Fastnet Race Archives

Battle of the bigs at 49th Fastnet Race

July 6th, 2021

A major clash of the titans will take place between two of the world’s fastest maxi-monohulls at the 2021 Rolex

June 29th, 2021

For sailing, eager to be more gender inclusive, attracting more women requires already having female participants. It is the irony

June 10th, 2021

Almost six months after they competed in the world’s most brutal race, the singlehanded non-stop lap of the planet that

May 19th, 2021

With 450+ yachts entered in this year’s 49th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race, the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s biennial

May 14th, 2021

The last we heard from British sailor Alex Thomson was during the 2020-21 Vendée Globe in which damage on November

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