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===1979 Fastnet Race===
===1979 Fastnet Race===
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A severe storm during the [[1979 Fastnet race|1979 race]] resulted in the deaths of eighteen people (fifteen competing yachtsmen and three rescuers) and the involvement of some 4,000 others in what became the largest ever rescue operation in peace-time. This led to a major overhaul of the rules and the equipment required for the competition.<ref name = "fastnet_inquiry">{{cite web| title = 1979 Fastnet Race Inquiry| url = http://www.blur.se/images/fastnet-race-inquiry.pdf | publisher = [[Royal Yachting Association]], [[Royal Ocean Racing Club]] | format = PDF | first1 = Sir Hugh | last1 = Forbes | first2 = Sir Maurice | last2 = Laing | first3 = Lt. Col. James | last3 = Myatt | year = 1979 | accessdate = 23 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="lessons"/> Several books have since been written about the 1979 race, which remains notorious in the yachting world for its loss of life.<ref name="fastnet_inquiry"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Rousmaniere |first1=John |authorlink1=John Rousmaniere |year=1980 |title=Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing |type=Paperback |page=304 |publisher=[[W. W. Norton & Company]] (17 April 2000) |isbn=0393308650}} {{ISBN|978-0393308655}}</ref><ref name="yachting">{{cite news |url=http://www.yachtingworld.com/yw/fastnet/ |title=Fastnet 79: The Disaster that Changed Sailing (Eye witness accounts) |newspaper=[[Yachting World]] |accessdate=24 November 2013}}</ref> In the 1979 race, "15 sailors died, five boats sank, and at least 75 boats flipped upside down".<ref name="lessons">{{cite web |url=http://www.sailnet.com/forums/racing-articles/20646-revisiting-lessons-fastnet.html |first1=John |last1=Rousmaniere |date=January 2000 |title=Revisiting Lessons from the Fastnet |publisher=SailNet.com |accessdate=25 November 2013}}</ref>
A severe storm during the [[1979 Fastnet race|1979 race]] resulted in the deaths of eighteen people (fifteen competing yachtsmen and three rescuers) and the involvement of some 4,000 others in what became the largest ever rescue operation in peace-time. This led to a major overhaul of the rules and the equipment required for the competition.<ref name = "fastnet_inquiry">{{cite web| title = 1979 Fastnet Race Inquiry| url = http://www.blur.se/images/fastnet-race-inquiry.pdf | publisher = [[Royal Yachting Association]], [[Royal Ocean Racing Club]] | format = PDF | first1 = Sir Hugh | last1 = Forbes | first2 = Sir Maurice | last2 = Laing | first3 = Lt. Col. James | last3 = Myatt | year = 1979 | accessdate = 23 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="lessons"/> Several books have since been written about the 1979 race, which remains notorious in the yachting world for its loss of life.<ref name="fastnet_inquiry"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Rousmaniere |first1=John |authorlink1=John Rousmaniere |year=1980 |title=Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing |type=Paperback |page=304 |publisher=[[W. W. Norton & Company]] (17 April 2000) |isbn=0393308650}} {{ISBN|978-0393308655}}</ref><ref name="yachting">{{cite news |url=http://www.yachtingworld.com/yw/fastnet/ |title=Fastnet 79: The Disaster that Changed Sailing (Eye witness accounts) |newspaper=[[Yachting World]] |accessdate=24 November 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223095135/http://www.yachtingworld.com/yw/fastnet |archivedate=23 December 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In the 1979 race, "15 sailors died, five boats sank, and at least 75 boats flipped upside down".<ref name="lessons">{{cite web |url=http://www.sailnet.com/forums/racing-articles/20646-revisiting-lessons-fastnet.html |first1=John |last1=Rousmaniere |date=January 2000 |title=Revisiting Lessons from the Fastnet |publisher=SailNet.com |accessdate=25 November 2013}}</ref>


