Rolex Fastnet Race 2007

Click the links below for all the news from the Rolex Fastnet Race 2007.

Fastnet: 'RORC decisions were vindicated'
Critics of the Fastnet's 211 retirements have missed a key point, argues Elaine Bunting

16 boats still to finish Fastnet
Still 16 boats to finish Rolex Fastnet and six still left to round the rock

Winner of Fastnet describes his race
Ger O'Rourke overcame gales and seasickness to win Fastnet Race overall. He talks to Elaine Bunting

Irish crew claim overall Fastnet win
Ger O'Rourke and the crew of Cookson 50 Chieftain are overall winners. Elaine Bunting reports

Miranda Merron approaches the Fastnet finish
Miranda Merron, sailing 40 Degrees (Class 40) reports from the closing stages of Rolex Fastnet Race 16/8/07

V Project completes Fastnet Former VOR 60 Djuice Dragon completed the Fastnet this morning 16/8/07

Riou and Josse win Fastnet Open 60s Vincent Riou and Seb Josse win the Open 60 class in the Rolex Fastnet 16/8/07

Late breakfast in Plymouth for team Spirit of Weymouth Joy and Pain aboard Spirit of Weymouth. Peter Zimonjic reports 16/8/07

Spirit of Weymouth rounds the Fastnet The Fastnet Rock lighthouse at last. Peter Zimonjic reports from Spirit of Weymouth 15/8/07

RAF Fastnet team seek refuge in pub RAF team aboard J/109 Red Arrow quit while ahead during stormy night in Rolex Fastnet Race 15/8/07

Rolex Fastnet - only 73 boats still racing Nearly 200 yachts of the 271 that started on Monday have retired

ICAP Leopard breaks Fastnet record Mike Slade's new 100 footer shatters the eight year old record

Open 60s round the Fastnet Rock PRB rounds the Fastnet just over an hour after the maxis. Elaine Bunting reports

Maxis round Fastnet 3 seconds apart Rambler pips Leopard to the Rock 3 seconds ahead.

A wet ride aboard Spirit of Weymouth Spirit of Weymouth - submarine with masts on - Peter Zimonjic reports from the Fastnet 14/8/07

Half the Fastnet fleet retire A total of 149 boats have now retired and RNLI report on more overnight rescues 14/8/07

PRB leads Open 60s to the Fastnet The lead group of 60s and the maxis are winning the race against time to the Rock. Elaine Bunting reports

Broken leg aboard Puma Logic Crewmember in Fastnet race taken to hospital with broken leg 14/8/07

Pete Goss: "17 knots on a postage stamp" "It was time to pop in," he says, after a night blasting along in a 30ft tri

93 boats retire from Fastnet Over 90 boats retire within 24 hours of Fastnet Race start 14/8/07

Dee Caffari: "It was a wild, boat-breaking night" Caffari retires from the Fastnet Race with few regrets

More news from Open 60 Artemis Ocean Racing Ripped sail in 40kts of wind forces Jonny Malbon and team to retire from Rolex Fastnet Race 14/8/07

A taste of the Fastnet action aboard Open 60 "Conditions are pretty atrocious," reports crew from Open 60 Spirit of Weymouth 14/8/07

Fastnet Race: Artemis and Aviva out Jonny Malbon's and Dee Caffari's Open 60s are are limping home with sail damage

New problems for Fastnet leaders The race leaders, now in the Irish Sea, are experiencing an unlikely problem

Fastnet Race: Jourdain's waiting game The French sailor waiting for the worst to blow over

Fastnet Race: 3 yachts dismasted Three dismastings and a quarter of the Rolex Fastnet Race fleet have now retired

Fastnet Race: competitors run for cover Dozens of the Rolex Fastnet Race fleet have retired overnight as the first gale hit

Fastnet: Estrella Damm is out Keel problems force retirement for one of the new Open 60s

Fastnet: Hugo Boss leads windward charge Alex Thomson gets a dream start to the Fastnet Race as the race against time begins

Fastnet Race underway The Rolex Fastnet race is underway and the Open 60s are powering their way along The Channel 13/8/07

ORMA 60s pull out of Fastnet Fleet of four ORMA 60 multihulls quit Fastnet before start 13/8/07

Fastnet postponed for 24 hours Expected storms force postponement of Rolex Fastnet Race 11/8/07

Fastnet - it's still uncertain A postponed start. But there's still a threat of storms

Fastnet decision this afternoon Fastnet organisers to make final decision on whether to postpone the start at 1600 11/8/07

Slade bets Crichton on Rolex Fastnet ICAP Leopard and Alfa Romeo up the stakes in the Rolex Fastnet Race with a private wager 10/8/07

Fastnet forecast Met Office warns of severe gales on Tuesday/Wednesday

Big line-up for Fastnet A total of 300 boats will line up on Sunday for Rolex Fastnet Race 9/8/07 Press Report/Yachting World, 9 August 2007

New Pindar in Fastnet Race Mike Sanderson to skipper this revolutionary new Open 60 on her first outing Yachting World, 3 August 2007