France galvanised its reputation as the world’s greatest offshore racing nation by dominating the results across the majority of the classes in the Rolex Fastnet Race for a third consecutive occasion.

Some offshore yacht races struggle for entries, but the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s biennial flagship event is not one of them. When the entry list opened on 9 January, spaces sold out faster than a ...

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 ...

Rolex Fastnet Race crews face tactical tussle A slow beat to Portland Bill gave crews in this years Rolex Fastnet Race a taste of things to come as the winds and tides in the opening hours of the ...

A fleet of more than 380 boats set sail on Sunday at the start of the world’s largest offshore yacht race. This year’s Rolex Fastnet race is on course to be the biggest yet, with 383 boats registered ...

Light airs were forecast for the start of the Rolex Fastnet Race but there was little evidence of dawdling as the giant trimarans, led by Dona Bertarelli’s glossy black and gold Spindrift 2, flew out ...

The historic Rolex Fastnet Race will once again finish in Plymouth this summer - alongside a huge family-friendly programme of live music, food stalls, watersports and workshops. Plymouth has marked ...

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The young crew representing the Jarhead Young Sailor's Foundation have just returned from their successful Rolex Fastnet Campaign. The campaign was led buy experienced sailor Nikki Henderson and ...

This year's Fastnet yacht race is to be sponsored by Swiss watch manufacturer Rolex. It has signed a deal with the Royal Ocean Racing Club which organises the gruelling race from Cowes, to back the ...

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 ...

A fleet of more than 380 boats set sail on Sunday at the start of the world’s largest offshore yacht race. This year’s Rolex Fastnet race is on course to be the biggest yet, with 383 boats registered ...