===Capsize of ''Drum'' (1985)===
===Capsize of ''Drum'' (1985)===
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By 10:00hrs on 16 August, 207 boats of the 271-strong field had retired with at least three suffering rig problems.<ref name="bbc20070814">{{cite news
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In 2011, the 100-foot maxi yacht ''Rambler 100''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-14538321 |title=Crew rescued from Fastnet Race yacht Rambler 100 |date=15 August 2011 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=16 August 2011}}</ref> [[turtling (sailing)|turtled]] after her keel broke off between [[Fastnet Rock]] and the [[Pantaenius Buoy]] (a temporary race mark placed southwest of the Fastnet Rock<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cil.ie/safety-navigation/notices-to-mariners/2013-07-pantaenius-buoy.aspx |title=2011-11-Rolex Fastnet Race-Pantaenius Buoy |date=27 May 2011 |accessdate=17 August 2011}}</ref>). All 21 crew were rescued safely. Sixteen were rescued from the upturned hull, by the RNLI [[Baltimore Lifeboat Station|Baltimore Lifeboat]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global/2011/aug/16/fastnet-race-yacht-capsize-rescue|title=Fastnet race yacht capsizes off Ireland|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=13 May 2013|location=London|first=Ben|last=Quinn|date=16 August 2011}}</ref> ''Hilda Jarrett''. A further 5 crewmembers, including the owner/skipper [[George David]], had floated away from the vessel, but managed to link themselves together. They were in the water for approximately 2.5 hours, before being rescued by a [[Baltimore, Ireland|Baltimore]] based diving vessel, ''Wave Chieftain''. One of these crewmembers, Wendy Touton, suffered [[hypothermia]] and was taken by helicopter to [[Tralee]] General Hospital.<ref>{{cite web
In 2011, the 100-foot maxi yacht ''Rambler 100''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-14538321 |title=Crew rescued from Fastnet Race yacht Rambler 100 |date=15 August 2011 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=16 August 2011}}</ref> [[turtling (sailing)|turtled]] after her keel broke off between [[Fastnet Rock]] and the [[Pantaenius Buoy]] (a temporary race mark placed southwest of the Fastnet Rock<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cil.ie/safety-navigation/notices-to-mariners/2013-07-pantaenius-buoy.aspx |title=2011-11-Rolex Fastnet Race-Pantaenius Buoy |date=27 May 2011 |accessdate=17 August 2011}}</ref>). All 21 crew were rescued safely. Sixteen were rescued from the upturned hull, by the RNLI [[Baltimore Lifeboat Station|Baltimore Lifeboat]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global/2011/aug/16/fastnet-race-yacht-capsize-rescue|title=Fastnet race yacht capsizes off Ireland|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=13 May 2013|location=London|first=Ben|last=Quinn|date=16 August 2011}}</ref> ''Hilda Jarrett''. A further 5 crewmembers, including the owner/skipper [[George David]], had floated away from the vessel, but managed to link themselves together. They were in the water for approximately 2.5 hours, before being rescued by a [[Baltimore, Ireland|Baltimore]] based diving vessel, ''Wave Chieftain''. One of these crewmembers, Wendy Touton, suffered [[hypothermia]] and was taken by helicopter to [[Tralee]] General Hospital.<ref>{{cite web
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| accessdate=16 August 2011}}</ref> The [[Naval Service (Ireland)|Naval Service]] patrol ship ''[[LÉ Aoife (P22)|LÉ Aoife]]'' remained with the hull, worth $10,000,000 before the capsize, before it was towed to [[Barleycove]] by the [[Castletownbere]]-based tug ''Ocean Bank''.<ref name="irishtimes20110817">{{cite web
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Fastnet Race
Official logo of the 2011 Fastnet Race.
First held1925
StartCowes
FinishPlymouth
ChampionCourrier Du Leon
Spindrift 2 (line honours)
Websitehttp://fastnet.rorc.org

The Fastnet Race is a famous biennial offshore yacht race organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club of the United Kingdom. Generally considered one of the classic offshore races, 'Fastnet' is a difficult contest testing both inshore and offshore skills, boat and crew preparation and speed potential. From its inception, the Fastnet Race has proven highly influential in the growth of offshore racing, and remains closely linked to advances in yacht design, sailing technique and safety equipment.

The Fastnet Race has been sponsored by the Swiss watch manufacturing company Rolex since 2001. The Race prize is known as the Fastnet Challenge Cup.

Description

The Fastnet Race takes place every two years over a course of 608 nautical miles (1,126 km). The race starts off Cowes 50°45′34″N 1°18′1″W / 50.75944°N 1.30028°W / 50.75944; -1.30028 on the Isle of Wight on the south coast of England at the Royal Yacht Squadron. Leaving The Solent through The Needles Channel, the race follows the southern coastline of England westward down the English Channel, before rounding Land's End. After crossing the Celtic Sea, the race rounds the Fastnet Rock 51°23′22″N 9°36′08″W / 51.38944°N 9.60222°W / 51.38944; -9.60222 off the southwest coast of Ireland. Returning on a largely reciprocal course, the race rounds the Isles of Scilly before finishing at Plymouth 50°22′17″N 4°8′33″W / 50.37139°N 4.14250°W / 50.37139; -4.14250.

