Rolex Fastnet Race 2021
Rolex Fastnet Race 2021.
Atlantic Charters racing will again be entering the world famous Rolex sponsored Fastnet Race 2021. We will be entering 1 teams on 1 yacht, Beneteau First 40, with qualifying races and training in RORC offshore series.
Full details of our 2021 Rolex Fastnet race campaign here.
Please contact us to book your place
Seawolf at sea
For more information about this race, see blog posts below.
Rolex Middle Sea Race/Coastal Race
Seawolf and her crew had a fantastic start and a wild days sailing in breeze constantly above 20knots in Todays Coastal Race. 2 long fast kite legs and 3 beats over 38 miles along the shores of Malta. Finishing fourth on the water out of 13 starters, gave us a well earned first place in class and first overall on corrected time…Great result. The start for the main race is 1100 Saturday morning, unfortunatly light airs are forecast.
read moreWiFi in Tunisia
Seawolf and Bongani are currently hiding from bad weather in the fishing port of Tabarka, Tunisia. After an eventful trip from Gibraltar with 50 knot winds, electrical storms, broken forestay, ripped mainsails and Algerian gunships, the crews are taking some well earned R+R. Wifi and fuel are available but only with a tight squeeze between the local fishing boats(see above). We plan to set sail again in the morning with an eta in Malta midday...
read moreSailing from Almerimar Southern Spain
After a brief stop to clean the bottom of Bongani, re-fuel and top up the water, the 2 Pronavias are now continuing their mile building trip to Malta. The differance in fuel consumption for the same boat speed over 22 hours was quite amazing. Bongani used 60 litres whilst Seawolf used a modest 38 litres for the exact same distance, just going to show the importance of a clean hull and propellor. Next stop...
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