The Rolex Fastnet Race started early again this year, kicking off at midday on a cold and gloomy January Monday. This start wasn’t on a crowded Solent, but rather at the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s ...

A famous yacht race was left in chaos after brutal 12ft waves and 46mph led to a £130,000 boat sinking and sparked multiple rescue missions, raising questions as to why it was allowed to start. A ...

Scores of yachts have retired from the world's largest offshore race due to strong winds and rain. Competitors in the 50th Rolex Fastnet Race set off from Cowes on the Isle of Wight on Saturday, ...

THE events of the 1979 Fastnet race have been described as the worst yachting disaster in history. The tragic incident was so impactful that it even changed the way yachts are designed. Please provide ...

Once again, the Rolex Fastnet Race has confirmed itself to be by far the world’s largest offshore yacht race. After the entry for the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s flagship event was opened at 1200 UTC, ...

Victory marks watershed moment for women in offshore sailing Bonafous wins after tense duel with Beyou's Charal IMOCA class features cutting-edge 60-foot racing yachts July 29 (Reuters) - Elodie ...

As all eyes in offshore yacht racing are focused on Boxing Day's start of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart race, one cannot forget to mark their calendar for yacht racing's biggest event entry start date.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. For the past two hours I’ve been up front on foredeck duty, adjusting the jib after every tack; then hanging ...

August 13, 2005 One of the smallest yachts in the fleet, a Nicholson 33, has won the Rolex Fastnet Race on handicap. Jean-Yves Chateau and his six crew sailed Iromiguy across the line at 1224BST this ...

The Rambler 100 was taking part in the Fastnet Race when it overturned about 12 miles from Baltimore in County Cork just after 18:30 BST. Sixteen crew members sitting on the hull of the vessel were ...

Hundreds of yachts have set off from the Isle of Wight to compete in the Fastnet Race. The 49th biennial offshore yacht race got under way from the Royal Yacht Squadron line off Cowes shortly after 11 ...