| Coefficient | 1 |
|---|
| Format | Double |
|---|---|
| Distance | 605 milles (1 120 km) |
| Race track | Cowes (Ile de Wight, UK) - Cherbourg (Cotentin, France) |
| Race director | Chris Stone |
| Organizer | RORC |
| IMOCA reference time | Jérémie Beyou & Christopher Pratt (CHARAL) : 2j 1h 32mn 28s |
Classic, unmissable, popular, packed… there are countless ways to describe the Rolex Fastnet Race. Fast approaching its one hundredth anniversary edition, it has run from Cowes (on the Isle of Wight) to Plymouth since its creation in 1925, which equates to a 605-mile course via the very famous Fastnet Rock.
It was born thanks to Weston Martyr, an Englishman amazed by the regattas in Bermuda. He then took the initiative to send a letter to an English magazine to convince them to put together a committee so that England could create a similar race in its turn. From seven boats racing in the first edition in 1925, the Fastnet Race had more than 400 boats in the last edition in 2019 and plans to gather 500 this year.
Now part of the Globe Series calendar, the Rolex Fastnet Race provides an opportunity to earn championship points and continue to build miles toward selection for the Vendée Globe.
With the arrival of Jérémie Beyou this weekend in Les Sables d'Olonne, the IMOCA Class can now confirm the winner and the top-10 of the 2018-21 IMOCA Globe Series Championship*.
•••In one year’s time a new era will begin for the world’s largest offshore yacht race. On 8 August 2021, the Rolex Fastnet Race will set sail from Cowes bound for the Fastnet Rock as usual, but then, once the boats have ro…
•••The 48th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race gave us an extreme race with speed being the key element for the twenty IMOCA monohulls taking part, eleven of which were foilers.
•••While IMOCA 60s are renowned for racing non-stop around the world in the Vendée Globe, the doublehanded crews of these extraordinary space-age craft appreciate the Rolex Fastnet Race as it offers most conditions of a rou…
•••Sam, Stéphane, Damien, Boris, Paul, Annie speak about the Rolex Fastnet Race just before the start...
•••
