The Lone Rock) better known as the Fastnet Rock; or to thousands of emigrants for whom it was the last sight of their home country,Ireland’s Teardrop.
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four yachts dismasted - Heather Tarr's Yoyo from Ireland; Nick Martin's Diablo; Bertrand Daniels' Mirabelle and Tapio Lehtinen's Swan 55 yawl Galiana (due to compete in the Ocean Globe Race shortly). In addition Azora sustained broken steering, Dulcissima a loss of rigging, while Richard Ma...
After crossing the Celtic Sea, the race rounds the Fastnet Rock off the southwest coast of Ireland. Returning on a largely reciprocal course, the race rounds the Isles of Scilly before finishing at Cherbourg. Royal Ocean Racing Club Ltd. Company registered in England & Wales Registration No. ...
As the racers approached Fastnet Rock, Ireland, they were warned that a storm was coming. The wind rose to 60 knots, destroying some parts of the author's boat. Although the conditions were tough for the boat's crew, the author notes that they were never in ...
Since 1994, Imp has been owned by Cork-based George Radley. He has continued Imp's winning ways: coming first in the 1996 and 2000 Round Ireland Races and nearly winning again in 2002. Imp also won her class in the 1987 Fastnet Race, with Radley repeating this in 1997. "We were sixth...
The Fastnet Rock off southwest Ireland is the symbol of the Rolex Fastnet Race. The 2021 edition will be the 49th - photo © Kurt Arrigo "It was a similar difference between Dongfeng Race Team and MAPFRE in the race before," recalls Caudrelier, who went on to skipper the Chinese VO65...
the FastnetFast·net, the/ˈfɑːstnet$ˈfæst-/ a famousyachtingrace held every two years from the south of England up to the Fastnet Rock near Ireland. In 1979, extremely bad weather caused many of the boats to sink, and several people died. ...
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Fastnet Rock, the race's eponymous symbol off the southern coast of Ireland, is often into the teeth of an Atlantic weather system. The imposing rock and lighthouse are a welcome sight whatever the time of day. Following a typically exhilarating leg back to the Isles of Scilly, for the ...