Offshore

Admiral’s Cup – Black Pearl first Admiral’s Cup boat to round the Fastnet Rock

Stefan Jentzsch’s Botin 56 Black Pearl (NYYC) was first Admiral’s Cup boat to round the Fastnet Rock

ROLEX FASTNET RACE UPDATE – SHK Scallywag first Monohull round the Rock

Leading Monohull at the Fastnet Rock was SHK Scallywag HKG of skipper David Witt at 23.02 Sunday 27 July.

ROLEX FASTNET RACE UPDATE – SVR Lazartigue take Multihull Line Honours

Ultim Trimaran SVR Lazartigue, skippered by Tom Laperche has taken Rolex Fastnet Race Multihull Line Honours

ROLEX FASTNET RACE UPDATE – First round the Rock

The multihull SVR Lazrtigue of skipper Tom Laperche first round the Fastnet Rock, at 15:23ish Sunday

Rolex Fastnet Race – Underway with record 444 fleet

Rolex Fastnet Race underway with record 444 fleet. In IRC One it was Australian David Griffith’s Whisper was first out of the Solent at 13:10 Saturday

Rolex Fastnet Race – First start 11:20 hrs from the Royal Yacht Squadron

The Royal Ocean Racing Club’s centennial Rolex Fastnet Race looks set to be light to moderate for the start and mostly on the wind to the Fastnet Rock

Admirals Cup Django
Admiral’s Cup – Royal Hong Kong YC hold lead for Fastnet Race

With the Admiral’s Cup inshore racing completed the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club leads the series by eight points from Yacht Club de Monaco

Admiral’s Cup – Beau Geste and Nola win light air races

Race Four of the Admiral’s Cup brought a tactical masterclass in light airs to the Central Solent . . . See video here

Admiral’s Cup – Royal Hong Kong YC take lead by single point

With four races now completed in the Admiral’s Cup, the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club now leads the series by a single point from Yacht Club de Monaco

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Admiral’s Cup – Yacht Club de Monaco take lead after 3 races

Yacht Club de Monaco with Jolt 3 (11 pts) and Jolt 6 (15 pts) on 26 pts hold a one point lead after three races.

RORC Channel Race RAN
Admiral’s Cup Opens with a Test of Endurance Channel Race

The Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Channel Race had it all . . . Niklas Zennström’s AC1 Carkeek 52 Rán (KSSS) took race line honours for the Admiral’s Cup fleet

RORC Channel Race kicks off Admiral’s Cup series

The RORC Channel Race started Saturday 19 July, in light downwind breeze in the central Solent with a flooding tide