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Rolex Fastnet Race

An American VO70 has continued its phenomenal winning streak to claim the Fastnet Challenge Cup, the overall prize for the 2019 Rolex Fastnet Race

One hundred and seventy one teams in the Rolex Fastnet Race were taking part in IRC Three and IRC Four, close to half of the record-breaking fleet.

One of the tightest competitions in the 48th Rolex Fastnet Race was between the eighteen Class40 pocket offshore rockets. 

The window of opportunity for those pursuing overall victory is narrowing and, after four days, crews still at sea are beginning to tire. 

Like a tap slowly being turned on, the quantity of Rolex Fastnet Race boats arriving in Plymouth has been steadily increasing since yesterday afternoon

Class act of this year's Rolex Fastnet Race was Solitaire du Figaro winner Jérémie Beyou and Christopher Pratt on the new generation VPLP design Charal

Rambler 88 has won monohull line honours this morning, after crossing the Plymouth finish line at 09:55:02

Maxi Edmond de Rothschild's elapsed time of 1 day 4 hours 2 minutes and 26 seconds, bettered the outright multihull race record, set by Loick Peyron and the crew of Maxi Banque Populaire

Across Lyme Bay the majority of the fleet took a southerly course, passing closer to the Casquets traffic separation scheme 

A record fleet of 388 yachts set sail this afternoon from Cowes on the Rolex Fastnet Race

Whether to go inshore or offshore, how long will it take, will it be a 'big boat or small boat' race

The weather will play a significant outcome in determining the overall results of the Rolex Fastnet Race.

Currently just over 10% of those competing in the Royal Ocean Racing Club's biennial voyage from Cowes to Plymouth via the Fastnet Rock will be women

It is very likely that the outright record will fall in this August's edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club's premium event, the Rolex Fastnet Race

The most impressive collection of offshore racing hardware from across the globe is set to gather off Cowes for the start of the Rolex Fastnet Race on 3 August

Entries for 340 available places in the RORC's classic 600 miler snapped up in under five minutes

Plymouth City Council and the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) have confirmed that Plymouth will host the finish of the 2019 Rolex Fastnet Race

Of the 11 main prizes, French boats failed to win just three, and of these one (Dongfeng Race Team) was raced by a largely French crew

Last night crews braved the elements for a successful prizegiving for the Rolex Fastnet Race and a lively final of entertainment at Plymouth Yacht Haven

Ron O'Hanley's Privateer came close to making it a second Cookson 50 victory, a decade on from the overall win of Irishman Ger O'Rourke's Chieftain