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Not So Fastnet

  • Updated: August 10, 2009

Spectators watching the 2009 Rolex Fastnet Race start from the Royal Yacht Squadron

Spectators watching the 2009 Rolex Fastnet Race start from the Royal Yacht Squadron Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi

Start of the 2009 Rolex Fastnet Race

Start of the 2009 Rolex Fastnet Race Rolex / Kurt Arrigo

PAKEA BIZKAIA (ESP), IMOCA 60, at the starting line off the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes

PAKEA BIZKAIA (ESP), IMOCA 60, at the starting line off the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes Rolex / Kurt Arrigo

LUNA ROSSA reaching down the Solent after race start

LUNA ROSSA reaching down the Solent after race start Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi

The Farr 100 ICAP LEOPARD, leads the fleet after the start

The Farr 100 ICAP LEOPARD, leads the fleet after the start Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi

The newly-launched 80-foot Beau Geste (HKG) by Hurst Castle lighthouse

The newly-launched 80-foot Beau Geste (HKG) by Hurst Castle lighthouse Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi

Class Zero’s MOANA (BEL), NIMROD (GBR), and DESPERADO (GBR) sailing past the Needles

Class Zero’s MOANA (BEL), NIMROD (GBR), and DESPERADO (GBR) sailing past the Needles Rolex / Kurt Arrigo

Karl Kwok’s Blue Water 80 Beau Geste at the start of the 2009 Rolex Fastnet Race

Karl Kwok’s Blue Water 80 Beau Geste at the start of the 2009 Rolex Fastnet Race Kurt Arrigo

Alex Whitworth’s Brolga 33 Berrimilla 2 at the IRC start

Alex Whitworth’s Brolga 33 Berrimilla 2 at the IRC start Kurt Arrigo
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