Fastnet race
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The Fastnet Race is a famous offshore yachting
race
. It is considered one of the classic offshore races. It 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 on the Isle of Wight
in England
, rounds the Fastnet Rock
51°23′3"N 9°36′1"W off the southwest coast of Ireland
and then finishes at Plymouth
50°22′17"N 4°8′33"W in the South of England after passing south of the Isles of Scilly
. The Fastnet Race has been sponsored by Rolex since 2001.
The prize is known as the Fastnet Challenge Cup.
, a British yachtsman, came up with the idea after having competed in Bermudan yacht races. The first Fastnet race, with seven entries, was won by Jolie Brise
in 1925.
The International Offshore Rule
(IOR) was introduced in 1973, and the yachts and crews began taking sponsorships.
resulted in the deaths of 15 competitors. This led to a major overhaul of the rules and the equipment required for the competition. Several books have been written about the 1979 race, which is notorious in the yachting world.
Drum capsized after her experimental keel
sheared off. Pop star Simon Le Bon
, 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.
and the Pantaenius Buoy (a temporary race mark placed southwest of the Fastnet Rock). All 21 crew were rescued safely. 16 were rescued from the upturned hull, by the RNLI Baltimore Lifeboat
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. 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. 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.
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 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), set in 2011. Peyron held the previous multihull record, set in 1999 in the 60-foot ORMA
trimaran Fujcolor II of 40hrs, 27min.
and organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club
with the Royal Yacht Squadron
and the Royal Western Yacht Club, Plymouth.
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, in particular, extreme seas forced many 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.
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.
Yachting
Yachting refers to recreational sailing or boating, the specific act of sailing or using other water vessels for sporting purposes.-Competitive sailing:...
race
Racing
A sport race is a competition of speed, against an objective criterion, usually a clock or to a specific point. The competitors in a race try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time...
. It is considered one of the classic offshore races. It takes place every two years over a course of 608 nautical miles (1,126 km). The race starts off Cowes
Cowes
Cowes is an English seaport town and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. Cowes is located on the west bank of the estuary of the River Medina facing the smaller town of East Cowes on the east Bank...
50°45′34"N 1°18′1"W on the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, rounds the Fastnet Rock
Fastnet Rock
Fastnet Rock is a small island in the Atlantic Ocean and the most southerly point of Ireland. It lies southwest of Cape Clear Island and from County Cork on the Irish mainland...
51°23′3"N 9°36′1"W off the southwest coast of Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and then finishes at Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
50°22′17"N 4°8′33"W in the South of England after passing south of the Isles of Scilly
Isles of Scilly
The Isles of Scilly form an archipelago off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. The islands have had a unitary authority council since 1890, and are separate from the Cornwall unitary authority, but some services are combined with Cornwall and the islands are still part...
. The Fastnet Race has been sponsored by Rolex since 2001.
The prize is known as the Fastnet Challenge Cup.
History
Weston MartyrWeston Martyr
Joseph Weston Martyr,, was a pioneer British ocean yachtsman, writer and broadcaster, who was influential in the creation of the Fastnet race after participating in similar races in Bermuda in 1924...
, a British yachtsman, came up with the idea after having competed in Bermudan yacht races. The first Fastnet race, with seven entries, was won by Jolie Brise
Jolie Brise
Jolie Brise is a gaff-rigged pilot cutter built and launched by the Albert Paumelle Yard in Le Havre in 1913 to a design by Alexandre Pâris. After a short career as a pilot boat, owing to steam replacing sail, she became a fishing boat.Bought by E. G...
in 1925.
The International Offshore Rule
International Offshore Rule
The International Offshore Rule was a measurement rule for racing sailboats. The IOR evolved from the Cruising Club of America rule for racer/cruisers and the Royal Ocean Racing Club rule.-Rule context - past and present rating systems:...
(IOR) was introduced in 1973, and the yachts and crews began taking sponsorships.
1979 Fastnet Race
A severe storm during the 1979 race1979 Fastnet race
The 1979 Fastnet race was the twenty-eighth Fastnet race, a yachting race competition held since 1925, generally every two years. In 1979, it was the climax of the five-race Admiral's Cup competition, as it had been since 1957....
resulted in the deaths of 15 competitors. This led to a major overhaul of the rules and the equipment required for the competition. Several books have been written about the 1979 race, which is notorious in the yachting world.