The Fastnet is a challenging race. Taking place in August, the race is often provided with Westerlies that are strong to gale force in strength. The succession of low pressure systems which advance on the British Isles across the North Atlantic Ocean provide a constantly moving weather pattern for which Fastnet navigators must plan. These depressions are mostly centered north of the English Channel. Knowledge of where meteorological disturbances are likely to occur, and how best to use them, is the keynote to success in the race.

Coastal landmarks passed along the route include: The Needles, Portland Bill, Start Point, The Lizard, Land's End, the Fastnet Rock, Bishop's Rock off the Scillies and Plymouth breakwater.

History

Weston Martyr, a British yachtsman, conceived the idea of the race after having competed in Bermudan yacht races. Entered by seven vessels, the inaugural Fastnet Race was won by Jolie Brise in 1925.

The International Offshore Rule (IOR) was introduced in 1973, and the yachts and crews began taking sponsorships.

1979 Fastnet Race

Main article: 1979 Fastnet race

A severe storm during the 1979 race resulted in the deaths of eighteen people (fifteen competing yachtsmen and three rescuers) and the involvement of some 4,000 others in what became the largest ever rescue operation in peace-time. This led to a major overhaul of the rules and the equipment required for the competition.[1][2] Several books have since been written about the 1979 race, which remains notorious in the yachting world for its loss of life.[1][3][4] In the 1979 race, "15 sailors died, five boats sank, and at least 75 boats flipped upside down".[2]

Capsize of Drum (1985)

The race drew further attention from outside the sport in 1985 when the maxi yacht Drum capsized after the keel sheared off due to a design error. The boat was helmed by the New Zealander Phil Holland, brother of its designer Ron Holland. Pop star Simon Le Bon from Duran Duran, co-owner and crew member of Drum, was trapped under the hull with five other crew members for twenty minutes, until being rescued by the Royal Navy. The Search and Rescue Diver was Petty Officer Air Crewman (POACMN) Larry "Scouse" Slater of 771 Naval Air Squadron who appeared on This Is Your Life on 9 April 1986.[5]

2005 Fastnet Race

The 2005 Race was sponsored by Rolex and organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club with the Royal Yacht Squadron and the Royal Western Yacht Club, Plymouth.

2007 Fastnet Race

The RORC in 2007 set an entry limit of 300 boats for the first time. The start of the 2007 Race was postponed by 25 hours, due to a severe weather warning. This was the first time this had been done in the race's 83-year history. Overnight gale force winds and resulting extreme seas forced over three-quarters of the boats to retire, sheltering in ports along the south coast of England, including Torbay, Plymouth and Weymouth.

By 10:00hrs on 16 August, 207 boats of the 271-strong field had retired with at least three suffering rig problems.[6] [7]

Despite the conditions, Mike Slade's Icap Leopard 3, launched in June 2007, set a new record of 44 hours 18 min, taking almost 9 hours off the previous record set in 1999. Ger O'Rourke's Chieftain was the overall winner on corrected time.

2011 Fastnet Race

A record number of 320 boats entered the 2011 race – the largest total since the ill-fated 1979 race (303 entries). A total of nineteen nations were represented, with the bulk of entries still from Britain and France.

In 2011, the 100-foot maxi yacht Rambler 100[8] turtled after her keel broke off between Fastnet Rock and the Pantaenius Buoy (a temporary race mark placed southwest of the Fastnet Rock[9]). All 21 crew were rescued safely. Sixteen were rescued from the upturned hull, by the RNLI Baltimore Lifeboat[10] Hilda Jarrett. A further 5 crewmembers, including the owner/skipper George David, had floated away from the vessel, but managed to link themselves together. They were in the water for approximately 2.5 hours, before being rescued by a Baltimore based diving vessel, Wave Chieftain. One of these crewmembers, Wendy Touton, suffered hypothermia and was taken by helicopter to Tralee General Hospital.[11] Four crew-members had been below decks at the time of capsize and were not adequately dressed for egress into the sea. All uninjured crew were taken to Baltimore.[12] The Naval Service patrol ship LÉ Aoife remained with the hull, worth $10,000,000 before the capsize, before it was towed to Barleycove by the Castletownbere-based tug Ocean Bank.[13][14]

The Fastnet Monohull Race record was set,42hrs 39min, by Volvo Open 70 Abu Dhabi, skippered by Ian Walker.

2013 Fastnet Race

Plymouth Yacht Haven was selected as host port RORC Increased the number of entries to meet demands. With the entry limit of 300 filled within 24 hours, over 100 boats on the waiting list and entries from multihulls, IMOCA 60s and Class 40s still coming in, demand for places in 2013's Fastnet Race has been at its highest level thus far.[15]

Winners (the following results are to be considered provisional): IRC Overall: Night And Day, a JPK 10.10 owned by Pascal Loison; MOCRA Multihull: Oman Air - Musandam, a MOD 70 owned by Sidney Gavignet.

