Rock around the Rock

(by Louay Habib) Most of the big boys have finished the Rolex Fastnet Race and the Barbican is an impressive sight; Liara, Luna Rossa, Rosebud, Beau Geste, RÁN, the list is endless, the hardware unbelievable. This morning, picturesque Sutton Harbour... [Read more]

First Around the Fastnet Rock

At 00:26 GMT this morning Mike Slade’s 100ft supermaxi ICAP Leopard was the first boat in the 2009 Rolex Fastnet Race to round the Fastnet Rock off the coast of southwestern Ireland. In a 10-15 knot westerly breeze, Karl Kwok’s Farr 80 Beau... [Read more]

Three round the Rock and heading for home

DAY THREE 0800 RACE UPDATE - Karl Kwok’s Farr 80, Beau Geste rounded the Fastnet Rock just before 0600 with Niklas Zennstrom’s JV 72, RÁN approximately 6 miles astern and also round. It was a frustrating approach for both with the wind dying... [Read more]

Offshore pays - Day Two

(by Louay Habib) Monday morning and it is raining in Plymouth, the good news for virtually all the fleet is they are now around Portland Bill and heading west and can expect to see an increase in wind, a Southwesterly building to a stiff 17 Knots by around... [Read more]

Conditions come good for spinnaker start

Morning dockside rumours of delays and divisions of boats having to kedge on the start line were roundly proven wrong as the Rolex Fastnet Race fleet, as well as spectators along the Cowes shoreline, enjoyed a magnificent, colourful spinnaker start. Thankfully... [Read more]

Sail the Virtual Fastnet Race

RORC launch virtual game online – sign up now: http://fastnet.rorc.org/ Armchair experts around the world now have the chance to test their skills against the 2,500 sailors racing on 300 yachts in the 2009 Rolex Fastnet Race, starting on Sunday 9th... [Read more]

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

(by Oliver Dewar) Just under a month after the final boat in the Portimão Global Ocean Race crossed the finish line in Portugal and completed the 33,000 mile circumnavigation, the four teams; Beluga Racer, Desafio Cabo de Hornos, Team Mowgli and Roaring... [Read more]

A happy and hilarious finale to the race

(by Oliver Dewar) On Saturday evening the teams in the Portimão Global Ocean Race gathered in the waterfront garden of the Tivoli Hotel for the event’s prize giving with the fleet of four boats floodlit on the Marina de Portimão’s VIP pontoon. After... [Read more]

VIVA CHILE!

(by Oliver Dewar) At 11:37:05 UTC on Saturday 20th June, Felipe Cubillos and José Muñoz took first place in Leg 5 of the Portimão Global Ocean Race on the Guillaume Verdier Design Class 40 Desafio Cabo de Hornos, crossing the finish line after 15 days... [Read more]

Diving south-east to the finish line

(by Oliver Dewar) With the exception of solo sailor Michel Kleinjans on Roaring Forty, the Portimão Global Ocean Race fleet have picked up the pace since Thursday afternoon. While Kleinjans is dealing with 13 knot headwinds and making just under six... [Read more]

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