04.08.2017 How to follow the Rolex Fastnet Race #rolexfastnetrace Less than 48 hours to go! The 47th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race starts on Sunday 6 August. A record fleet of around 375 boats representing 29 different countries will take the start from the Royal Yacht Squadron line in the race organised by the…
04.08.2017 Upwind slog forecast as Volvo Ocean Race fleet tackles Rolex Fastnet Race The second stage of Leg Zero qualifying is the Rolex Fastnet Race, starting on Sunday, and it will present a very different challenge to the Volvo Ocean Race fleet The second stage of Leg Zero qualifying is the Rolex Fastnet Race, starting…
04.08.2017 Dongfeng crew all set to rock and roll in the Fastnet classic “We are not expecting much time in the bunk at all and when you are in the bunk you have to be ready to get up and manoeuvre,” said Daryl Wislang watch captain on board Dongfeng who won the last edition of…
03.08.2017 Doublehanded demons Thanks to our modern day lifestyles, a frequent problem facing race boats owners is finding willing and available crew. One solution is to sail with less people, an ultimate expression of this being two handed racing. Therefore it is no surprise that the IRC Two Handed class in this Sunday’s Rolex Fastnet…
2. August 2017 Boris Herrmann/Pierre Casiraghi beim legendären Rolex Fastnet Race am Start Boris Herrmann und Pierre Casiraghi starten am kommenden Sonntag (6. August) beim berühmt-berüchtigten Rolex Fastnet Race. Der Hamburger Segelprofi und sein Co-Skipper aus dem Fürstenhaus Monaco haben als Zweimann-Crew mit dem Open 60 „Malizia“ in der IMOCA-Klasse gemeldet. Die Langstrecke über 605…
01.08.2017 Can France make it a Rolex Fastnet Race hat trick? In the last two editions of the RORC’s biennial flagship event from Cowes to Plymouth via southwest Ireland’s most famous rock, French boats have not just won, they have dominated. For example in the last race in 2015, Géry Trentesaux’s JPK 10.80 Courrier Du…
26.07.2017 Ocean racing’s big guns in the Rolex Fastnet Race Among the 400 boat fleet setting off from the Solent on 6 August in the Rolex Fastnet Race will be three of offshore racing’s most prestigious classes. Grabbing the headlines will be the one design VO65s as the Rolex Fastnet Race serves as Leg Zero…
17.07.2017 Fight to be first home Start: Sunday 6 August 2017, Cowes While the Judel-Vrolijk 115 Nikata will be the largest yacht competing among the 350 or so yachts starting the Rolex Fastnet Race on Sunday 6 August, the battle for line honours glory looks set to be between two titans of the grand prix…
Rolex Fastnet Race – not just about winning… While everyone who enters the Rolex Fastnet Race dreams of winning or doing well, the event’s stature as the world’s largest offshore yacht race, means this is often not the only reason for taking part. Around 400 boats will be on the Cowes start line on Sunday…