16 Jeanneau's expected for Fastnet Race 2013

[MalcolmP]

The Rolex Fastnet 2013 race starts tomorrow

An impressive line up of Jeanneau's are expected to be on the line including eight SF3200's and five SF37's

Follow their progress live on the Yellowbrick tracker at: 
fastnet.rorc.org/2013-fleet-tracking.html


Howling Monkey - John Twiggs - JOD 35 - GBR4343C
Fastrak IX - Nigel de Quervain Colley - Sun Fast 3200 - GBR4690R
Hot Pursuit - Richard Lewis - Sun Fast 3200 - GBR2904L
Ingwe - S d**e & D Anschutz - Sun Fast 3200 - GBR8432R
Kawan 2 - Francois Gouin - Sun Fast 3200 - FRA35916
Le MC Do De Cherbourg - Bruno James - Sun Fast 3200 - FRA36568
Ninjod - Paul Brant - Sun Fast 3200 - GBR8956R
Roxanne - Simon Mitchell - Sun Fast 3200 - GBR2539L
SNSP Hakuna Matata - Jean-Francois Nouel - Sun Fast 3200 - FRA35425
Desert Star - Ronan O Siochru - Sun Fast 37 - IRL1397
Ocean Whisper - Stuart Austin - Sun Fast 37 - GBR9237T
One Life - Hamble School of Yachting - Sun Fast 37 - GBR3708R
Quantum Leap - Glenn Smallcombe - Sun Fast 37 - GBR7733T
Storm Trooper - Stormforce Coaching - Sun Fast 37 - GBR7848T
Strata 3 - East Anglian Sea School - Sun Odyssey 36i - GBR980R
Strata 6 - East Anglian Sea School - Sun Odyssey 36i - GBR986R
Wild Spirit - Paul Jackson - Sun Odyssey 40 - GBR8799T

[MartyB]

have they allowed longer boats this year? I do not recall any thing above 35 or so ft in the yrs past? Maybe this is where the SF3600 design is coming from!

marty

[MartyB]

Now I am realizing this is the Fastnet, not transquadra like I Initially thought.......I guess I needsome new reading glass's or eyeballs! Noticed some tri's doing 18 knots! to bad my little boat will not do that eh!

[hoppy]

I just checked and the leading tri was doing 31.2 knots

By contrast the SO40 Wild Spirit is doing 6.60

[MartyB]

Ther leading tri's appear to be done, only have the small boats on the screen at the moment, those are going 5-7 knots, so a bit more to go before many are done.