Capsize of Drum (1985)
The race drew further attention from outside the sport in 1985 when the maxi yachtMaxi yacht
A maxi yacht usually refers to a racing sailboat of at least in length. It is also a Swedish brand of smaller sailing yachts.-Origin:The term maxi originated with the International Offshore Rule rating system, which in the 1970s and 1980s measured offshore racing yachts and applied a...
Drum capsized after her experimental keel
Keel
In boats and ships, keel can refer to either of two parts: a structural element, or a hydrodynamic element. These parts overlap. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in construction of a ship, in British and American shipbuilding traditions the construction is dated from this event...
sheared off. Pop star Simon Le Bon
Simon Le Bon
Simon John Charles Le Bon is an English musician, best known as the lead singer, lyricist and musician of the band Duran Duran and its offshoot, Arcadia.-Early life:...
, 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
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
. 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
This Is Your Life
This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards from 1952 to 1961. In the show, the host surprises a guest, and proceeds to take them through their life in front of an audience including friends and family.Edwards...
on 9 April 1986.
Capsize of Rambler (2011)
In 2011, the 100-foot maxi yacht Rambler 100 capsized after her keel broke off between Fastnet RockFastnet Rock
Fastnet Rock is a small island in the Atlantic Ocean and the most southerly point of Ireland. It lies southwest of Cape Clear Island and from County Cork on the Irish mainland...
and the Pantaenius Buoy (a temporary race mark placed southwest of the Fastnet Rock). All 21 crew were rescued safely. 16 were rescued from the upturned hull, by the RNLI Baltimore Lifeboat
Baltimore Lifeboat Station
Baltimore Lifeboat Station is situated in Baltimore, Ireland and was established in 1919.-Lifeboats at Baltimore:*1919 to 1949 - The Shamrock *1950 to 1978 - Sarah Tilson*1978 to 1984 - The Robert...
Hilda Jarrett. A further 5 crewmembers, including the owner/skipper George David
George David
George David is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of United Technologies Corporation. David was elected UTC’s President in 1992 and Chief Executive Officer in 1994. He joined UTC’s Otis Elevator subsidiary in 1975 and became its President in 1986.-Life and career:David was born in...
, 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
Hypothermia
Hypothermia is a condition in which core temperature drops below the required temperature for normal metabolism and body functions which is defined as . Body temperature is usually maintained near a constant level of through biologic homeostasis or thermoregulation...
and was taken by helicopter to Tralee General Hospital. 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. The Naval Service patrol ship LÉ Aoife
LÉ Aoife (P22)
LÉ Aoife is a ship in the Irish Naval Service. The ship is named after Aoife, stepmother to the children of Lir, whom she turned into swans...
remained with the hull, worth $10,000,000 before the capsize, before it was towed to Barleycove
Barleycove
Barleycove or Barlycove is the name of a townland and beach in County Cork, Province of Munster, on the south coast of Ireland. It is said to be one of the better beaches in West Cork, if not Ireland. It is situated close to Mizen Head on the Mizen Peninsula, with Crookhaven or Goleen being the...
by the Castletownbere
Castletownbere
Castletownbere is a small town in County Cork in Ireland. It is located on the southwest coast of Ireland, in West Cork, on Berehaven harbour near the entrance to Bantry Bay. It is also known as Castletown Berehaven. The name of the town comes from the no longer extant MacCarty Castle, and not...
-based tug Ocean Bank.
Race records
Monohull vesselsThe monohull
Monohull
rightA monohull is a type of boat having only one hull, unlike multihulled boats which can have two or more individual hulls connected to one another.-Fundamental concept:...
race record is 42hrs 39min, set by Ian Walker
Ian Walker (sailor)
Ian Walker is one of Britain’s most successful sailors, with two Olympic silver medals to his name. Walker also coached Shirley Robertson and her Yngling Team to gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics...
's Volvo Open 70
Volvo Open 70
The Volvo Open 70 is the current class of racing yachts designed for the Volvo Ocean Race. It was first used in the 2005-2006 race and use a Canting keel which is capable of canting transversely up to an angle of 40 degrees.According to the VO70 rule, the yachts can be made...
