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

Start of the 2009 Rolex Fastnet Race

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

LUNA ROSSA reaching down the Solent after race start

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

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

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

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