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Rolex Fastnet Race 2011 Regional Focus, Uk ! Bristol ROLEX FASTNET RACE 2011 ROLEX FASTNET RACE 2011 REGIONAL FOCUS, UK ! BRISTOL, AVON EDITH GRAY, PILOT CUTTER, JOHN RAYMOND-BARKER Edith Gray is a new boat launched this year by RB Boatbuilding Ltd of Bristol who also built Morwenna which is also taking part in the Rolex Fastnet this year. She is based on the smaller Pilot Cutters of the Bristol Channel, which were renowned for their seaworthiness and reliability and are reputed to be at the pinnacle of working sailing boat design. Edith Gray is traditionally built, larch on oak with bronze and copper fastenings. She has a Gaff Cutter rig with roller furling on the main and jibs set flying. Builder John Raymond-Barker will be racing her with six other crew although she will comfortably sleep nine. She has a full size chart table and a large galley with hot and cold running water and “Best of all is the woodburning stove that can be kept alight whilst sailing for those chilly nights or winter days,” says John. LOA: 38' 6", Beam: 11' 6", Draft: 7'6", Displacement: 17 tonnes - www.wildsailing.co.uk! CHESHIRE ! LAURA, Sovereign 400, Richard Stain: Built in Skipper Richard Stain’s back garden in Cheshire over a period of 7 years, Laura is possibly the only home-build in the race. Her hull is a Sovereign 400, by Rob Humphries, purchased second-hand in Cornwall. “Launched in 2005, Laura has done several races, including the 3 Peaks yacht race and the 2009 Fastnet where she finished in the middle of the fleet. The crew includes Mike Curtis and Welshman, Carl Davies who Richard met in the 3 Peaks. Mike has his own Sigma 38 and we did the Scottish Isles Peaks race in it just a month ago, coming 14th out of 43. Carl is a fisherman out of Conwy - gets some great lobsters and prawns. Doesn’t mind a bit of weather - handy chap to have on a boat. Ed Simmons, a friend of my son, competed once in the laser world championships. A great sail trimmer. Yury Volkovoy is fairly new to sailing, getting lots of experience very quickly. Chuck from Canada may also take part. I’ve been sailing for 20 years, since I was 40. Did the ARC in my little Sadler 29, 3 Peaks yacht race twice (Came 2nd in Tilman Trophy in 2007). Fastnet in 2009.” Explaining why he enjoys the Fastnet, Richard commented: “I love the camaraderie of it all, and the competitiveness. Being a handicap race anyone can win, in theory. Laura is a cracking boat and if we get a blow she can do very well. We have high hopes of doing very well in our class. How would that be for a home built boat!” ROLEX FASTNET RACE 2011 CORNWALL ! FALMOUTH - Cornish sailors embody true Corinthian spirit of Rolex Fastnet Race: Robin Elsey – Yeoman of Wight/BKA, J/109 One of the youngest crew members in the Rolex Fastnet Race, this 18 year old from Falmouth is in the 6th Form at Truro school. Robin has been a member of the British Keelboat Academy, a partnership between the RYA and UKSA, since last winter. He was a member of the RYA Volvo National Laser Standard Youth Squad and competed in many World Championships in Toppers, Laser Radial and Laser Standard. His thoughts about competing in the Rolex Fastnet Race: "It will be a fantastic experience to be able to compete in the Rolex Fastnet Race as it is one of the most important ocean races in the world as well as one of the most difficult. My dream is to compete in the Volvo Ocean Race and I see this as a key stepping stone to complete that ambition." Robin Edwards – British Beagle, Sigma 36 Robin Edwards, who is also based in Falmouth and a well-known face among the Cornish sailing fraternity, will be co-skippering and sailing double-handed on the Sigma 36 British Beagle. As co-skipper Charles Emmett puts it: "He has a list of trophies that most could only dream of and he is probably the best helmsman I have ever sailed with”. He helmed British Beagle to honours in 2010 in the top PY class in Falmouth Week. In 2008 and 2009 he won his class in Falmouth Week in his GK 24 ‘Hooligan’ and then went on to win Fowey Week helming a Sadler 34 ‘Hawk’. In 2009 he was also awarded ‘Top Yacht’ over all fleets in Falmouth Week for the most wins. Over the last 10 years, he has won countless regattas since winning the SW championships in his Ajax ‘Nemesis’ as an 18 year old. Lt Col Nick Bate – British Soldier, A40 Lt Col Nick Bate, will be skippering the Army Sailing Association's British Soldier, an Archambault 40. She is sailed by a squad of around 100 serving soldiers on return