Michael Mifsud

From his first trial sail in 1988 at the Vikings Sailing Club, Michael Mifsud was firmly converted to the sport of Sailing.  Having participated in many dinghy regattas, eventually passing on to keelboats and offshore racing. Following a career in Construction spanning from 1990 to 2019, where he oversaw the Project Management of Major infrastructural projects both in Malta and overseas, especially in Libya. Michael transitioned into Yachting.

Buying his first keelboat in 2002 Michael became very passionate about the cruising and the leisure side of sailing. For many years Michael was the Hon Secretary of the Malta Cruising Club.  

In 2013 Michael was elected a director of Creek Developments PLC, operators of Malta’s largest yacht marina. In 2017 he was appointed board secretary to Malta Marittima and was the last board secretary for this agency. Being very passionate about the sport of sailing, especially since he was the parent of two very committed competitive sailors, Michael was elected as President of the Malta Sailing Federation in 2018 and in 2019 was appointed CEO of Yachting Malta Ltd, two positions he still holds to date. 

In his role as President of the Member National Authority, Michael holds regular meetings with all local sailing clubs and associations and with his counterparts in Group D of World Sailing and Eurosaf. In 2023 Michael was appointed on the International Regulations Commission of World Sailing and represents World Sailing at IMO meetings related to the Maritime Safety Committee and Sub Committee on Navigation, Communication and Search& Rescue. In the AGM of 2025 of Eurosaf, Michael was elected as a vice president of Eurosaf.

In his current role of Chief Executive Officer of Yachting Malta Ltd, Michael has promoted the sporting and financial benefits of sport sailing to Malta as a niche sports tourism destination particularly in shoulder months. On the other hand, his position in Yachting Malta gave the opportunity of working closely with the Yachting Industry to improve and consolidate Malta’s offering. His most recent contribution being a consultative voice toward the drafting of the New Superyacht Policy document.

In his international roles Michael contributes to raising Malta’s maritime profile and placing Malta as a centre of excellence in yachting. In 2023, Michael attended a course in International politics and diplomacy. He also represents Malta at international Yachting Events like the Monaco, Dubai, Cannes, Palma and Dusseldorf boat shows and Yachting conferences worldwide.