INTENSE AND HIGHLY COMPETITIVE, THE ROLEX FASTNET RACE IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S CLASSIC OCEAN RACES. IT COMBINES TACTICS, DECISION MAKING AND STRONG TEAMWORK.
The biennial Rolex Fastnet Race is the highlight of the RORC (Royal Ocean Racing Club) race calendar. As notorious for the unpredictable tidal and weather conditions as for the beauty of the scenery of the 608-mile course, the Rolex Fastnet Race is aknowledged as one of the world’s classic ocean races and attracts entrants from all over the world. The course takes the competitors from Cowes on the Isle of Wight, west along the south coast of England to Land’s End, across the often-tempestuous Celtic Sea to round the Fastnet Rock off the south western tip of Ireland, returning to finish off Plymouth.
Entries are capped at 300 and among those on the start line for the 2013 event will be two Clipper 68s, the second generation ocean racing fleet. Skill levels vary from seasoned ocean racers to novices keen to learn. Clipper’s experience of training crew for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Races ensures that our crews are safe and competitive from the outset.
The land and water-based sail training allows entrants to learn to work together as a team, to practice safety drills and race manoeuvres and get used to life on board.
Costs £3,400 inc vat, per person (discounts for CRYC and current Clipper Crew are available).
To register your interest for the 2013 Rolex Fastnet Race please register your interest here.
WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
We all had a great week and more importantly so did our clients! Every aspect of the event from the organisation, to the boats, to the kit was spot on.
However, what really made the event was the crew. They really did make the days on the boat great, letting our guests get involved to a level at which they felt comfortable, encouraging us to win and illustrating, to the more experienced sailors that we had onboard, the finer points of the sport. I hope we get the opportunity to work with you in the future.
Henderson Global Investors
Just a quick note to say thank you for the superb charters during Cowes Week. Every little detail was looked into. I can't stress enough how good you are to work with.
The crews were great and all our customers came back on such a high. It made other guests (that had opted for our land-based package) very envious and they wished they had gone sailing. So a very big thank you all round.
Champagne Mumm