51st Rolex Fastnet Race - The Start
Ocean Racing
•
2m 2s
Spectators in their thousands swarmed Cowes Green and the shores of the western Solent to witness the starts of the 51st Rolex Fastnet Race. This year’s event marks the centenary of the first Fastnet Race that saw seven boats set sail from Ryde and finish in Plymouth in 1925. Fittingly the start saw a new record entry of 444 competitors, up from the previous largest of 430 in 2023, confirming the event as the world’s largest offshore race. (CC Available)
Video Producer: Royal Ocean Racing Club
Up Next in Ocean Racing
-
Antigua Sailing Week 2023 Highlights
The 54th edition of Antigua Sailing Week attracted boats and crew from over 20 nations, with sailors competing from six continents. Moderate trade winds and tropical heat blessed the racing all week; sailing conditions were absolutely fabulous. Antigua Sailing Week is the most celebrated regatta ...
-
Vendée Globe 2020 - Day Eighty
Ladies and Gentlemen - Final Bets Please! The gunslingers have gone all in and what cards are they holding? Ruyant and Bestaven have upped the ante by going North joined by Burton - have they got aces up their sleeves with the bigger SW breeze? Two strategies - who's holding and who's bluffing? F...
-
Gitana Team - Flying Offshore 2022 - ...
Offshore, the life of the sailors is reduced to the bare minimum. They are totally dedicated, night and day, to getting the boat making headway. Organised around a rotating watch system, their aim is to get the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild powered up to complete the journey around the globe as fast ...
