The Rolex Fastnet Race   The Rolex Fastnet Race is considered one of the world's classic ocean races. The course will take the large fleet South West down the Solent, past the Needles and out into the English Channel. The headlands along the South Coast of England, past The Lizard and Lands End on the way to open ocean and the leg North West to the Fastnet Rock with its mythical lighthouse. The return leg to Plymouth, via Bishop Rock Lighthouse on the South side of the Scilly Isles, is just as demanding, as fatigue and competition take their toll.

Race track: Cowes, Lizard point, Tolpedn Penwick, round Fastnet rock (portside) round Bishop rock (watch out for small islands inside rumb line) and finish in Plymouth.

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