Offshore
Light winds forgotten
Celtic Sea rush hour
First arrivals in the Rolex Fastnet Race are due into Plymouth in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Slow-net
A weak, dying front across southern Ireland and the Celtic Sea combined with an absence of isobars anywhere in the UK made it a most frustrating night for the 350+ crews still competing in the Role
Three paths you can go by on the whispering wind
Different options around the Scilly Isles have been put to effect today at the front of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Rolex Fastnet Race with the leaders taking three significantly different
Languishing off the Lizard
Progress overnight in the Rolex Fastnet Race has been better than expected with the majority of the fleet having been lured out into the middle of the Channel following the temptation of stronger w
Solent start driftathon
Giant crowds packed the Cowes and Western Solent shoreline this afternoon as a record-sized fleet of 356 set off on the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race, organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club
Dieting and a rush on anchor line
A forecast of profoundly light winds is forcing crews to take drastic action before setting off tomorrow on the Royal Ocean Racing Club's Rolex Fastnet Race.
IMOCA Ocean Masters’ Fastnet focus on foils
For sailors, light winds and the mental complexity of finding breeze when there is none, can be more challenging than racing in heavy weather.
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"Going backwards is slow..."
This morning at the RORC's new Cowes clubhouse, a select cross-section of competitors in this Sunday's Rolex Fastnet Race shared their observations about the Royal Ocean Racing Club's biennial 600