Royal Ocean Racing Club Articles
Rolex Fastnet Race Christophe Bachmann’s crew will be bringing Adrien to the Fastnet. This is the boat that, back in 2004, VDH set the record for the fastest solo westabout circumnavigation of the world with a time of 122 days 14 hours 3 minutes 49 seconds. Adrien is a 26m long Gilles Vaton-designed monohull built in aluminium and her rugged construction should give Bachmann’s crew reassurance if we see yet another stormy start to the Fastnet of the kind that hit the fleet in 2021 and 2023.
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Rolex Fastnet, offshore classics set to race in IRC Zero
10-07-2025
The principal fight this year will be between the two evenly matched former Rolex Sydney Hobart 100ft line honours rivals Black Jack 100 of Ramon Vos and Seng Huang Lee’s SHK Scallywag. Black Jack 100 was originally launched in 2005 as Neville Crichton’s Alfa Romeo II, but as Igor Simčič’s Esimit Europa II won Rolex Fastnet Race line honours in 2013. SHK Scallywag was formerly Ragamuffin 100, launched in 2015, the last offshore yacht to be campaigned by the late great Australian Syd Fischer, the overall Fastnet Race winner back in 1971.
03-07-2025
Giovanni Lombardi Stronati has entered two boats for the 2025 Admiral’s Cup that will be competing under the burgee of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS). The YCCS team will consist of a brand new design, the Wallyrocket 51 for the big boat. The small boat will be a JPK 1180. Both boats are called Django.
30-05-2025
The Admiral’s Cup stands as one of the most storied and prestigious events in the world of offshore yacht racing, a competition that has long been regarded as the unofficial world championship of the sport.
28-05-2025