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The Rolex Fastnet Race offers a great sailing adventure to both the novice and seasoned sailor. However, the experience can be greatly enhanced by competing in the type of vessel that won the first ever Fastnet Race. Morwenna is a Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter that is made of wood, gaff rigged and has no winches. She turns heads, makes people smile and will give you an adventure to remember.
You can join the fleet of 300 yachts and battle against them and the elements to compete in one of yachting's greatest offshore races. The Rolex Fastnet Race takes the flotilla of yachts from Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, down the English Channel, around Land's End and across the Irish Sea. Once around the Fastnet Rock, off the south coast of Ireland, the final leg circles the Scilly Isles before the dash to Plymouth and a welcome celebration ashore.
The Rolex Fastnet Race covers just over 600 miles of challenging offshore conditions. It is a yachting challenge for the truly adventurous and, as with other offshore races, is not without an element of risk.
To fully prepare you for this race, The Traditional Sailing Company has constructed a full programme of training, which exceeds the minimum requirements of the Royal Ocean Racing Club. You will undertake RYA accredited Sea Survival and ISAF Offshore Safety Courses, a race training weekend, and 3 RORC qualifying races before entering the Rolex Fastnet Race itself. In total, this will amount to around 1100 miles of offshore racing.
Morwenna is a newly built wooden boat based on the designs of a traditional Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter. These boats needed to be robust in order to withstand the demands of their jobs – to carry the pilot safely into the Western Approaches to meet the incoming merchant ships and guide them to the safety of the ports along the Bristol Channel. Sailing Morwenna under the supervision and guidance of our experienced skipper, you can be assured of a safe but exciting passage.
We will race with a full crew of 10 plus the skipper. No previous experience is necessary, as that can be gained in the training schedule, but we do recommend a sense of adventure. Before competing in the Rolex Fastnet Race itself you must have completed a minimum of 300nm in RORC Offshore Racing as a crew, and everyone nees to have successfully completed the ISAF Offshore and RYA Sea Survival Courses.
Rolex Fastnet Race 2013 Package onboard Morwenna - price to be confirmed
Whole boat booking quotes available on request
• 1 Training Weekend – from Southampton
• 3 RORC Qualifying Offshore Races
• ISAF Offshore Safety Course
• RYA Sea Survival Course
• Rolex Fastnet Race
• Professional Skipper
• All race entry fees and event management
• Mooring Fees, Fuel and other boating expenses
• Accommodation onboard
• All food and drinks whilst at sea
• Waterproofs
• Morwenna Rolex Fastnet Racing shirt
For a full and in depth discussion on The Rolex Fastnet Campaign 2013 please call Stuart on 0845 034 5388
to keep in touch with Morwenna. We will keep you informed of her programme and voyages.
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