The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) announces that entries will open on 1 July 2026 for the 2027 Admiral's Cup, marking the 25th edition of one of offshore racing's most prestigious international team ...

Champion sire Fastnet Rock was humanely euthanized Monday at Coolmore Australia, his place of birth and home for the past 20 years. In that time, Fastnet Rock forged a legacy that will see him ...

Once again, the Rolex Fastnet Race has confirmed itself to be by far the world’s largest offshore yacht race. After the entry for the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s flagship event was opened at 1200 UTC, ...

The 1979 Fastnet Race began with 303 yachts and nearly 2,500 sailors expecting a challenging but routine offshore competition ...

Two-time Australian champion sire Fastnet Rock , one of the most influential stallions of modern times, has been retired from stud duties, Coolmore Australia announced April 26. The son of Danehill ...

SURVIVORS of the Fastnet yacht race disaster, which claimed the lives of 21 people, have been reliving the scariest night of their lives 40 years on. It remains one of the deadliest yacht races of all ...

As all eyes in offshore yacht racing are focused on Boxing Day's start of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart race, one cannot forget to mark their calendar for yacht racing's biggest event entry start date.

THE events of the 1979 Fastnet race have been described as the worst yachting disaster in history. The tragic incident was so impactful that it even changed the way yachts are designed. The biannual ...