Some offshore yacht races struggle for entries, but the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s biennial flagship event is not one of them. When the entry list opened on 9 January, spaces sold out faster than a ...

Once again, the Rolex Fastnet Race has confirmed itself to be by far the world’s largest offshore yacht race. After the entry for the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s flagship event was opened at 1200 UTC, ...

As all eyes in offshore yacht racing are focused on Boxing Day's start of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart race, one cannot forget to mark their calendar for yacht racing's biggest event entry start date.

French duo beat record field of 444 boats Loison wins Fastnet Race twice, first in 2013 French teams dominate podium with Figaro sailors July 31 (Reuters) - Alexis Loison and Jean-Pierre Kelbert were ...

SVR Lazartigue takes line honours in Fastnet Race Banque Populaire finishes second, 50 minutes behind Fastnet Race tests sailors' skill over 695-nautical mile course July 28 (Reuters) - SVR Lazartigue ...

The 1979 Fastnet Race became the deadliest yacht race in history after a rapidly developing Atlantic storm caught hundreds of ...

John Rousmaniere, author of Fastnet, Force 10 and the Annapolis Book of Seamanship, died Aug. 8 at 82, leaving behind 40 ...

SVR Lazartigue won the 2025 Rolex Fastnet Race, a record-breaking race that will take place in France. The sleek blue trimaran was the first to arrive at Cherbourg from the 444 strong fleet. The ...