Senglea won their 19th title in this year’s traditional regatta
races held on 8th September, Victory Day.
Senglea won the shield with 88 points, winning all five
Category A races, followed by Birzebbuga with 84 points. Their victory was
celebrated by hundreds of supporters who crowded the Senglea Point with draped orange and red flags
over the bastions. Education and Sport
Minister Dolores Cristina presented the shield to the winners.
Seven clubs consisting of Cospicua, Vittoriosa, Kalkara,
Marsamxett Valletta, Marsa, Senglea and Birzebbuga participated in this year’s
regatta. The Regatta is organised twice a year in the Grand Harbour
by the National Festivities Committee.
