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Rolex Fastnet Race 2013, day 1
August 11, 2013
Harry will probably give a number of updates on the site from aboard. Information can also be found on the www.fastnet.rorc.org site. Sunday 18.45h Winsome started her race in IRC 4 and sailed out of the Solent, keeping close to the mainland side. She was one of the first yachts out of the Solent in […]
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Rolex Fastnet Race 2013, day 2
August 12, 2013
Monday 08.15h During the night the wind changed from the East to now a more Northeasterly direction. The windstrength is about 14 knots. At the moment they are probably on a starboard tack with the big genoa nr 1 up. They are doing 6 knots and are 8th in IRC 4. Noel Racine in his JPK […]
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Rolex Fastnet Race 2013, day 3
August 13, 2013
Tuesday 08.30h The first yachts are already berthed in Plymouth (a couple of very fast trimarans) whilst Jolie Brise, a gaff-rigged pilot cutter from 1913 who won the first Fastnet Race in 1925, still has to pass Plymouth on their way to the Irish Sea. A clear statement of how yachts have evolved over the […]
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