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#fastnet : South, veering northwest later, 5 to 7. Occasional rain then fair. Good, occasionally poor. ABOUT 4 hours AGOPampusclub
Fast-tracked by The Fastnet Race: In August 2011 I was offered a heaven-sent opportunity to show some of the pho... http://t.co/z4VCv2NS ABOUT 9 hours AGOShippingAreas
#fastnet : Southerly or southeasterly 4 or 5 increasing 5 to 7. Occasional rain. Moderate or good. ABOUT 12 hours AGOShippingAreas
#fastnet : Southerly or southeasterly 4 or 5 increasing 5 to 7. Occasional rain. Moderate or good. ABOUT 16 hours AGOEamoZ
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#fastnet : Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7 at times. Occasional rain or sleet. Moderate or good. ABOUT 23 hours AGOwallyhenry
Watched the documentary last night about the Rambler 100 capsize and rescue during the Fastnet race. So glad I didn't lose any friends that. ABOUT 1 day AGOShippingAreas
#fastnet : Variable 3 or 4, becoming southerly or southwesterly 5 or 6. Occasional rain or sleet. Moderate or good. ABOUT 1 day AGOShippingAreas
#fastnet : Easterly, veering southerly, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later. Rain later. Moderate or good. ABOUT 1 day AGORORCrating
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#fastnet : Easterly, veering southerly, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later. Rain later. Moderate or good. ABOUT 1 day AGORolex Fastnet Race 2001 |
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The 2001 Rolex Fastnet attracted 229 yachts from over 9 countries to take part, including several world famous yachts including Giovanni Agnelli's Frers One-off Stealth and Ludde Ingvall's Nicorette.
The winner of the Fastnet Challenge Cup, for Best Overall in IRC was Piet Vroon from Holland, racing his Lutra 52, Tonnerre de Breskens. Piet took 3 days 02hrs 23mins and 31secs to complete the course, winning it for the first time in 20 attempts. The excitement of the start was heightened by 28 knots of wind and square beating conditions. A decent breeze prevailed to enable some boats to stay offshore at Portland Bill. However, the fleet split and the front of the fleet experienced totally different weather patterns to the middle and back markers. For mid fleet boats a South Westerly breeze became a North Westerly at the Fastnet Rock to give them a fast reach home. The tail end of the fleet even experienced a South Easterly as they came inshore form the Lizard into Plymouth, meaning that some boats returned from the Rock on starboard gybe. Skip Sheldon's Reichl/Pugh 65 Zaraffa claimed victory in IRC SZ, Piet Vroon's Lutra 52, Tonnerre de Breskens won IRC Overall, IRC 0 and IRM. First in IRC 1 was Gery Trentesaux's Courrier Nord, the Spanish yacht Calima claimed IRC 2 and the S & S Classic Clarionet won IRC 3. With France, Holland, Spain, USA, Great Britain and Ireland all collecting the 'chocolates' the Fastnet remains one of the major offshore sailing events in the world.
Sources:The Royal Ocean Racing Club programme, archives |