Abu Dhabi (UAE) in 2011. The other two Volvo Open 70
Volvo Open 70
The Volvo Open 70 is the current class of racing yachts designed for the Volvo Ocean Race. It was first used in the 2005-2006 race and use a Canting keel which is capable of canting transversely up to an angle of 40 degrees.According to the VO70 rule, the yachts can be made...
participating in the 2011 race (Groupama 4 and Team Sanya) also broke the previous record, which had been set by ICAP Leopard in 2007.
Multihull vessels
The multihull
Multihull
A multihull is a ship, vessel, craft or boat with more than one hull.-Description:Multihulls include: Proas, which have two differently shaped or sized hulls with lateral symmetry; catamarans, which have two hulls with longitudinal symmetry; and trimarans, which have a main hull in the center and...
race record is currently held by the 130-foot trimaran
Trimaran
A trimaran is a multihulled boat consisting of a main hull and two smaller outrigger hulls , attached to the main hull with lateral struts...
Banque Populaire V
Banque Populaire V
The offshore-racing trimaran Banque Populaire V is Team Banque Populaire's fifth boat designed to set oceanic records. She was launched on October 4, 2008 in Nantes, France....
, skippered by Loïck Peyron
Loïck Peyron
Loïck Peyron, born 1 December 1959 in Nantes, is a French yachtsman, younger brother of the yachtsman Bruno Peyron.He is particularly famous for winning many races in the 1990s on board his trimaran Fujicolor...
, with a total elapsed time of 32hrs, 48min (an average speed of 18.5 knots), set in 2011. Peyron held the previous multihull record, set in 1999 in the 60-foot ORMA
Ocean Racing Multihull Association
The Ocean Racing Multihull Association is an international structure created in 1996 by the International Sailing Federation within the sport of sailing which administers the multihull 60 feet classes of sailboats...
trimaran Fujcolor II of 40hrs, 27min.
Fastnet since 2005
The 2005 race was sponsored by RolexRolex
Rolex SA is a Swiss watchmaking manufacturer of high-quality, luxury wristwatches. Rolex watches are popularly regarded as status symbols and BusinessWeek magazine ranks Rolex No.71 on its 2007 annual list of the 100 most valuable global brands...
and organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club
Royal Ocean Racing Club
The Royal Ocean Racing Club also called RORC was established in 1925 as a result of a race to the Fastnet rock from Cowes and finishing in Plymouth. The RORC is the principal organiser of offshore yacht races in the UK, including the Fastnet race, the Admirals Cup and the Commodore's Cup...
with the Royal Yacht Squadron
Royal Yacht Squadron
The Royal Yacht Squadron is the most prestigious yacht club in the United Kingdom and arguably the world. Its clubhouse is located in Cowes Castle on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom...
and the Royal Western Yacht Club, Plymouth.
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, in particular, extreme seas forced many boats to retire, sheltering in ports along the south coast of England, including Torbay
Torbay
Torbay is an east-facing bay and natural harbour, at the western most end of Lyme Bay in the south-west of England, situated roughly midway between the cities of Exeter and Plymouth. Part of the ceremonial county of Devon, Torbay was made a unitary authority on 1 April 1998...
, Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
and Weymouth
Weymouth
Weymouth is a seaside town in Dorset, England, situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey on the English Channel coast. The town is south of Dorchester and north of the Isle of Portland. The town's population is 52,950 ....
.
By 10:00hrs on 16 August, 207 boats of the 271-strong field had retired with at least three suffering rig problems.
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.
