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DIDIER GAUDOUX, OWNER OF DIDIER GAUDOUX’S JNA 39 LANN ROSS HOBSON'S PEGASUS OF TIMELINE, NORXL AND FOXY LADY LANN AEL 2 & WINNER OF 2017 AEL 2, OVERALL WINNER OF THE NORTHUMBERLAND PASSES THE ENJOYING GOOD BREEZE AS THE ROLEX FASTNET, RECEIVES 2017 ROLEX FASTNET RACE DURING THE ROUND THE FASTNET ROCK AT ROLEX TIMEPIECE FROM DAVID 2017 ROLEX FASTNET RACE SUNSET CUTLER, ROLEX UK (L), AND Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi MICHAEL BOYD, RORC Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi COMMODORE (R)

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HASPA HAMBURG, A J/V 52 TOR MCLAREN'S GALLIVANTER THE SWEDISH CLASS 40 ENTRANT TONNERRE 4, A KER 51, OWNED CUSTOM, ON THE APPROACH TO MAKING GOOD PROGRESS AT THE TALANTA ON THE APPROACH TO BY RACE LEGEND PIET VROON, AT THE ISLES OF SCILLY HAVING ISLES OF SCILLY THE ISLES OF SCILLY THE FASTNET ROCK ROUNDED THE FASTNET ROCK Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi

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INTENSE CREW WORK ONBOARD STEPHEN DURKIN'S FARR 52 BOB SPINNAKER IN FRONT OF YACHTS AT THE 2017 ROLEX QUENTIN STEWART'S INFINITI 46 R ENJOYING THE BIG WAVES ON THE FASTNET ROCK FOR FRENCH FASTNET RACE HAILED FROM 29 MAVERICK DURING THE 2017 THE LEG FROM THE ISLES OF YACHT COCODY COUNTRIES, INCLUDING FROM ROLEX FASTNET RACE SCILLY TO NEW ZEALAND IN THE FORM OF Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo ANTHONY LEIGHS'S CRUSADER 35 Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi

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LANCELOT II AT THE FASTNET LADY MARIPOSA PUSHES HARD THE ITALIAN CREW OF ARS UNA JENS KELLINGHUSEN'S GERMAN ROCK, ONE OF THE WORLD OF AT THE START OF THE RETURN CONCENTRATES ON KEEPING THE YACHT VARUNA PICKS UP SPEED SAILING'S MOST ICONIC LEG FROM TO SPINNAKER FILLED AS THEY AS SHE HEADS DOWNWIND AWAY LANDMARKS PLYMOUTH LEAVE THE FASTNET ROCK IN FROM THE FASTNET ROCK THEIR WAKE Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo

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THE CREW OF ARAGON HAVE NO DUTCH YACHT TONNERRE 4 PIERRE CASIRAGHI AND BORIS THE VOLVO 65, AKZONOBEL, TIME TO ADMIRE THE FASTNET HEADS FOR PLYMOUTH AFTER HERMANN OF THE YACHT CLUB POWERS UPWIND ROCK AS THEY CLEAR THE ROUNDING THE FASTNET ROCK DE MONACO ROUND THE FOREDECK AFTER A SAIL FASTNET ON THE IMOCA 60 Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi CHANGE Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo MALIZIA Credits: © Rolex/Kurt Arrigo Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo

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THE IMOCA 60, MALIZIA, SHOWS DESPITE THE FLEET SIZE THE THE CREW OF RAMBLER 88 BOW WORK ONBOARD LUDDE OFF HER UNDERWATER ROLEX FASTNET CAN SOMETIMES SECURES LINE HONOURS FOR INGVALL'S 100-FT MAXI CQS APPENDAGES AS SHE HEADS BE A SOLITARY EXPERIENCE GEORGE DAVID AT THE FOURTH DURING THE SECOND DAY OF THE UPWIND ATTEMPT 2017 ROLEX FASTNET RACE Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi

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THE CHINESE ENTRY DONGFENG MAPFRE, THE SPANISH-FLAGGED TEAM AKZONOBEL ROUNDS THE THE 100-FT AUSTRALIAN MAXI RACING TEAM, THE FIRST OF VOLVO 65, ROUNDING THE FASTNET ROCK AND PREPARES CQS WAS THE THIRD YACHT TO SEVEN VOLVO 65S TO ROUND THE FASTNET ROCK FOR THE PASSAGE BACK ACROSS ROUND THE FASTNET ROCK FASTNET ROCK THE DURING THE 47TH ROLEX Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo FASTNET RACE Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo

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CONCISE 10 ROUNDS THE ROLEX NIKATA PASSES THE FASTNET THE 115 FOOT NIKATA IS AN NIKATA CUTS THROUGH THE FASTNET RACE'S SYMBOLIC ROCK AT SUNRISE INSPIRING SIGHT WAVES ON HER APPROACH TO LANDMARK, THE FASTNET ROCK THE FASTNET ROCK LOCATED OFF THE SOUTHERN TIP Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo OF IRELAND Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo

