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Rolex Fastnet 2015 { 55 images } Created 16 Aug 2015

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  • Yann Elies, skipper of the french IMOCA 60 yacht Queguiner at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
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  • Thomas Ruyant and Adrien Hardy (right) aboard the french IMOCA 60 yacht Le Souffle Du Nord at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
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  • Lionel Lemonchois and Roland Jourdain aboard the french multihull yacht Prince De Bretagne at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-2792.JPG
  • Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard aboard their multihull, Spindrift 2, at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-2820.jpg
  • Brian Thompson at the helm of the multihull Phaedo at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-2833.JPG
  • Armel le Cléac'h, skipper of the french IMOCA 60 yacht Banque Populaire at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-2871.JPG
  • Armel le Cléac'h, skipper of the french IMOCA 60 yacht Banque Populaire at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-2878.JPG
  • Foils on the side of Armel le Cléac'h's french IMOCA 60 yacht Banque Populaire at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-2887.JPG
  • The fleet at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-9459.jpg
  • Morgan Lagravière, skipper of the french IMOCA 60 yacht Safran at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-2984.JPG
  • Hugo Boss skipper Alex Thomson (left) aboard his rib with friends and family at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-9475.JPG
  • The french IMOCA 60 yachts at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3002.JPG
  • The american yawl, Dorade, pictured at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-0072.jpg
  • The fleet at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-9504.jpg
  • Yachts and competitors gather at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3053.jpg
  • Sam Davies aboard the french IMOCA 60 yacht Initiatives Coeur with Tanguy De Lamotte at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3078.JPG
  • Sam Davies aboard the french IMOCA 60 yacht Initiatives Coeur with Tanguy De Lamotte at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3089.JPG
  • Sam Davies aboard the french IMOCA 60 yacht Initiatives Coeur with Tanguy De Lamotte at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-9534.JPG
  • Tanguy De Lamotte  aboard the french IMOCA 60 yacht Initiatives Coeur at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3120.JPG
  • Tanguy De Lamotte  aboard the french IMOCA 60 yacht Initiatives Coeur at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3135.JPG
  • Vincent Riou aboard the french IMOCA 60 yacht PRB at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3155.JPG
  • Michel Desjoyaux aboard the french IMOCA 60 yacht SMA at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3191.JPG
  • A sailor up the mast of spanish yacht, Tales II, at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3251.jpg
  • Michel Desjoyaux aboard the french IMOCA 60 yacht SMA at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3276.JPG
  • The french yacht SMA at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-9578.jpg
  • A cluster of french IMOCA 60 yacht's at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-9610.JPG
  • Vincent Riou aboard the french IMOCA 60 yacht PRB at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3307.JPG
  • Foils on the side of Armel le Cléac'h's french IMOCA 60 yacht Banque Populaire at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3480.JPG
  • The french yachts, Banque Popular and Queguiner at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3526.jpg
  • The french yachts, SMA and Queguiner at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3543.jpg
  • The french yacht Safran and the biggest monohull in the fleet, Comanche (right) pass at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3623.jpg
  • A media helicopter tracks the biggest monohull in the fleet, Comanche at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3650.jpg
  • The biggest monohull in the fleet, Comanche, passes The Needles at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3667.JPG
  • The oldest boat in the fleet, Dorade, built in 1929 from the USA, passes The Needles at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3688.jpg
  • The biggest monohull in the fleet, Comanche, passes The Needles at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-9676.jpg
  • The biggest monohull in the fleet, Comanche, passes The Needles at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3692.jpg
  • The biggest monohull in the fleet, Comanche, passes The Needles at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3716.jpg
  • Ken Read at the helm of the biggest monohull in the fleet, Comanche, at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3726.JPG
  • Ken Read at the helm of the biggest monohull in the fleet, Comanche, at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3745.JPG
  • The biggest monohull in the fleet, Comanche, passes The Needles at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3748.jpg
  • The french yacht Safran and the biggest monohull in the fleet, Comanche (left) pass at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3769.jpg
  • The oldest boat in the fleet, Dorade, built in 1929 (middle) sails near the biggest monohull in the fleet, Ken Read's Comanche (right), both from the USA at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-9722.jpg
  • One of the biggest monohull's in the fleet, Mike Slade's Leopard, during the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3806.JPG
  • The all female team of Team SCA pass the Needles at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3883.jpg
  • The all female team of Team SCA pass the Needles at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-9750.JPG
  • Yachts racing at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
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  • Yachts racing at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
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  • Yachts racing at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3914.JPG
  • Argyll racing with the fleet at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-3942.JPG
  • Argyll racing with the fleet at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
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  • The 1934 yacht Stormy Weather racing with the fleet at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
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  • The 1934 yacht Stormy Weather racing with the fleet at the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-4017.JPG
  • The ironically named Lucky from the USA tries to get back into the race after running aground soon after the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-4041.jpg
  • The ironically named Lucky from the USA tries to get back into the race after running aground soon after the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-9843.jpg
  • The ironically named Lucky from the USA tries to get back into the race after running aground soon after the start of the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race on the Solent. A record fleet of 370 yachts will compete to win the Fastnet Challenge Cup.<br />
The 600 nautical mile race starts in Cowes, Isle of Wight, heading to the Fastnet Rock off the south west coast of Ireland and finishes in Plymouth.<br />
It is the world's biggest offshore race with 75% amateur sailors and professional yachtsmen competing against each other. <br />
Picture date Sunday 16th August, 2015.<br />
Picture by Christopher Ison. Contact +447544 044177 chris@christopherison.com
    ISON_150816_Fastnet-4083.JPG