Off Cowes, the rain stopped and the sun came out for today’s start of the world’s largest offshore race, the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s biennial Rolex Fastnet Race. In the end, 335 boats set sail for Plymouth via the Fastnet Rock off south-west Ireland, with 292 racing for overall honours under IRC rating and a further 43 non-IRC boats.
NoR is up. Who’s going?
På lördag 12:00 startar 50:;e upplagan av Rolex Fastnet Race. Med över 450 båtar är det så klart ett rekord, och vädret utlovar en spektakulär start liknande dem 2021 med byar över 30 knop. Man följer racet: Vi har så klart lite extra koll på båtar från vår region. DEN-35551 Elliott 35SS PALBY MARINE 1,359 […]
Founded in 1925, the biennial Rolex Fastnet Race is revered by sailors worldwide as a supreme test of seamanship. Starting from the Isle of Wight in southern England, this 695-nautical mile offshore classic pushes the big fleet of Corinthian and professional crews to their limits, exposing them to challenging Atlantic weather systems as they negotiate […]