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NIKATA PREPARES FOR A SAIL AUSTRALIAN YACHT CQS ON THE CONCISE 10, A MOD 70 THE 115-FT NIKATA, THE LARGEST CHANGE AS SHE HEADS FINAL APPROACH TO THE SKIPPERED BY NED COLLIER MONOHULL YACHT TO EVER DOWNWIND AFTER PASSING THE FASTNET ROCK WAKEFIELD, BECOMES THE FIRST COMPETE IN THE ROLEX FASTNET FASTNET ROCK YACHT TO CROSS THE FINISH RACE Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi LINE IN PLYMOUTH Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi

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AFTER COMPETING IN THE 2016 NIKATA MOVES THROUGH THE THE NEEDLES AT THE WESTERN THE ROLEX FASTNET FLEET ROLEX SYDNEY HOBART, LUDDE FLEET AFTER EXITING THE END OF IS ONE OF A TACKS UPWIND OFF THE INGVALL'S CQS IS ATTACKING SOLENT NUMBER OF LANDMARKS PASSED NEEDLES ANOTHER 600-NM OFFSHORE BY THE FLEET CLASSIC Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi

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VARUNA, A KER 56 OWNED BY THE 2017 ROLEX FASTNET FLEET GEORGE DAVID'S RAMBLER 88 MALIZIA, ONE OF NINE JENS KELLINGHUSEN, PASSING CONVERGE IN THE SOLENT FROM THE USA IS AMONG THE COMPETING IMOCA 60S, SHORTLY THE NEEDLES FOLLOWING THE FOLLOWING THE START OF THE FAVOURITES FOR MONOHULL AFTER THE START OF THE 47TH START OF THE 2017 ROLEX 47TH EDITION OF LINE HONOURS ROLEX FASTNET RACE FASTNET RACE Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo

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GEORGE DAVID, OWNER OF BUREAU VALLEE 2 IS ONE OF NINE GERMAN YACHT VARUNA BEATS THERE ARE 28 CLASS 40S RAMBLER 88, HAS TWICE IMOCA 60S RACING DOUBLE- DOWN THE SOLENT AT THE START COMPETING AS PART OF THE FINISHED SECOND ON THE HANDED OF THE 47TH ROLEX FASTNET RECORD FLEET WATER IN THE ROLEX FASTNET RACE RACE Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo

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KIALOA II FROM AUSTRALIA WAS THE J/V 115 NIKATA IS THE THE FLEET FACED A HARD BEAT THE ROLEX FASTNET RACE FLEET LAUNCHED IN 1963 AND HAS LARGEST MONOHULL YACHT TO DOWN THE SOLENT AFTER THE FEATURES YACHTS FROM 29 COMPETED IN A NUMBER OF THE EVER TAKE PART IN THE ROLEX START COUNTRIES RANGING IN SIZE GREAT OFFSHORE CLASSIC FASTNET RACE FROM 30 TO 115 FEET RACES Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi

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47TH ROLEX FASTNET RACE GETS THE ROLEX FASTNET RACE IS GIVEN THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE 2017 ROLEX FASTNET FLEET UNDERWAY FROM THE ROYAL 605NM OF INTENSE RACING FROM THE FLEET, THE START OF THE SET OFF FROM ITS TRADITIONAL YACHT SQUADRON LINE OFF START TO FINISH ROLEX FASTNET RACE IS ALWAYS START LINE UNDER BLUE COWES A CHALLENGING AND TENSE SKIES AND WITH BUILDING Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi MOMENT FOR CREWS BREEZE Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi

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MAVERICK 5 DEPARTING FROM THE ROLEX FASTNET RACE'S ROLEX FASTNET RACE COURSE WHATEVER THE WEATHER OR COWES AT THE START OF THE LARGEST MONOHULL YACHTS AT MAP TIME OF DAY, ROUNDING THE 2017 ROLEX FASTNET RACE THE START OF THE START OF THE FASTNET ROCK IS AN 2017 RACE Credits: © Rolex UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo

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THE NEEDLES LIGHTHOUSE IS THE ROLEX FASTNET RACE WAS THE ROLEX FASTNET FLEET PASS ROUNDING THE FASTNET ROCK ONE OF A NUMBER OF FAMOUS FIRST HELD IN 1925 AND NOW MANY LANDMARKS EN ROUTE TO OFF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF LIGHTHOUSES ON THE ROLEX REGULARLY ATTRACTS OVER 300 THE FINISH, THE NEEDLES AND IRELAND IS A SEMINAL MOMENT FASTNET COURSE BOATS HURST CASTLE MARK THE EXIT FOR ALL COMPETING CREWS FROM THE SOLENT Credits: © Rolex/ Daniel Forster Credits: © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo Credits: © Rolex/ Daniel Forster Credits: © Rolex/ Carlo Borlenghi

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THE FASTNET ROCK IS AN ICONIC TURNING POINT FOR THE RETURN LEG TO PLYMOUTH

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