Fastnet Race Archives

New Fastnet course record

May 8th, 2021

Maserati Multi 70 and Giovanni Soldini conquered the record on the Fastnet original course: 23 hours, 51 minutes and 16

April 14th, 2021

When the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC), organizers of the Rolex Fastnet Race, changed the finish location for the 2021

April 7th, 2021

MOD70 Trimaran PowerPlay, led by Peter Cunningham and skippered by Ned Collier Wakefield, completed the original Fastnet Course of 595

January 12th, 2021

Here are two events which enjoyed a rush for entries: • The Three Bridge Fiasco annually attracts 300+ singlehanded and

November 18th, 2020

In 1965, Fontella Bass and Bobby McClure released the song, Don’t Mess with a Good Thing. While they were singing

November 16th, 2020

The 605-mile Rolex Fastnet Race is remarkable, not just for its dramatic history of horrific offshore fatality, but for its

July 30th, 2020

Just over a year out from the August 2021 start of the race proper, potential competitors, armchair sailors and gamer

May 31st, 2020

The 20th-century legend of the Kialoa yachts and hall of famer Jim Kilroy indeed has many sub-legends. In the subcategory

December 12th, 2019

There is a collection of classic offshore races – Newport Bermuda Race, Sydney Hobart Race, Middle Sea Race, and the

November 26th, 2019

The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC), organisers of the Rolex Fastnet Race, will be changing the finish location for the