by First Class Sailing | Jul 31, 2025 | Fastnet Race
Rounding the Fastnet Rock Espresso Martini Too and Challenger 4 rounded the Fastnet Rock in the early hours of Tuesday morning with under an hour between them. Espresso rounded at 02:47 on Tuesday 29 July with Challenger 4 hot on their heels at 03:31. They sat...
by First Class Sailing | Jul 30, 2025 | Fastnet Race
Updates from Challenger 4 We’ve had are first updates from the team of Challenger 4. The team are pounding round the course, obviously focusing on their boatspeed, rather than blog/updates. It’s paying off though and they are in a commanding position ahead of...
by First Class Sailing | Jul 29, 2025 | Fastnet Race, Racing
The Fastnet Race got off to a splendid start Saturday gone with 9 start sequences to enjoy. Mostly sunny with a few clouds and a modest crowd on the Cowes foreshore. 2 boat for watch in this years Fastnet Race The most important start was of course IRC 1 at 1220 as...
by First Class Sailing | Apr 29, 2024 | Experiences and Challenges, Fastnet Race, Racing, Round the Island Race
We talk to Cameron Davies about all things yacht racing. Cameron runs a fantastic yacht called Expresso Martini, on behalf of First Class Sailing. He and his first mate will take you out on the water, to get a real taste of life at the cutting edge of the racing...
by First Class Sailing | Jul 24, 2023 | Fastnet Race, Racing
Rolex Fastnet Race 2023 – Skipper Blog, Day 1 by Ricky Chalmers, Challenger 3 As the Rolex Fastnet race kicks off, we hear from Skipper Ricky on-board Challenger 3. An interesting start on the Rolex Fastnet Race Well, that was an interesting start… Not sure on...
by First Class Sailing | Aug 12, 2021 | Fastnet Race
Challenger 1 – Daily Diary After the storm, the calm. The sun came out and warmed our damp oillies and our weary bodies from the onslaught of the previous 24 hours, the wind abated to a steady force 3-4 at times with occasional white tips of the waves of a...