from operational tours, offering them a chance to race offshore when on leave or between jobs. Nick himself has completed operational tours in Iraq (twice), Afghanistan, Bosnia and Kosovo. A number of injured soldiers also sail British Soldier as part of their rehabilitation under initiatives such as Toe in the Water, Battleback and Out on a Limb. This year British Soldier is racing in the Atlantic Ocean Racing Series, which started with the Caribbean 600 Race (1st in Class and 11th overall against many big-budget, professional yachts). After completing the Annapolis-Newport Race in June and the Newport to The Lizard Transatlantic Race, British Soldier will compete in the Rolex Fastnet Race and Biscay Race. Apart from the skipper and one other, there will be a different crew for each race in the Atlantic Ocean series. Nick explains why the British Army involve itself with sailing: "Ocean racing is firmly part of our ethos – the requirement for an adventurous spirit combined with the need for individuals to work as a team, in difficult and potentially dangerous conditions, when cold, wet and tired, far from the easy option of outside assistance." NORTH CORNWALL/ Trelights KERONIMO, Ker 40, Jonathan Goring: Keronimo is the first Ker 40, built by McConaghy Boats in China. She won her first RORC race, fresh out of the box; Class 1 of the Myth of Malham. She is a fast Grand Prix racing boat, capable of well in excess of 20 knots of boat speed in the right conditions. Keronimo’s crew are a mixture of Jonathan Goring’s crew from Jeronimo; the Rolex ROLEX FASTNET RACE 2011 Commodores’ Cup and Fastnet Class 2 winning J109 and talented sailors from the world of international match racing and offshore sailing. The afterguard includes Jonathan Goring, Simon Shaw (Ex GBR Challenge and World Match Racing Tour Champion), Mike Henning, Simon Schofield from Ker Yacht design and Jason Ker. FALMOUTH PARADOX, DAZCAT, Will Claxton and Matt Gill Cornish boatbuilders to compete in Rolex Fastnet Race 2001 in re-built boat Paradox is a British Dazcat boat sponsored by Advanced Composite Technicians Ltd and the Dawson Microsurgery Clinic. The joint owners and skippers are Will Claxton and Matt Gill. Paradox was built in 1997 for paraplegic yachtsman Alan Grace. She was destroyed on the start line of the 2007 Rolex Fastnet. Race Will and Matt bought the boat as a bare hull and undertook the task of rebuilding her. In 2009 they competed in the RSYC Biscay challenge and the Rolex Fastnet as sea trials in preparation for the RWYC Round Britain and Ireland Race. They are now entering the same races to improve the boat further in preparation for a two-handed Atlantic crossing in 2012. Will and Matt are business partners who share a passion for yacht racing. They say that their main reason for taking part in the Rolex Fastnet Race 2011 is that they “love getting wet, cold, tired and spending a fortune doing it!” They hope that the race will improve their performance and understanding of the boat. “We are expecting similar light winds to 2009 and would like to place first among the multihulls. Although 20-25 knots from the south would be nice, especially if it went round to the west after rounding the rock.” DEVON PLYMOUTH Plethora of Plymouth yachts vie for victory in this year's Rolex Fastnet Race: RUMPLETEAZER, Scanmar 33, Eric Bates: Among the record Fastnet fleet this edition will be a large number of Plymouth yachts including the well known local boat, Rumpleteazer, Scanmar 33, which has been racing round the 'cans' and offshore for 25 years. She will be skippered by experienced offshore sailor and veteran of two previous Fastnet races, Eric Bates. Their main reason for taking part is so that long term crew members Vernon Pike and Andy Thomas can complete the race, having had to retire in 2007; Vernon is 68 and has been sailing inshore and offshore for over 60 years but would like another chance to finish in the Rolex Fastnet Race 2011. Crew: Vernon Pike, John Chamberlain, Andy Thomas, Richard Burkat, Heidi Collins and Skipper, Eric Bates. APOLLO, J/133, Nigel Passmore: “Following the top result in 2009 in our TP 52, Apollo, I was persuaded by my eldest son Tom to do the Rolex Fastnet in comfort on our J133 cruiser, Apollo 3. With running hot water, heating, comfortable berths and furling sails, the race will be a far cry from the bare minimum blast on the TP 52? Sailing with a crew of just seven in the large Class 2 IRC section, it will be a good test for us.
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