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Just heard yesterday that one of the co-skippers who had to be rescued off of the boat during the Fastnet Race is... http://t.co/ZEC8qEhU ABOUT 8 hours AGOMinniedix
Beyond Endurance: 300 Boats, 600 Miles, and One Deadly Storm: The August 1979 Fastnet race, from Cowes on the Is... http://t.co/ldmFazFF ABOUT 11 hours AGOnorthsearegatta
RT: @weatheratsea North Sea Race Preview: http://t.co/CQfdjXrj via @OffshoreOne #NSR12 ABOUT 21 hours AGOEAORA
@OffshoreOne #NorthSeaRace Results FayJay 2nd Overall Assarain IV 13th Amazon 16th @upstart_racing 21st Deliverance 23rd Macgregor 28th ABOUT 23 hours AGOERSEA_SHIPsCo
RT @OffshoreOne : The last boat finishes the North Sea Race at 2155(BST), well done Spell Binder of Wytch. ABOUT 1 day AGOselviagunawan
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Mini 650 - UK Mini Fastnet Race - Plymouth GBR - Sailing News ... http://t.co/TJAV5P6J ABOUT 1 day AGOukyachting
Mini 650 - UK Mini Fastnet Race - Plymouth GBR - Sailing News ... http://t.co/rT8cRUDF ABOUT 1 day AGOVrolijkWatersp
RT @northsearegatta : Thanks for posting! RT: @OffshoreOne I posted 10 photos on Facebook in the album "RORC North Sea Race 2012" http://t.co/Tzyjt3hB #NSR12 ABOUT 1 day AGOnorthsearegatta
Thanks for posting! RT: @OffshoreOne I posted 10 photos on Facebook in the album "RORC North Sea Race 2012" http://t.co/Tzyjt3hB #NSR12 ABOUT 1 day AGOVrolijkWatersp
RT @OffshoreOne : North Sea Race - Boats continue to finish and it looks like Junique have done enough to win the Two-Handed... http://t.co/ziuPA19y ABOUT 1 day AGOSkottKarra
RT @OffshoreOne : The North Sea Race boats are now streaming in to Scheveningen. Congratulations to Pleomax, Phosphorus and Nada who have won their class. ABOUT 2 days AGOVeraWerter
RT @OffshoreOne : North Sea Race - Boats continue to finish and it looks like Junique have done enough to win the Two-Handed... http://t.co/ziuPA19y ABOUT 2 days AGOnorthsearegatta
RT @OffshoreOne : North Sea Race - Boats continue to finish and it looks like Junique have done enough to win the Two-Handed... http://t.co/ziuPA19y ABOUT 2 days AGOnorthsearegatta
RT @OffshoreOne : The North Sea Race boats are now streaming in to Scheveningen. Congratulations to Pleomax, Phosphorus and Nada who have won their class. ABOUT 2 days AGOSailReport
RT @OffshoreOne : The North Sea Race boats are now streaming in to Scheveningen. Congratulations to Pleomax, Phosphorus and Nada who have won their class. ABOUT 2 days AGOsailingnews_us
Mini 650 - UK Mini Fastnet Race - Plymouth GBR - A Swiss double in the Series Min... #sailing - http://t.co/PICq5Lll ABOUT 2 days AGOFacts & Stats |
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Q: Where in the world is approx. 600 miles from Cowes?A: Aberdeen, Frankfurt, Geneva, La Rochelle and Plymouth via Fastnet Rock.
Are we there yet?The race course for the Rolex Fastnet Race is 608 nautical miles along the rhumb line. Cowes, Royal Yacht Squadron Start Line: 0 nm Needles 16 nm Lizard 164 nm Lands End 186 nm< Scillies 510 nm Finish in Plymout after 608 nautical miles It all adds upThere are 300 boats entered for the Rolex Fastnet, end to end they would stretch to over 13,000 ft (4000m) equivalent to the height of the Matterhorn mountain, overlooking Zermatt in Switzerland. The beautiful gameThe total sail area of the competing yachts is in the region of 200,000 sq.ft (18580m) enough to cover the pitch at Wembley Stadium, twice over. Little and LargeMike Slade's ICAP Leopard set a new monohull record in 2007: 1 day, 20 hours, and 18 mins at an average speed of 13.52 knots and the Maxi is back again this year. ICAP Leopard is the same overall length as Tony Todd's PY 100, Liara. Both of these magnificent yachts are 100 ft. (30m) in overall length, the largest yachts in this year's race. The smallest yacht in the race is Wieslaw Krupski's Tango 30, Four Winds, from Poland at 30ft (9.5m) United NationsEntries have been drawn from near and far. The Rolex Fastnet continues to attract competitors from around the globe. This year yachts are competing from 15 different countries: France; Great Britain; Netherlands; Hong Kong; Australia; Ireland; Belgium; Spain; Chile; Poland; USA; Germany; Norway; Poland; Italy; Sweden; Austria. Looking inMore than 25,000 unique visitors have visited the RORC Rolex Fastnet web site this week. Armchair Admirals2009 is the first time that a Virtual Fastnet Race has been introduced; so far over 13,000 virtual skippers have entered the race, more are expected to join in by 1200 on Sunday 9th August. The start of the 43rd Royal Ocean Racing Club flagship race. |
