Yachts and Yachting
(c)Rolex
Registration for the Rolex Fastnet Race opened at 10am UTC on Tuesday, 12 January, and within an hour an unprecedented 400 boats had entered.
It wasn’t quite as fast as previous editions of the race, which have sold out in five minutes or less, but it shows that there is no lack of enthusiasm for the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s flagship event, despite its course change.
This year for the first time the race will finish not in Plymouth but in Cherbourg.
RORC said that the entry “bow to bow represents almost 5km of yacht, confirming the Rolex Fastnet Race’s position as by far the world’s largest and most popular offshore yacht race”.