Day 5 of the 2015 Rolex Fastnet Race. The last 24 hours have seen an increasing number of yachts complete the famous 603-nautical mile course. Improved wind conditions have enabled all yachts to round the Fastnet rock and make real progress to the finish at Plymouth. The overall winner has yet to be announced and …
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Four elegant classic yachts are racing in the 2015 Rolex Fastnet Race. Amongst the high performance carbon fibre flyers, these elegant yachts from days gone by depict the history of the iconic race. In the 2015 Rolex Fastnet Race, Stormy Weather of Cowes led Dorade around the Fastnet Rock by just 27 seconds while Argyll …
With the latest deluge of arrivals in the Rolex Fastnet Race, overall victory is currently looking like it might be claimed, in this 90th anniversary running of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s flagship offshore race, by a fast boat in the 35-40ft range. Most promising at present is Gery Trentesaux’s new JPK 10.80, Courrier Du …
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Day 4 of the 2015 Rolex Fastnet Race. The leading yachts have begun arriving in Plymouth having completed the famous 603-nautical mile course from Cowes, Isle of Wight via Ireland’s mythical Fastnet rock. Jim Clark’s 100-ft Maxi Comanche from the United States claims monohull line honours finishing a mere 4 minutes ahead of compatriot George …
Read more “Rolex Fastnet Race 2015 – (Video) Line honours decided – 19 August”
Battling for line honours in the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Rolex Fastnet Race continued all the way to the Plymouth finish line last night in both the maxi-multihull and monohull divisions. Among the multihulls, Yann Guichard and Dona Bertarelli’s 40m Spindrift 2, found herself locked in a match race with two time Route du Rhum …