The Fastnet in full sail

With hard winds from the south-west (25 to 35 knots) began in the British Solent, in Cowes in the middle of Wight Island, the four-ninth edition of the most legendary of the world's high-rise races... the Fastnet Race with the organization of the master of this circus... the Royal Ocean Racing Club.

Chesburg has replaced the British from Plymouth, as an arrival after the turn of the Fastnet Rock, to this way up the 605 traditional miles to 695 of this occasion... also for the mythical regatist Eddie Warder Owen who is responsible for the RORC, has influenced the decision that in the port of Galo, there are no problems to comfortably house the numerous participating fleet. The agreement with Chesburg has been furious among French fans, and they have been able to sign with the British the 2021 and 2023 editions.

The huge fleet will be divided into 12 classes, among which IRC3 with 101 will be the largest... that are completed with the 40 that are 37 ships, the VO65 that are three, and four the multicasts: Actual Ultim3, Maxi Edmond de Rothschil, Sodebo Ultim 3 and the Ultimate Emotion 2.

The classes: IRC Zero 25, IRC1 53, IRC2 52, IRC3 79, IRC4 74, IRC2H 79, IRC Without Category 24, IRC 2H 63, MOCRA 12, Open Multihull 4, Class40 37, 2H IMOCA60 13, 2H FigaroIII 5 and VO65 3; which add up to 420 registered, but there are two VO65 who also compete in the IRC Zero Class, with a total of 418 vessels.