Rolex Fastnet Race
DATE: Sunday 6th August
COURSE: Cowes – Fastnet Rock – Bishop Rock - Plymouth
DISTANCE (nm): 605
Started in 1925 when seven yachts set sail from Ryde to the Fastnet Rock to arrive in Plymouth, the infamous post-race dinner heralded the foundation of the Ocean Racing Club. Today the Rolex Fastnet Race is the most popular of the world’s classic 600 mile offshore races, attracting a diverse, international fleet of IRC yachts and grand prix classes such as the IMOCA 60s, Class40s and the MOCRA-rated multihulls.
Date: Sunday 6th August
Course: Cowes – Fastnet Rock – Bishop Rock - Plymouth
Distance (nm): 605
Started in 1925 when seven yachts set sail from Ryde to the Fastnet Rock to arrive in Plymouth, the infamous post-race dinner heralded the foundation of the Ocean Racing Club. Today the Rolex Fastnet Race is the most popular of the world’s classic 600 mile offshore races, attracting a diverse, international fleet of IRC yachts and grand prix classes such as the IMOCA 60s, Class40s and the MOCRA-rated multihulls. In 2017 the race will again allow entry to 100ft plus monohulls, previously allowed as a ‘one-off’ in 2015. This is sure to add to the spectacular start from the Royal Yacht Squadron line and entice more entrants keen to break the current monohull record, set in 2011 by Ian Walker and the crew of the VO70, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, at 42 hours and 39 minutes.
Special Regulations
Category 2
