📺 Check out the world’s largest offshore race in 60 seconds ⏱. This time last month it was all-go for the 337 strong fleet competing in the Rolex Fastnet Race. Take some time to rewind and look back at some of the action ⏪ ⬇️ | World Sailing

A fleet of 337 boats leave the Solent, bound for the Fastnet Rock in the 2021 Rolex Fastnet Race. The Rolex Fastnet Race has a reputation for the severe weather that it can throw at its competitors. Still strongly remembered is the 1979 race that cost 19 lives. Today the 49th edition of the 96-year-old offshore racing classic lived up to its fame as the first of seven starts got underway at 15 minute intervals starting at 1100 BST. Over the last three days strong southwesterly winds have been bl

100 years of history, one iconic race 🏆 The Rolex Fastnet Race - Cherbourg | World Sailing

A new chapter in the history of the world’s largest offshore race. The Royal Ocean Racing Club is delighted to announce that for 2025 and 2027 the port town of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin will continue to host the finish of the famous biennial Rolex Fastnet Race. The 2025 Rolex Fastnet Race will be held during the Club’s centenary year when another record entry is expected. The 51st edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race starts from the Royal Yacht Squadron line on Saturday 26th July, 2025, prior to the an