Corrected Time Winners
| Year | Yacht | Owner | Designer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Jolie Brise Jolie Brise Jolie Brise is a gaff-rigged pilot cutter built and launched by the Albert Paumelle Yard in Le Havre in 1913 to a design by Alexandre Pâris. After a short career as a pilot boat, owing to steam replacing sail, she became a fishing boat.Bought by E. G... |
Lt Cdr E. G. Martin E. G. Martin Commander Evelyn George Martin RNR OBE was a sailor, writer and cricketer. He was educated at Eton and Oxford, where he was awarded a cricket Blue, and served in the Royal Navy during the First World War... |
Alexandre Pâris |
| 1926 | Ilex | Royal Engineers Royal Engineers The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army.... |
Charles E. Nicholson Charles Ernest Nicholson -Biography:He was born in 1868.Nicholson's first design of note was the Redwing class. The Bembridge sailing club met in October 1896 to agree the need for a shallow draughted yacht - to allow for the shoal waters of Bembridge Harbour - which could be sailed single-handed, to replace the expensive... |
| 1927 | Tally Ho | Lord Stalbridge | Albert Strange |
| 1928 |  Nina |
Paul Hammond | Starling Burgess |
| 1929 | Jolie Brise | Lt Cdr E. G. Martin E. G. Martin Commander Evelyn George Martin RNR OBE was a sailor, writer and cricketer. He was educated at Eton and Oxford, where he was awarded a cricket Blue, and served in the Royal Navy during the First World War... |
Alexandre Pâris |
| 1930 | Jolie Brise | Lt Cdr E. G. Martin E. G. Martin Commander Evelyn George Martin RNR OBE was a sailor, writer and cricketer. He was educated at Eton and Oxford, where he was awarded a cricket Blue, and served in the Royal Navy during the First World War... |
Alexandre Pâris |
| 1931 | Dorade http://www.sparkmanstephens.com/gallery/dorade_pic.html |
Olin Stephens Olin Stephens Olin James Stephens II was an American yacht designer of the 20th century. Stephens was born in New York, but spent his summers with his brother Rod, learning to sail on the New England coast. He also attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for a term.Stephens' name had a long history... |
Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens is a naval architecture and yacht brokerage firm with main offices on 5th Avenue in New York City, USA and offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Newport, Rhode Island, USA. The firm performs design and engineering of new vessels for pleasure, commercial, and military use.... |
| 1933 | Dorade |
Olin Stephens Olin Stephens Olin James Stephens II was an American yacht designer of the 20th century. Stephens was born in New York, but spent his summers with his brother Rod, learning to sail on the New England coast. He also attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for a term.Stephens' name had a long history... |
Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens is a naval architecture and yacht brokerage firm with main offices on 5th Avenue in New York City, USA and offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Newport, Rhode Island, USA. The firm performs design and engineering of new vessels for pleasure, commercial, and military use.... |
| 1935 | Stormy Weather Stormy Weather (yacht) Stormy Weather is a ocean-racing yawl that was designed by Olin Stephens when he was only twenty-five, and launched from the Henry B. Nevins yard in New York in 1934.... |
Olin Stephens Olin Stephens Olin James Stephens II was an American yacht designer of the 20th century. Stephens was born in New York, but spent his summers with his brother Rod, learning to sail on the New England coast. He also attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for a term.Stephens' name had a long history... |
Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens is a naval architecture and yacht brokerage firm with main offices on 5th Avenue in New York City, USA and offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Newport, Rhode Island, USA. The firm performs design and engineering of new vessels for pleasure, commercial, and military use.... |
| 1937 |  Zeearend |
Kees Bruynzeel Kees Bruynzeel Cornelis Bruynzeel was a Dutch businessman, timber merchant and yachtsman.-Early years:Bruynzeel was the son of Cornelis Bruynzeel Sr., who founded a timber factory in 1897, and Antoinette Lels. He studied in The Hague, and took several trips to the United States and Sweden to study progress in... |
Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens is a naval architecture and yacht brokerage firm with main offices on 5th Avenue in New York City, USA and offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Newport, Rhode Island, USA. The firm performs design and engineering of new vessels for pleasure, commercial, and military use.... |
