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Class40 top guns enter Rolex Fastnet Race More than 200 Class 40s now exist. The latest hull number allocated by the class is #212 Luca Rosetti’s Muso 40 Maccaferri Futura, which is one of the 24 so far entered in this year’s edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s premier event, due to set sail from Cowes on 26 July.
Currently Italy is the rising star in the French short-handed classes.

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The 2025 Rolex Fastnet Race
19-06-2025
Typically powered by twin Volvo Penta diesel engines, such as the AQAD41 or AD41 models delivering 200hp each, the Martinique 36 combines efficiency with power. Some boats have been re-engined or upgraded, like a 1990 model reconditioned in 2003 with Volvo Penta KAD 42 engines and new DPE outdrives, enhancing reliability. The boat’s fuel capacity of around 660 litres and freshwater capacity of 204 litres make it suitable for extended coastal cruising.
23-05-2025