Considered to be a classic the Fastnet Race is a popular offshore yachting race. A British yachtsman Weston Martyr who had competed in the Bermudan races conceived the idea of the Fastnet Races. This biennial racing event covers a total distance of 608 nautical miles. It commences at Cowes in the Isle of Wright in England round the Fastnet rock on the southwest coast of Ireland and after crossing the southern part of the Isles of Scilly ends at Plymouth in England. The first Fastnet race in the year 1925 saw a total of seven boats competing. This time [...] Read More at Melrose Jewelers
- Written by John Lavitt
- Written by John Lavitt
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