For 100 years, the Rolex Fastnet Race has been built as one of the most complete test fields of the ocean sail... the 51 edition, which commemorates the centenary of its foundation in 1925, was up to that reputation... the 2025 story adds to the legend... the experiences of the race field show over and over again that this is more than just a sailing race. It is a true test of human effort, an irresistible challenge. Organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, the Rolex Fastnet Race has been supported by Rolex since 2001 and is a pillar of its privileged relationship with sailing, which began almost 70 years ago.

The 695 nautical miles route seems simple: to sail west to Fastnet Rock, the iconic intermediate point off the southern coast of Ireland, before returning to the east, to Cherburgo-en-Cotentin, France. When the record fleet of 444 participants left Cowes, England, on July 26, the projected winds were very different from those of the two previous editions.

We were expecting a less physical race. In the end, it was clear that this year's race had been hard, a more mental examination, which tested tactic, strategy and tenacity. To open the way between the complexities of pressure and tides required constant concentration, attention to immediate conditions and a precise assessment of what the future might hold.

The three ships that triumphed forcefully were the Léon of France, which won the Fastnet Challenge Cup for the general victory with time correction IRC; the French trimaran SVR Lazartigue, the first to finish the race; and the Black Jack 100 Monaco, which secured the online victory of monocasco.