Laferla, the Maltese family-owned insurance agency, is sponsoring Jonathan Gambin’s yacht TonTon Laferla at the 47th Rolex Middle Sea Race, continuing a partnership that began in 2019.Laferla Insurance Agency Limited is sponsoring TonTon Laferla, the Dufour 44R owned and skippered by Maltese sailor Jonathan Gambin, at the 47th Rolex Middle Sea Race. The 606-nautical-mile offshore race, hosted by the Royal Malta Yacht Club, starts from Valletta’s Grand Harbour on Saturday 17 October. TonTon Laferla returns as the defending IRC 4 class winner.“Our partnership with Jonathan and his crew reflects what our philosophy, ‘Tailored Around You™’, means in practice: standing by people year after year, through the good races and the difficult ones,” said Mark Laferla Jr, Joint Managing Director of Laferla.Jonathan Gambin has raced every edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race since 2008, and this year will be his 19th. In 2025, TonTon Laferla won the IRC 4 class by two minutes and 25 seconds. In 2020, the crew won their class and finished third overall.“After so many editions it has become part of my year, although I never take the race itself for granted, and having a sponsor who stands behind you year after year is something we genuinely appreciate,” said Mr Gambin.“We are proud to see the Laferla name on the start line again this year, and our support remains tailored around Jonathan and his crew. We wish them fair winds,” Mr Laferla concluded.Laferla thanked Jonathan Gambin and the crew of TonTon Laferla for their partnership, and the Royal Malta Yacht Club for hosting the race. Laferla Insurance Agency Limited is a family-owned insurance agency based in Valletta, Malta, established in 1984. As an agent for Mapfre Malta p.l.c. and Mapfre Msv Life p.l.c., Laferla offers personal and business cover to people living in Malta and to businesses based in Malta, across motor, home, travel, pet, boat and marine, and commercial and industrial insurance, as well as life, group life, investment and savings, and personal pension plans. Its health plans, Laferla Healthplans™, are co-manufactured with Mapfre Malta p.l.c.Customers can manage their policies through the Laferla App, which also brings Laferla Money™: a wallet with multi-currency IBANs, powered by Andaria Financial Services Limited. Laferla Money is currently available to select customers and will soon be generally available to all Laferla customers. Laferla’s philosophy, Tailored Around You™, shapes every customer relationship.Share this with someone who should watch the race this weekend •