Fastnet 2017: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, GO!
Published 12:29 on 3 Aug 2017
The Rolex Fastnet, one of the most if not the most known regatta in the world, one of the most if not the most demanding regatas in the world .
A 600nm journey that begins in the Solent and take the boats and crews down to lands end before heading north west through the Celtic Sea towards the Fastnet Rock, the most southern part of Ireland, where they will round the Fastnet lighthouse and head back to Plymouth.
The start for the 2017 edition is this Sunday 6 August and these are the Corinthians that will be participating
Katsu - Reichel Pugh 45
IRC 1
Bjorn Wentlandt
Emma Claire - Grand Soleil 50 (1996)
IRC 2
Ruaraidh Plummer
Dusty P - First 40
IRC 2
Elik Khussainova
Sunrise- JPK 10.80
IRC 3
Sebastian Quevedo Busch
Paracelsus (GBR 8307) - Sigma 38
IRC 4
Brianna Towers
Ithaka -S&S Swan 44
IRC 4
Giovanni Mazzocchi
Longue Pierre - Dehler 38
IRC 4
Matthew Rockel
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Last updated 08:26 on 30 October 2024