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.
An update from the Atlantic seas…
“Had an interesting night, very rough seas and 55 knot squalls, sea now moderate average 30 knots easterly but still squally. Took a very large wave over the stern, filled the cockpit and shorted the electrics to the winches, resulting in one winch setting off at full speed , bursting a harken block and a spinlock cluch all in pitch blackness. No other damage and nobody hurt, running all winches manually now, till the weather breaks, then will try to find out where the water got in, probably through the switches. Also yesterday the...
read moreSeawolf’s home alone
As luck would have it, I found myself stuck in my bunk with a slipped disc on arrival in Gibraltar. For those who have not had the pleasure of visiting this remnant of the great British colonial empire, it is very difficult to make sense of the local administration, particularly the status of its medical institution. I’m sure given time and local knowledge I would have found appropriate treatment but I decided on the safest option and after an agonising delayed flight I have since returned home to France to get myself back in shape (no...
read moreA brief journey summary to Gibraltar
Seawolf happily set sail in early October from Southampton to its winter home in Gibraltar. The journey down provided us with everything we could possibly expect from a sail of over 1200 miles. With made a few stop-overs, first in Camaret-sur-Mer, a typical fishing port tucked in just off the Rade de Brest, where we started our gastronomical discovery tour. Although sailing through the Raz de Sein against tide (!!!) proved somewhat challenging at the helm, the crossing of the Bay of Biscay was relatively uneventful and we were lucky to spend...
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