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RT @onegirlsocean : One UK Mini Fastnet race finished and stroked off the list! 17 boats started.. only 7 finished! http://t.co/K8Efr4rH01 ABOUT 1 day AGOPCYC_Racing
RT @ABYCToronto : Way to do Diane! Congrats from the gang at ABYC @onegirlsocean : One UK Mini Fastnet race finished! http://t.co/HWlzfwPppV ABOUT 1 day AGOPenmaenmawrSail
@ChallengeWales Having a great day looking forward to the Social Ahhh. Good luck with the fastnet race .. ABOUT 1 day AGOABYCToronto
Way to do Diane! Congrats from the gang at ABYC @onegirlsocean : One UK Mini Fastnet race finished! http://t.co/HWlzfwPppV ABOUT 1 day AGOonegirlsocean
One UK Mini Fastnet race finished and stroked off of the list! 17 boats started the race and only 7 finished! I... http://t.co/6zdHwfIbKT ABOUT 1 day AGOLukeStreet1980
Congratulations to @fastnet_uk for 3, yes 3 finalist nominations at this years @ISPAUK awards #fastnet #businessbroadband ABOUT 2 days AGOMstar247
RT @eventintuition : One training weekend done... One broken spinnaker pole... and.. 86 days 6 hours 8 minutes left until the Rolex Fastnet Race 2013 starts.. ABOUT 2 days AGOeventintuition
One training weekend done... One broken spinnaker pole... and.. 86 days 6 hours 8 minutes left until the Rolex Fastnet Race 2013 starts.. ABOUT 3 days AGOthomasllewis
@glbatten what about something like this then #fastnet #sailing http://t.co/B4vSWzKhyb ABOUT 4 days AGOTheBoatingHub
Wondering what you need to compete in the famous Fastnet race?? http://t.co/nAZPFcIinT @EquinoxSailing ABOUT 4 days AGOAutomobilSA
From the archives : #Fastnet http://t.co/Z8w5zwXBVi #advertorial #specialreport ABOUT 4 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. |