| 1939 | Bloodhound Bloodhound (yacht) Bloodhound is a 19.2-metre ocean racing yacht. She was designed by Charles E. Nicholson and built by Camper and Nicholsons in 1936... |
Ike Bell | Camper and Nicholsons Camper and Nicholsons Camper and Nicholsons are the oldest leisure marine company in the world, producing and managing yachts for the world's richest people.As Camper and Nicholsons was founded at Gosport, Hampshire before organised seawater yachting had even started, John Nicholson of the founding family once overheard... |
| 1947 | Myth of Malham | Capt. J.H.Illingworth | John Laurent Giles John Laurent Giles John Laurent Giles was a famous yacht designer. He and his company designed more than 1000 boats from cruises, racing yachts to "megayachts". He is best known for his design of displacement sailing yachts like the famous 7.6 meter Vertue of which 230 boats made, or Wanderer III... |
| 1949 | Myth of Malham | Capt. J.H.Illingworth | John Laurent Giles John Laurent Giles John Laurent Giles was a famous yacht designer. He and his company designed more than 1000 boats from cruises, racing yachts to "megayachts". He is best known for his design of displacement sailing yachts like the famous 7.6 meter Vertue of which 230 boats made, or Wanderer III... |
| 1951 | Yeoman | Owen Aisher | Camper and Nicholsons Camper and Nicholsons Camper and Nicholsons are the oldest leisure marine company in the world, producing and managing yachts for the world's richest people.As Camper and Nicholsons was founded at Gosport, Hampshire before organised seawater yachting had even started, John Nicholson of the founding family once overheard... |
| 1953 | Favona | Sir Michael Newton | Robert Clark |
| 1955 | Carina |
Dick Nye Dick Nye Richard S. Nye in an American sailor. He won the Frostbite Regatta three years in a row in 1957, 1958 and 1959. He has won two Fastnet races, two Transatlantic races and three Bermuda Races .-References:... |
Philip Rhodes Philip Rhodes Philip Leonard Rhodes was a prolific naval architect of extraordinary range. He was particularly known for the wholesome good looks and sailing qualities of his yacht designs. He designed vessels from 123' motor-sailors to 7' dinghies, from hydrofoil racers to giant motor yachts. His work also... |
| 1957 | Carina |
Dick Nye Dick Nye Richard S. Nye in an American sailor. He won the Frostbite Regatta three years in a row in 1957, 1958 and 1959. He has won two Fastnet races, two Transatlantic races and three Bermuda Races .-References:... |
Philip Rhodes Philip Rhodes Philip Leonard Rhodes was a prolific naval architect of extraordinary range. He was particularly known for the wholesome good looks and sailing qualities of his yacht designs. He designed vessels from 123' motor-sailors to 7' dinghies, from hydrofoil racers to giant motor yachts. His work also... |
| 1959 |  Anitra |
Sven Hansen Sven Hansen Sir Sven Wohlford Hansen, 1st Baronet MBE was a Welsh shipowner and shipbuilder.Hansen was born in South Wales, the son of Carl Frederick Hansen, a shipowner of Scandinavian extraction. He initially joined his father's business, but later branched out on his own... |
Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens is a naval architecture and yacht brokerage firm with main offices on 5th Avenue in New York City, USA and offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Newport, Rhode Island, USA. The firm performs design and engineering of new vessels for pleasure, commercial, and military use.... |
| 1961 | Zwerver II |
Otto van der Vorm | Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens is a naval architecture and yacht brokerage firm with main offices on 5th Avenue in New York City, USA and offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Newport, Rhode Island, USA. The firm performs design and engineering of new vessels for pleasure, commercial, and military use.... |
| 1963 | Clarion of Wight http://www.sparkmanstephens.com/gallery/clarion_of_wight_pic.html | Derek Boyer DFC | Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens is a naval architecture and yacht brokerage firm with main offices on 5th Avenue in New York City, USA and offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Newport, Rhode Island, USA. The firm performs design and engineering of new vessels for pleasure, commercial, and military use.... |
| 1965 | Rabbit |
Dick Carter | Dick Carter |
| 1967 |  Pen DuickPen Duick The Pen Duick yachts are ocean racing yachts from the 1960s and 1970s. They were built for French yachtsman Éric Tabarly, and he had a hand in each design.... III |
Éric Tabarly Éric Tabarly Éric Tabarly was a notable French yachtsman.A former officer in the French navy who is often considered the father of French yachting.... |
