Rolex Fastnet 2009

The Rolex Fastnet 2009 is now history and we are proud to have competed. and finished the race. It created a feeling of camaraderie amongst the crew which will last for a long time.

The 2011 race is again organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, with the Royal Yacht Squadron and the Royal Western Yacht Club, Plymouth and will start on Sunday 14th August at the Royal Yacht Squadron line off Cowes, Isle of Wight.

The course takes the fleet South West down the Solent, past the Needles and out into the English Channel. The headlands along the South Coast of England, Anvil Point, Portland Bill, Start Point, The Lizard, Lands End, must each be weathered in a way that takes greatest advantage of the tidal streams.The next leg takes the fleet North West across the Irish Sea to the Fastnet Rock with it's famous lighthouse. The return leg of the Fastnet is via Bishop Rock Lighthouse on the South side of the Scilly Isles, to the finish at Plymouth.

Like no other race the Rolex Fastnet Race attracts every type of sailor and boat from just about every sailing country in the world. Sailing schools, corporate institutions, family owned and crewed cruiser-racers, dedicated amateurs, club sailors along with the hardened champions from the Grand Prix circuits, are all attracted to compete in the Fastnet Race arguably the best-known offshore race in the world. All come to enjoy the challenge of one of the trickiest and most demanding sporting events that an individual or a team can aspire to today.

The 2007 Fastnet Race attracted the limit of 300 entries out of which some 60 finished the race. Third overall, first production yacht and winner of Class 0 was "Courrier du Coeur" a Beneteau First 44.7.

We are offering our Beneteau First 44.7 “Water Venture” for charter for the 2011 Fastnet race together with Race Training and the three pre-qualifying RORC races. (See Extracts from Fastnet Race Entry Requirements)

She is a fast comfortable Cruiser Racer with a good rating and the skipper a RYA Yachtmaster Instructor who has many racing successes.

Included in the programme are:-

Training weekend

Safety Course

Three RORC qualifying Races

The Fastnet Race.

The options we are offering are: -

Individuals for the full Rolex Fastnet 2011 campaign including full training, the three RORC Races, The Fastnet Race, food on board and entrance fees.

Charter Water Venture including Skipper or Owners Representative for the full Fastnet Race 2011 campaign

Our provisional proposed programme is:-

Date	Event	Details	Approx Miles
April 2011	Sail Training Weekend	Solent building team	80-100
TBA	Cervantes Trophy Race	Cowes-Le Havre	175
TBA	Trophée Guillaume Le Conquérant	Le Havre-Cowes	95
TBA	Myth of Malham Race	Round Eddystone	230
TBA	Morgan Cup	Cowes-Cherbourg via marks	75-175
TBA	Cowes Dinard-St Malo	If Required	164
Sunday 14th August 2011	Rolex Fastnet Race - Cowes		608
Fri/Sat 20thAugust 2011	Plymouth Hamble	Sail home	125