2015 Fastnet Race

The 340-boat registration limit was reached in 4 minutes and 24 seconds setting a new record.

Winners:[16][17]

IRC Overall: Courrier Du Leon, a JPK 10.10 owned by Géry Trentesaux.

MOCRA Multihull: Spindrift 2 a VPLP owned by Yann Guichard & Dona Bertarelli.

Line Honors: 2 Days 15 Hours 42 Minutes - Comanche - VPLP/Verdier 100 Super Maxi Owned by Jim & Kristy Hinze Clark, Skipered by Ken Read

2017 Fastnet Race

Yachts racing off Cowes at the start of the 2017 Fastnet Race.

The 2017 Fastnet Race will start on 6 August 2017 and feature all 2017-2018 Volvo Ocean Race Teams. Yachts longer than 100 feet will also be allowed to race.[18]

Race records

Monohull vessels

The monohull race record is 42hrs 39min, set by Ian Walker's Volvo Open 70 Abu Dhabi (UAE) in 2011. The other two Volvo Open 70 participating in the 2011 Fastnet Race (Groupama 4 and Team Sanya) also broke the previous record, which had been set by ICAP Leopard in 2007.

Multihull vessels

The multihull race record is currently held by the 130-foot trimaran Banque Populaire V, skippered by Loïck Peyron, with a total elapsed time of 32hrs, 48min (an average speed of 18.5 knots),[19] set in 2011. Peyron held the previous multihull record, set in 1999 in the 60-foot ORMA trimaran Fujcolor II of 40hrs, 27min.[19]

Winners

Corrected time

Year Yacht Owner Designer
1925 United Kingdom Jolie Brise Lt Cdr E. G. Martin Alexandre Pâris
1926 United Kingdom Ilex Royal Engineers Charles E. Nicholson
1927 United Kingdom Tally Ho Lord Stalbridge Albert Strange
1928 United States Niña Paul Hammond Starling Burgess
1929 United Kingdom Jolie Brise Lt Cdr E. G. Martin Alexandre Pâris
1930 United Kingdom Jolie Brise Lt Cdr E. G. Martin Alexandre Pâris
1931 United States Dorade Roderick Stephens Sr Sparkman & Stephens
1933 United States Dorade Roderick Stephens Sr Sparkman & Stephens
1935 United States Stormy Weather Philip LeBoutillier Sparkman & Stephens
1937 Netherlands Zeearend Kees Bruynzeel Sparkman & Stephens
1939 United Kingdom Bloodhound Ike Bell Camper and Nicholsons
1947 United Kingdom Myth of Malham Capt. J. H.Illingworth John Laurent Giles
1949 United Kingdom Myth of Malham Capt. J. H.Illingworth John Laurent Giles
1951 United Kingdom Yeoman Owen Aisher Camper and Nicholsons
1953 United Kingdom Favona Sir Michael Newton Robert Clark
1955 United States Carina Dick Nye Philip Rhodes
1957 United States Carina Dick Nye Philip Rhodes
1959 Sweden Anitra Sven Hansen Sparkman & Stephens
1961 Netherlands Zwerver II Otto van der Vorm Sparkman & Stephens
1963 United Kingdom Clarion of Wight Derek Boyer DFC Sparkman & Stephens
1965 United States Rabbit Dick Carter Dick Carter
1967 France Pen Duick III Éric Tabarly Éric Tabarly
1969 United States Red Rooster Dick Carter Dick Carter
1971 Australia Ragamuffin Syd Fischer Sparkman & Stephens
1973 Brazil Saga Erling Lorentzen Sparkman & Stephens
1975 United Kingdom Golden Delicious Richard & Harvey Bagnall Ron Holland
1977 United States Imp David Allen Ron Holland
1979 United States Tenacious Ted Turner Sparkman & Stephens
1981 Belgium Mordicus Taylor and Volterys Mauric/Gaubert
1983 Netherlands Shamrock Maller & Snoeren Hellevoetsluis
1985 United Kingdom Panda Peter Whipp Philippe Briand
1987 United Kingdom Juno III M Peacock Rob Humphries
1989 United States Great News John Calvert-Jones/Tom Blackaller Farr Yacht Design
1991 United Kingdom Min-O-Din John Humphries/Matt Humphries David Thomas
1995 Sweden Nicorette Ludde Ingvall Ribadeau-Dumas/Simonis Voogd
1997 Sweden Royal Blue Gunnar Ekdahl Ribadeau-Dumas/Simonis Voogd
1999 France Whirlpool-Europe 2 Catherine Chabaud Marc Lombard
2001 Netherlands Tonnerre de Breskens Piet Vroon Lutra Design Group
2003 United Kingdom Nokia Charles Dunstone Reichel/Pugh
2005 France Iromiguy Jean-Yves Chateau Ron Holland
2007 Republic of Ireland Chieftain Ger O'Rourke Farr Yacht Design
2009 United Kingdom Rán 2 Niklas Zennström Judel Vrolijk
2011 United Kingdom Rán 2 Niklas Zennström Judel Vrolijk
2013 France Night and Day Pascal Loison Jacques Valer
2015 France Courrier Du Leon Géry Trentesaux Jacques Valer
2017 France Lann Ael 2 Didier Gaudoux Joubert-Nivelt