Éric Tabarly Éric Tabarly Éric Tabarly was a notable French yachtsman.A former officer in the French navy who is often considered the father of French yachting.... |
| 1969 | Red Rooster |
Dick Carter | Dick Carter |
| 1971 |  Ragamuffin |
Syd Fisher | Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens is a naval architecture and yacht brokerage firm with main offices on 5th Avenue in New York City, USA and offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Newport, Rhode Island, USA. The firm performs design and engineering of new vessels for pleasure, commercial, and military use.... |
| 1973 |  Saga |
Erling Lorentzen Erling Lorentzen Erling Sven Lorentzen is a Norwegian businessman who has lived in Brazil for decades.He was born in Oslo as a son of Øivind Lorentzen and Ragna Nilsen... |
Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens is a naval architecture and yacht brokerage firm with main offices on 5th Avenue in New York City, USA and offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Newport, Rhode Island, USA. The firm performs design and engineering of new vessels for pleasure, commercial, and military use.... |
| 1975 | Golden Delicious | Richard & Harvey Bagnall | Ron Holland Ron Holland Ronald John Holland is a yacht designer, who came to prominence in the 1970s with his successful racing designs, and is now best known for his superyachts such as Mirabella V and Ethereal... |
| 1977 | Imp |
David Allen | Ron Holland Ron Holland Ronald John Holland is a yacht designer, who came to prominence in the 1970s with his successful racing designs, and is now best known for his superyachts such as Mirabella V and Ethereal... |
| 1979 | Tenacious http://www.sparkmanstephens.com/gallery/tenacious_pic.html |
Ted Turner Ted Turner Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III is an American media mogul and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is known as founder of the cable news network CNN, the first dedicated 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television... |
Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens is a naval architecture and yacht brokerage firm with main offices on 5th Avenue in New York City, USA and offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Newport, Rhode Island, USA. The firm performs design and engineering of new vessels for pleasure, commercial, and military use.... |
| 1981 | Mordicus |
Taylor and Volterys | Mauric/Gaubert |
| 1983 | ? | ? | ? |
| 1985 | Atlantic Privateer | Philip Akrill | Farr Yacht Design Farr Yacht Design Farr Yacht Design, headed by Bruce Farr, is a racing yacht design team based in the United States. Its yachts measure from 25 to 125 feet . Farr develops custom and production yachts, including: interiors, sails, and hull design... |
| 1987 | Juno III | M Peacock | Rob Humphries |
| 1989 | Great News |
John Calvert-Jones / Tom Blackaller | Farr Yacht Design Farr Yacht Design Farr Yacht Design, headed by Bruce Farr, is a racing yacht design team based in the United States. Its yachts measure from 25 to 125 feet . Farr develops custom and production yachts, including: interiors, sails, and hull design... |
| 1991 | Min-O-Din | John Humphries/Matt Humphries | David Thomas |
| 1995 | Nicorette (ex-Charles Jourdain) |
Ludde Ingvall | Ribadeau-Dumas/Simonis Voogd |
| 1997 | Royal Blue (ex-Nicorette) |
Gunnar Ekdahl | Ribadeau-Dumas/Simonis Voogd |
| 1999 | Whirlpool-Europe 2 | Catherine Chabaud | Philippe Harlé - Alain Mortain |
| 2001 | Tonnerre de Breskens |
Piet Vroon | Lutra Design Group |
| 2003 | Nokia | Charles Dunstone Charles Dunstone Charles Dunstone is the CEO and co-founder, in 1989, of mobile phone retailer The Carphone Warehouse.-Education:... |
Reichel/Pugh Reichel/Pugh Reichel/Pugh is a yacht design company based in San Diego, California, USA. It is led by John Reichel and Jim Pugh.Since the late 1990s, Reichel/Pugh-designed yachts have successfully competed in many major races, including the America's Cup... |
| 2005 | Iromiguy |
Jean-Yves Chateau | Ron Holland Ron Holland Ronald John Holland is a yacht designer, who came to prominence in the 1970s with his successful racing designs, and is now best known for his superyachts such as Mirabella V and Ethereal... |
| 2007 |  Chieftain |
Ger O'Rourke | Farr Yacht Design Farr Yacht Design Farr Yacht Design, headed by Bruce Farr, is a racing yacht design team based in the United States. Its yachts measure from 25 to 125 feet . Farr develops custom and production yachts, including: interiors, sails, and hull design... |
| 2009 | Rán 2 | Niklas Zennström Niklas Zennström Niklas Zennström is an entrepreneur best known for founding several high-profile online ventures with Janus Friis including Skype and Kazaa. More recently he founded the investment group Atomico and has become a significant figurehead for entrepreneurs in the tech sector.-Career:Zennström started... |
