By Royal Ocean Racing Club
02/07/2025 - 18:37

Rolex Fastnet Race Record-breaking offshore classics set to race in IRC Zero

IRC Zero has a rich seam of ocean-going history running through it. While French round the world race legend Jean-Luc Van Den Heede (aka VDH) isn’t competing in the Rolex Fastnet Race, two of his former steeds will be on the IRC Zero start line.

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By Royal Ocean Racing Club
27/06/2025 - 20:51

Rolex Fastnet Race at 100, the making of a giant

One month remains until the 26 July start of the Rolex Fastnet Race, this year celebrating both its centenary as well as that of the club it spawned: the Royal Ocean Racing Club.

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By Royal Ocean Racing Club
26/06/2025 - 18:20

Tschüss 2 has taken Line Honours in the West to East Transatlantic Race 2025

Volvo 70 Tschüss 2 (USA), owned by Christian Zugel and co-skippered by Johnny Mordaunt, has taken Line Honours in the West to East Transatlantic Race 2025 in an elapsed time of 07 Day 15 Hrs 29 Mins and 10 Secs.

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Seng Huang Lee’s 100ft maxi SHK Scallywag © ROLEX/Kurt Arrigo
By Royal Ocean Racing Club
25/06/2025 - 18:49

Can a maxi yacht achieve the Rolex Fastnet Race triple?

The fight to claim the prestigious monohull line honours prize in the centenary edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Rolex Fastnet Race is lining up to be a tough one between the world’s fastest 100ft maxi yachts.

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Class40 start in the 2023 Rolex Fastnet Race off the Royal Yacht Squadron line © Paul Wyeth/pwpictures.com
By Royal Ocean Racing Club
18/06/2025 - 09:11

Class40 top guns enter Rolex Fastnet Race

Now 20+ years old, the Class40 has proved itself one of the most successful genre of offshore race boat ever

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