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The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) and its French partners are delighted to announce the date for the next edition of its flagship event in 2023

With nine JPK 10.10s in action in IRC Four, the smart money was on a fifth in a row win for the highly successful model from Jean-Pierre Kelbert's boatyard

Tom Kneen’s JPK 11.80 Sunrise has been crowned overall winner of the Rolex Fastnet Race

One of the most intense battles, both on the water and under IRC corrected time, in this year’s Rolex Fastnet Race played out in IRC Three

Tom Kneen's JPK 11.80 Sunrise has sewn up IRC Two in this 49th Rolex Fastnet Race

Royal Ocean Racing Club top brass, including former Commodore Michael Boyd, out-going and in-coming CEOs Eddie Warden Owen and Jeremy Wilton

Significantly a British boat is looking strong to win the coveted Fastnet Challenge Cup for the overall IRC win, but at this stage, no lead is insurmountable

The talented crew has been the combination of Apivia with doublehanders Charlie Dalin and Paul Meilhat competing in this 49th Rolex Fastnet Race

Dmitry Rybolovlev’s ClubSwan 125 Skorpios took line honours in the Rolex Fastnet Race this evening, after crossing the finish line in Cherbourg at 2015 BST

While it is hard to draw attention in the Rolex Fastnet Race away, we must spare a thought for the smaller boats among Sunday's 337 starters

The Rolex Fastnet Race fleet competitors have been struggling in light winds, especially around the Traffic Separation Scheme between Land's End and the Scilly Isles

32m long Ultime Maxi Edmond de Rothschild showed a clean pair of heels to the rest of the fleet in the 49th Rolex Fastnet Race

Russian Dmitry Rybolovlev’s brand new ClubSwan 125 Skorpios became the first monohull to round southwest Ireland’s most famous rock this evening

While the majority of the Rolex Fastnet Race fleet is still toughing it out in the Channel, de Rothschild was the first Ultime to reach the Fastnet Rock

Final preparations are being made for Sunday's start (8th August) of the world's biggest offshore yacht race, the Rolex Fastnet Race

The fleet showing the biggest growth within the Rolex Fastnet Race is the Class40. Currently 39 of these mini IMOCAs are entered

More than 70 boats are expected to be on the start line racing in IRC Four for the Rolex Fastnet Race

With less than a month before the start of the Rolex Fastnet Race, IRC 3 boasts competing with 88 teams entered from at least 10 different countries

Among many hot boats will be the JPK 1180, big brother to the JPK 10.10 Night which won the Rolex Fastnet Races in 2013 and 2015

IRC One will be one of the toughest battlegrounds within the Rolex Fastnet Race, and the French will be a hard act to beat