Judel Vrolijk |
| 2011 | Rán 2 | Niklas Zennström Niklas Zennström Niklas Zennström is an entrepreneur best known for founding several high-profile online ventures with Janus Friis including Skype and Kazaa. More recently he founded the investment group Atomico and has become a significant figurehead for entrepreneurs in the tech sector.-Career:Zennström started... |
Judel Vrolijk |
Line Honours Winners
| Year | Yacht | Owner | Designer | Elapsed Time |
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| 1925 | Jolie Brise Jolie Brise Jolie Brise is a gaff-rigged pilot cutter built and launched by the Albert Paumelle Yard in Le Havre in 1913 to a design by Alexandre Pâris. After a short career as a pilot boat, owing to steam replacing sail, she became a fishing boat.Bought by E. G... |
Lt Cdr E. G. Martin E. G. Martin Commander Evelyn George Martin RNR OBE was a sailor, writer and cricketer. He was educated at Eton and Oxford, where he was awarded a cricket Blue, and served in the Royal Navy during the First World War... |
Alexandre Pâris | 6day 3h |
| 1926 | Hallowe'en | Col J. F. N. Baxendale | William Fife | 3day 19h 5m |
| 1927 | La Goleta |
R. St.L. Beverley | Alden | |
| 1928 | Nina Nina Nina is a feminine given name.-Acronyms:*National Iraqi News Agency, an Iraqi news service*No Income No Asset, a mortgage concept*No Irish Need Apply, an anti-Irish racism phrase found in some 19th century employment ads-Places:... |
Paul Hammond & others | Starling Burgess | |
| 1929 | Jolie Brise Jolie Brise Jolie Brise is a gaff-rigged pilot cutter built and launched by the Albert Paumelle Yard in Le Havre in 1913 to a design by Alexandre Pâris. After a short career as a pilot boat, owing to steam replacing sail, she became a fishing boat.Bought by E. G... |
Bobby Somerset | Alexandre Pâris | |
| 1930 | Jolie Brise Jolie Brise Jolie Brise is a gaff-rigged pilot cutter built and launched by the Albert Paumelle Yard in Le Havre in 1913 to a design by Alexandre Pâris. After a short career as a pilot boat, owing to steam replacing sail, she became a fishing boat.Bought by E. G... |
Bobby Somerset | Alexandre Pâris | |
| 1931 | Patience | H. E. West | Charles Nicholson Charles Nicholson Sir Charles Nicholson, 1st Baronet was a British-Australian politician, university founder, explorer, pastoralist, antiquarian and philanthropist... |
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| 1935 | Kismet III | - | - | |
| 1937 | Bloodhound Bloodhound The Bloodhound is a large breed of dog which, while originally bred to hunt deer and wild boar, was later bred specifically to track human beings. It is a scenthound, tracking by smell, as opposed to a sighthound, which tracks using vision. It is famed for its ability to discern human odors even... |
Isaac Bell Isaac Bell Isaac Bell is the main character of four of Clive Cussler's books, The Chase , The Wrecker , The Spy and The Race . He is an ace detective with the Van Dorn Detective agency.... |
Charles Nicholson Charles Nicholson Sir Charles Nicholson, 1st Baronet was a British-Australian politician, university founder, explorer, pastoralist, antiquarian and philanthropist... |
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| 1947 | Latifa Latifa Latifa Bint Alayah Al Arfaoui , better known as Latifa , is an Arab pop music singer, Latifa standing for gentle in Arabic.-Early life:... |
Michael Mason Michael Mason Michael James Mason currently living in Pahiatua is a New Zealand cricketer, born in Carterton. He plays Test and One Day Internationals for New Zealand. He plays domestic cricket for Central Districts... |
William Fife William Fife William Fife III OBE , also known as Wm. Fife, Jr., was the third generation of a family of Scottish yacht designers and builders.... |
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| 1949 | Latifa Latifa Latifa Bint Alayah Al Arfaoui , better known as Latifa , is an Arab pop music singer, Latifa standing for gentle in Arabic.-Early life:... |
Michael Mason Michael Mason Michael James Mason currently living in Pahiatua is a New Zealand cricketer, born in Carterton. He plays Test and One Day Internationals for New Zealand. He plays domestic cricket for Central Districts... |
William Fife William Fife William Fife III OBE , also known as Wm. Fife, Jr., was the third generation of a family of Scottish yacht designers and builders.... |
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| 1953 | Bloodhound Bloodhound The Bloodhound is a large breed of dog which, while originally bred to hunt deer and wild boar, was later bred specifically to track human beings. It is a scenthound, tracking by smell, as opposed to a sighthound, which tracks using vision. It is famed for its ability to discern human odors even... |