Line honours

Year Yacht Owner Designer Elapsed Time
1925 United Kingdom Jolie Brise Lt Cdr E. G. Martin Alexandre Pâris 6d 3h
1926 United Kingdom Hallowe'en Col J. F. N. Baxendale William Fife 3d 19h 5m
1927 United States La Goleta R. St.L. Beverley Alden
1928 United States Niña Paul Hammond & others Starling Burgess
1929 United Kingdom Jolie Brise Bobby Somerset Alexandre Pâris
1930 United Kingdom Jolie Brise Bobby Somerset Alexandre Pâris
1931 United Kingdom Patience H. E. West Charles Nicholson
1935 United Kingdom Kismet III William Fife
1937 United Kingdom Bloodhound Isaac Bell Charles Nicholson
1939 Nazi Germany Nordwind Kriegsmarine 3d 16h 23m
1947 United Kingdom Latifa Michael Mason William Fife
1949 United Kingdom Latifa Michael Mason William Fife
1951 Sweden Circe [Carl Hardeberg] Sparkman & Stephens
1953 United Kingdom Bloodhound Isaac Bell Charles Nicholson
1955 Spain Mare Nostrum Sparkman & Stephens
1961 Netherlands Stormvogel Cornelius "Cees" Bruynzeel van de Stadt
1965 France Gitana IV E. de Rothschild 3d 9h 40m
1971 United States American Eagle Ted Turner

1977 Ballyhoo Jack Rooklyn.

1979 Bermuda Condor of Bermuda Bob Bell John Sharp 2d 23h 25m
1981 Bermuda Condor Bob Bell Ron Holland
1983 Bermuda Condor Bob Bell Ron Holland
1985 United States Nirvana Marvin Green Dave Pedrick 2d 12h 34m
1989 New Zealand Steinlager II Peter Blake Bruce Farr
1993 Spain Galicia '93 Pescanova Bruce Farr
1995 Sweden Nicorette Ludde Ingvall Ribadeau-Dumas/Simonis Voogd
1997 Europe BIL
1999 New Zealand RF Yachting Ross Field Bruce Farr 2d 5h 8m
2001 Italy Stealth Gianni Agnelli German Frers 2d 10h 58m
2003 New Zealand Alfa Romeo I Neville Chrichton Reichel/Pugh 2d 9h 2m 0s
2005 New Zealand Maximus EBS Yachting Greg Elliott 2d 20h 2m 7s
2007 United Kingdom ICAP Leopard 3 Mike Slade Bruce Farr 1d 20h 18m 53s
2009 United Kingdom ICAP Leopard 3 Mike Slade Bruce Farr 2d 11h 9m 36s
2011 France Banque Populaire V Loick Peyron VPLP 1d 8h 48m 46s
2013 France Spindrift 2 Yann Guichard & Dona Bertarelli VPLP 1d 14h 53m 58s
2015 France Spindrift 2 Yann Guichard & Dona Bertarelli VPLP 2d 10h 57m 41s

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Forbes, Sir Hugh; Laing, Sir Maurice; Myatt, Lt. Col. James (1979). "1979 Fastnet Race Inquiry" (PDF). Royal Yachting Association, Royal Ocean Racing Club. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b Rousmaniere, John (January 2000). "Revisiting Lessons from the Fastnet". SailNet.com. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  3. ^ Rousmaniere, John (1980). Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing (Paperback). W. W. Norton & Company (17 April 2000). p. 304. ISBN 0393308650. ISBN 978-0393308655
  4. ^ "Fastnet 79: The Disaster that Changed Sailing (Eye witness accounts)". Yachting World. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "The History of Arnold Clark Drum". Arnold Clark. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
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