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 ...

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 ...

In the last two editions of the RORC’s biennial flagship event from Cowes to Plymouth via southwest Ireland’s most famous rock, French boats have not just won, they have dominated. In the last race in ...

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 ...

Fastnet winner Géry Trentesaux enters June’s 700-mile Round Ireland Race from Wicklow with Sydney GTS 43 Long Courrier.

The Fastnet Race, long celebrated as one of the most prestigious and demanding yacht races, turned into the deadliest sailing disaster in modern history. Out of the 303 vessels that set off, only 86 ...

303 yachts left the shore—but not all returned. In August 1979, the Fastnet race became a fight for survival as a brutal storm tore across the sea, killing 19 sailors and changing offshore racing ...

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 ...