Isaac Bell Isaac Bell Isaac Bell is the main character of four of Clive Cussler's books, The Chase , The Wrecker , The Spy and The Race . He is an ace detective with the Van Dorn Detective agency.... |
Charles Nicholson Charles Nicholson Sir Charles Nicholson, 1st Baronet was a British-Australian politician, university founder, explorer, pastoralist, antiquarian and philanthropist... |
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| 1955 |  Mare NostrumMare Nostrum Mare Nostrum may refer to:*Mare Nostrum, the Roman term for the Mediterranean Sea, adopted by Italian nationalists and fascists.*Mare Nostrum , a Spanish-language novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez... |
- | Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens is a naval architecture and yacht brokerage firm with main offices on 5th Avenue in New York City, USA and offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Newport, Rhode Island, USA. The firm performs design and engineering of new vessels for pleasure, commercial, and military use.... |
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| 1979 |  Condor of BermudaCondor of Bermuda Condor of Bermuda was a maxi yacht campaigning under the leadership and funding of London based international businessman Bob Bell. Originally called "Condor" but re-named "Heath's Condor" for the 1977-78 Whitbread Round the World Race after Bell's association with Heath's Insurance Co... |
Bob Bell Bob Bell Bob or Bobby Bell may refer to:*Bob Bell , former team principal and technical director of the Renault Formula One team and current Mercedes GP technical director.... |
John Sharp John Sharp John Sharp may refer to:*John Sharp *John Sharp , British television actor*John Sharp , Australian politician, member of the Australian House of Representatives... |
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| 1985 | Nirvana |
Marvin Green | Dave Pedrick | 2day 12h 34m |
| 1989 |  Steinlager II |
Peter Blake Peter Blake Peter Blake may refer to:*Peter Blake , British pop artist*Peter Blake , New Zealand yachtsman*Peter Blake Scottish-born actor... |
Bruce Farr Bruce Farr Bruce K. Farr OBE is a designer of racing and cruising yachts.Farr began building boats at 13 in Warkworth near Auckland,New Zealand.His first boats were plywood hard chine Moth class designs.He later designed and built variants of Cherubs and especially Flying 18s.His early designs were built in... |
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| 1995 | Nicorette (ex-Charles Jourdain) |
Ludde Ingvall | Ribadeau-Dumas/Simonis Voogd | |
| 1999 |  RF Yachting |
Ross Field Ross Field Ross Field was an American football and baseball field located in Auburn, Alabama, United States from 1921 until 1998. It was the home field of the Auburn High School Tigers football team from 1921 until 1935... |
Bruce Farr | 2day 5h 8m |
| 2001 |  Stealth |
Gianni Agnelli Gianni Agnelli Giovanni Agnelli , better known as Gianni Agnelli , was an Italian industrialist and principal shareholder of Fiat. As the head of Fiat, he controlled 4.4% of Italy's GDP, 3.1% of its industrial workforce, and 16.5% of its industrial investment in research... |
Frers | 2day 10h 58m |
| 2003 |  Alfa Romeo - Shockwave |
Neville Chrichton | Reichel/Pugh Reichel/Pugh Reichel/Pugh is a yacht design company based in San Diego, California, USA. It is led by John Reichel and Jim Pugh.Since the late 1990s, Reichel/Pugh-designed yachts have successfully competed in many major races, including the America's Cup... |
2day 9h 2m 0s |
| 2005 | Maximus | EBS Yachting | Greg Elliott | 2day 20h 2m 7s |
| 2007 | ICAP Leopard | Mike Slade | Bruce Farr Bruce Farr Bruce K. Farr OBE is a designer of racing and cruising yachts.Farr began building boats at 13 in Warkworth near Auckland,New Zealand.His first boats were plywood hard chine Moth class designs.He later designed and built variants of Cherubs and especially Flying 18s.His early designs were built in... |
1day 20h 18m 53s |
| 2009 | ICAP Leopard | Mike Slade | Bruce Farr | 2day 11h 9min 36s |
| 2011 | Banque Populaire V Banque Populaire V The offshore-racing trimaran Banque Populaire V is Team Banque Populaire's fifth boat designed to set oceanic records. She was launched on October 4, 2008 in Nantes, France.... |
Banque Populaire | VPLP VPLP Van Peteghem Lauriot-Prévost is a French based naval architectural firm founded by Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot-Prévost, responsible for designing some of the worlds most innovative racing trimarans... |
1day 8h 48m 46s |
External links
- Royal Ocean Racing Club
- Royal Engineers Museum History of Royal Engineers Sports
- BBC World Service programme A sailor in the race talks to BBC Witness about his experiences