August 2017
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The 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race
Caroline Blatter 06 Aug 2017 South Coast of England & London
A record-breaking fleet of 368 yachts embarked on 47th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race on Sunday 6th August, to sail the infamous offshore 608nm race. It was a classic upwind start, in brilliant sunshine, with brisk westerly winds for the giant fleet as it tacked up the Solent to Hurst Narrows. The first start at 11 am was for nine mutilhulls, the last at 12.40 for the largest in the IRC Zero fleet,…
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