FAST40+ Race Circuit 2017 Season announced

by Louay Habib on 19 Oct 2016 The FAST40+ Class have announced their plans for the 2017 Race Circuit with eight events starting in April and concluding in October 2017. The FAST40+ Class will once again contest the prestigious One Ton Cup.

Owned by the Cercle de la voile de Paris (CVP), the One Ton Cup was created in Paris in 1899, coinciding with the 1900 Paris Olympic Games, the first to include sailing as an Olympic Sport. The One Ton Cup will be the showcase event of the year, and one of the five events counting as points scoring rounds for the 2017 FAST40+ Race Circuit. In addition, the 2017 FAST40+ National Championship, will be held during the RORC IRC National Championship in June.

15 teams contested the inaugural season with teams from England, Germany, Ireland, Scotland and South Africa. The fleet is expected to increase in 2017 with at least two new FAST40+ yachts in build for English and Swedish teams, and a Dutch team has purchased the winning yacht from 2016.

Bastiaan De Voogd's Dutch team will compete with the FAST40+ Class during the 2016 Hamble Winter Series, having purchased the 2016 FAST40+ Series winner, Carkeek 40+ Mk3 Girls on Film. Bastiaan is best known for his Sydney GTS 43 Coin Coin, winning class in the 2015 Rolex Fastnet Race and winning numerous inshore regattas, including the 2015 Dutch IRC National Championship.

The previous owner of Girls on Film, Peter Morton, has a new Carkeek 40+ Mk4 in build, and the team will be ready to defend their title for the 2017 Season. Stay tuned for future announcements by visiting the FAST40+ website for more details, including the full 2017 Events Schedule.