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  4. The Big Picture: The Fastnet Race battles

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  1. Rolex Fastnet Race

    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.

  2. Fastnet Race

    The Fastnet Race is a biennial offshore yacht race organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) of the United Kingdom with the assistance of the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes and the City of Cherbourg in France.

  3. 1979 Fastnet Race: The race that changed everything

    How the UK's worst sailing disaster in 1979 led to improved safety, design and rules for yacht racing. Read the stories of the survivors, the victims and the designers of the Fastnet Race.

  4. Caro wins Fastnet, yacht sinks and four dismasted in treacherous race

    Caro, a Botin 52 owned and skippered by Max Klink, is the overall winner of the 50th Rolex Fastnet in a punishing race that saw one yacht sink and four yachts dismasted in gale-force winds, with close to 90 yachts pulling out in the first 24 hours. Four-metre waves, and gale-force winds gusting up to 43 knots hit the fleet shortly after the ...

  5. Rolex Fastnet Race winner declared as Caro takes victory overall

    TAGS: Fastnet Top stories. Max Klink's Botin 52, Caro, has officially been declared the winner of the Rolex Fastnet Race 2023, with the announcement coming early afternoon on Wednesday 26th July ...

  6. Rolex Fastnet Race 2023

    First held in 1925 and organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, the Rolex Fastnet Race sits alongside the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race as a pillar of Rolex's longstanding and privileged relationship with yachting, and as one of the most revered and challenging ocean races in the world.

  7. Rolex Fastnet Race 2023

    The 2023 Rolex Fastnet Race starts on Saturday, 22 July from Cowes, Isle of Wight, England. As is tradition, the starting signals will be delivered from the Royal Yacht Squadron. The Squadron, as it is universally known, has been supported by Rolex since the 1980s and, like the RORC, is regarded as one of the pre-eminent yacht clubs in the ...

  8. Rolex Fastnet Race 2021

    The 49th Rolex Fastnet Race began on Sunday, 8 August with crews setting off into the teeth of a fierce south-westerly, gusting 30 knots, and a building sea state. It was a brutal first 12 hours or so, with dozens of yachts retiring through equipment failure, injury or overwhelming crew fatigue. It is often said that you cannot win a yacht race ...

  9. 1979 Fastnet Race

    1979 Fastnet Race. The 1979 Fastnet Race was the 28th Royal Ocean Racing Club 's Fastnet Race, a yachting race held generally every two years since 1925 on a 605-mile course from Cowes direct to the Fastnet Rock and then to Plymouth via south of the Isles of Scilly. In 1979, it was the climax of the five-race Admiral's Cup competition, as it ...

  10. Fastnet Race

    The Rolex Fastnet Race is one of the most famous ocean yacht races in the world, and completing it widely regarded as one of sailing's crowning achievements. Begun as a challenge between a ...

  11. Fastnet 2019: The inside story of an unforgettable race to the rock

    Fastnet Race 1979: Restored survivor Assent heads back to the Rock It's a gloomy, grey afternoon on the Solent and I'm in a camera boat taking pictures of a yacht sailing…

  12. Rolex Fastnet Race

    About The Rolex Fastnet Race Founded in 1925, the Rolex Fastnet Race is a biennial offshore yacht race organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club with the assistance of the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes and the city of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin in France.

  13. Rolex Fastnet Race

    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.

  14. Rolex Fastnet 2023 Race Report

    A Tale of Salt and Light - by Stephen Hill The 50th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Challenge Race attracted the largest fleet to start than ever before by a considerable margin with over 450…

  15. Rolex Fastnet Race 2021

    Rolex Fastnet Race The world's largest offshore race, the biennial Rolex Fastnet Race has been an established fixture on the ocean racing circuit since 1925. Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, the 695-nautical mile race is a test of strategy and skill with challenging tidal currents and changeable weather. The fleet starts off the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes, races out of the Solent ...

  16. Rolex Fastnet Race features record fleet

    The Rolex Fastnet Race features its largest entry list to date, with close to 500 boats seeking to sail 695nm from Cowes to Cherbourg via the Fastnet Rock in the 50th edition of the offshore classic.

  17. 50th edition Rolex Fastnet Race

    50th edition Rolex Fastnet Race - dates for 2023 announced Following the success of the 2021 Rolex Fastnet Race from Cowes to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) and its French partners are delighted to announce the date for the next edition of its flagship event in 2023.

  18. Rolex Fastnet Race 2021

    The 49th edition of Rolex Fastnet Race started from Cowes, England, on 8 August, with over 300 yachts setting off into the teeth of a strong westerly. First ...

  19. LIVE

    WATCH THE STARTS ONLINE - LIVE. sThe 49th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race starts on Sunday 8th August, 2021 from the Royal Yacht Squadron line, Cowes, UK. The first warning signal is at 1100 (first start 1110) and the fleet is divided into seven groups, each starting at a different time and heading west down the Solent toward the Needles.

  20. Rolex Fastnet Race 2023

    With a record fleet of 430 yachts starting from Cowes, England, on 22 July, the 50th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race confirmed the offshore classic's position as the largest race of its kind ...

  21. Rolex Fastnet Race

    Rolex Fastnet Race - Past Winners The main trophy for overall victory in the Rolex Fastnet is the Fastnet Challenge Cup awarded to the yacht with the best corrected time under the IRC Rating Rule.

  22. Brutal conditions for record-setting Fastnet Race

    The 2023 Rolex Fastnet Race set sail with 430 yachts on July 22 - up from the previous record of 388 that took the last pre-COVID race in 2019. While

  23. Special 50th edition Rolex Fastnet Race to take place in 2023

    Special 50th edition Rolex Fastnet Race to take place in 2023 A year from now the start gun will fire on what will be the most significant, historic edition of the world's largest offshore yacht race. Setting sail from Cowes on Saturday 22nd July 2023 will be the 50 th edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club's Rolex Fastnet Race.