Friday, August 16, 2013, saw the end of the historic 45th edition of Rolex Fastnet Race, marked by the final prizegiving. The 2013 race was attended by 336 yachts from 20 countries.
Taking place from August 17 to 24, this year’s currently running Audi Hamilton Island Race Week is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
Being attended by 157 yachts, the currently running 30th anniversary Audi Hamilton Island Race Week was marked by a leisurely start.
This year’s 30th anniversary Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, one of Australia’s premier regattas, is set to kick off tomorrow, on August 18, 2013. The race will be attended by 157 yachts.
This year’s Rolex Fastnet Race is marked by the participation of over 20 different nations from four continents. At the start of this popular regatta, the record-breaking 336 yachts were present.
Set to kick off tomorrow, on Saturday, August 17, the 2013 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week will be hosting the inaugural 1984 regatta participants to mark its 30th anniversary.
It has been a resounding success for the 100-foot maxi yacht Esimit Europa 2 at this year’s Rolex Fastnet Race, securing her 25th consecutive line honours victory.
The new radical, retractable, hydrofoil-type wing of Bob Oatley’s supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI will be put to the test for the first time under racing conditions at the upcoming Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, starting this Saturday.
This year’s monohull winner of the currently running Rolex Fastnet Race is set to become the 100-foot supermaxi yacht Esimit Europa 2.
The first yacht to round the Fastnet Rock at the currently running Rolex Fastnet Race in the UK was the 131-foot Maxi Trimaran Spindrift 2.
This year’s Rolex Fastnet Race kicked off in Cowes, UK, on Sunday, August 11 at 14:50 CEST. The impressive 100-foot superyacht Esimit Europa 2 is currently leading the monohull fleet.
A record breaking fleet of 335 yachts started the 45th Rolex Fastnet Race in Cowes, UK, today, on Sunday, August 11, 2013.