Irish offshore sailor Susan Glenny will skipper XP44 Antelope in Saturday's Middle Sea Race.

Glenny, who has been campaigning in the mixed doubles offshore class with Conor Fogerty of Howth, will be backed by United States tech organisation ABBYY Digital Intelligence for the 600-mile race.

The international team includes sailors from the United States, U.K. and Netherlands. 

The team includes faces from the Club Swan 50 and Maxi class and is competing in IRC 4 against strong competition. 

This will be the 42nd edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race which this year has over 120 registered entries.