by First Class Sailing | May 21, 2019 | Fastnet Race, Sailing Tales
This race is a real sailing race that has plenty of history behind it and is also a qualifier for the Rolex Fastnet which First Class Sailing always has at least one 16 strong crew participating in. The Race Is All About Tides The first leg of the Myth...
by First Class Sailing | Jun 2, 2017 | Fastnet Race, Racing
Crew of Challenger 3 on deck during Myth of Malham The training continues, the tactics and race are planned, the crew ready for anything and last weekend in the Myth of Malham everything was thrown at FCS crew on Challenger 3, everything apart from the wind....
by First Class Sailing | May 2, 2017 | Fastnet Race, Racing, Sailing Events
Preparing for the Rolex Fastnet in August, the First Class Sailing crew will enter three races and last weekend they competed in the opener – the Cervantes Trophy Race. Below is skipper Ricky Chalmers’ report of how the action unfurled and how the FCS crew fared...
by firstclass | Aug 30, 2013 | Fastnet Race
While uber fast state of the art catamarans were winning the Fastnet Race last week, an interesting catamaran was being lifted out of the water in Shamrock Quay for some routine maintenance and the odd modification. A rather prettily named Wharram Cat, TK 26 called...
by First Class Sailing | Aug 11, 2013 | Fastnet Race
Since April the Challenger 3 crew have been training, taking courses and bonding into a tight unit ready to take on next week’s adventure in the Rolex Fastnet Race. For the sailing followers and armchair admirals once the start is over the race continues online as...
by First Class Sailing | Jul 24, 2013 | Fastnet Race
Although I’ve grown-up on sailing boats I have never competed, trained or qualified for anything. In recent years, I haven’t had the opportunity to do as much as I would like, so I have signed-up for the Challenger 3 crew in the 2013 Rolex Fastnet to...
