself. God didn't make us to abandon us.” Michelangelo Buonarroti BEAUTY The Creative Process Behind CHANEL's Chance Eau Fraîche. THIS IS WINE The 20th Chapter in This is Wine: Its Storied Place and Taste. The Great Bitter II: The Burgundy vs Bordeaux Schools of Wine Thought in Amarone. GASTRONOMY Paul Bocuse (Monsieur Paul). The Pope of Gastronomy. HEALTH & WELLBEING Tackling Diabetes. Dementia Risk Reduction: Diabetes Control. ENVIRONMENT The Race to Carbon Neutral. BAKING North American Weekend Bakes. COCKTAILS Siesta Cocktail. When a Hemingway Daiquiri met Margarita.
IN NOVEMBER: LA DOLCE VITA A Sanctuary in the Savannah. The Fabulous Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti. INTERIORS Palm Beach Living. Explore the Pleasures of Tropical Life. THE ROLEX MIDDLE SEA RACE Natural Beauty and Nautical Challenge. FLORENCE Michelangelo's Secret Room Exposed. “Don't trouble yourself. God didn't make us to abandon us.” Michelangelo Buonarroti BEAUTY The Creative Process Behind CHANEL's Chance Eau Fraîche. THIS IS WINE The 20th Chapter in This is Wine: Its Storied Place and Taste. The Great Bitter II: The Burgundy vs Bordeaux Schools of Wine Thought in Amarone. GASTRONOMY Paul Bocuse (Monsieur Paul). The Pope of Gastronomy. HEALTH & WELLBEING Tackling Diabetes. Dementia Risk Reduction: Diabetes Control. ENVIRONMENT The Race to Carbon Neutral. BAKING North American Weekend Bakes. COCKTAILS Siesta Cocktail. When a Hemingway Daiquiri met Margarita.
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ROLEX MIDDLE SEA RACE
Above: Boats passing Stromboli. Bottom: Valentina, Sail no: ITA 17885, Model: Prototype, Skipper: Pier Paolo Canè, Owner: Pier Paolo Canè,
Country: Italy. Photos © Rolex/Kurt Arrigo.
The 2023 edition of the Mediterranean’s most demanding and renowned 600 mile offshore race will be
remembered for the mix of conditions. The overall winner of the 2023 Rolex Middle Sea Race was the
Italian Wally 93 Bullitt, skippered by Andrea Recordati; the 33ft double-hander Red Ruby placed second,
separated by only 24 seconds in corrected time. Lee Satariano’s HH42 Artie III (MLT) co-skippered by Christian Ripard,
was the first Maltese boat to finish the 44th Rolex Middle Sea Race. Over the 44 editions of the Rolex Middle Sea Race,
overall victory has been taken by Maltese boats on nine occasions. In the modern history of the race, celebrated local
crews have won their class on countless occasions, and this year 76 Maltese nationals took part. The top boat after IRC
time correction was Sebastian Ripard’s J/99 Calypso, raced double-handed with Sam Pizzuto. Runner-up in the category
was Jamie Sammut’s Solaris 42 Unica. Third after IRC time correction and winner of IRC 4 was the Podesta Family’s
First 45 Elusive 2. Lee Satariano’s HH42 Artie came 6th in a high calibre fleet in IRC 3 – artie’s skipper Christian Ripard
was taking part in his 33rd Rolex Middle Sea Race.
The 45th Rolex Middle Sea Race will start on Saturday, 19 October 2024.
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