County Wicklow offshore sailor Pamela Lee from Greystones Harbour is lying third in the newest Italian yachting fixture, the 'Nastro Rosa Veloce', billed as the longest, non-stop race in the Mediterranean.

As Afloat previously reported, Lee is sailing with Italian Skipper Andrea Fornaro, who has raced two mini-transats and is now racing Class40s.

The Mixed double crew race started in front of San Marco Square in Venice a week ago and are now ranked third off the coast of Naples.

Ten Figaro duos have been racing since last Saturday and until Friday, November 19 on the Nastro Rosa Veloce, Tour of Italy from Venice to Genoa.

Lee and Fornano, originally known as 'Team Influence' (but now called Softway on the tracker) are racing to Genoa, non-stop (Outside Sicily).

The Italian-Irish pair hadn't met in person before the race and Fornaro hasn’t sailed the Figaro yacht before though, so invited Lee to team up a few weeks ago.

Live tracking is here