The Rolex Fastnet Race fleet endured gale force winds on their first night at sea © Paul Wyeth / pwpictures.com A brutal first night at sea in this 50th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race has seen numerous retirements and many others seeking temporary shelter from the gale force conditions...
2023 Fleet Tracking Competing Boats in the 2023 Rolex Fastnet Race are equipped with tracking beacons from YB Tracking. Click here to open the Race Player. Ranking Pages / Light-Weight options For Skippers/Competitors We have several plain-text options available for competitors, such as MaxSea, ...
The 2023 Rolex Fastnet Race from Cowes, England to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France via the Fastnet Rock proved near perfect as a celebration of the 50th running of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s flagship event © Paul Wyeth/www.pwpictures.com
In December, Sunrise competed in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, winning her class by almost six hours and finishing 25th overall, despite breaking her boom. While there were plans to sell the boat there, being unable to find a suitable replacement has meant that Sunrise is being shipped...
The third race of the 2023 IMOCA GLOBE SERIES schedule, the Rolex Fastnet Race will set off this weekend from the Isle of Wight and it promises to be colourful with no fewer than 29 duos signed up for the event. Over the decades, the race has become legendary and the 50th edition is ...
The Rolex Fastnet Race is significant for Davies as during her gap year it provided her first offshore racing experience aboard a 40 footer belonging to pro-sailor Gerry Mitchell's parents. "At the time you don't realise what an amazing opportunity they have given you. Especially when you ...
Founded in 1925, the Rolex Fastnet Race is a biennial offshore yacht race organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club of the United Kingdom with the assistance of the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes and the city of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin in France.
Get Ready for the Rolex Fastnet Race THE ROUTE The race starts off the Royal Yacht Squadron start line of Cowes on the Isle of Wight on the south coast of England at the Royal Yacht Squadron. Leaving The Solent through The Needles Channel, the race follows the southern coastline of England...
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Mark Jardine, Managing Editor of Sail-World.com and YachtsandYachting.com, caught up with RORC Chief Executive Eddie Warden Owen to find out more about Cherbourg becoming the finish destination of the Rolex Fastnet Race in 2021 and 2023.Find out more about the race at www.rolexfastnetrace....