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Class 40

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Show news Youngest and only female competitor enters the GSC
Cole Brauer will undertake this challenge on her Class40 yacht
Posted on 5 Sep Lorient central to Globe40 second edition
A new planetary adventure to share with the Lorient Agglomération
Posted on 1 Sep Australia's sole Global Solo Challenge entrant
Kevin Le Poidevan will set off in the Global Solo Challenge on 28 October
Posted on 23 Aug Top Tales from a tough Rolex Fastnet Race
Stories from the spectacular and gruelling 50th edition
Posted on 28 Jul Worthy Class40 winners in the Rolex Fastnet Race
Some of the most impressive offshore racers of this size were competing
Posted on 26 Jul Impossibly close Ocean50 Rolex Fastnet victory
For Anglo-French duo Luke Berry and Antoine Joubert
Posted on 25 Jul Huge win for MACIF in the 50th Rolex Fastnet Race
Charlie Dalin and Pascal Bidegorry first monohull into Cherbourg
Posted on 25 Jul Rolex Fastnet Race: Fastnet Rock expressway
Yesterday's trickle of yachts last night turned into a torrent
Posted on 24 Jul Rolex Fastnet Race: Planetsail's view
Matthew Sheahan picks up the action a day before the start and during the first 24 hours
Posted on 24 Jul Rolex Fastnet Race outright record falls
SVR Lazartigue finishes at 21:38:27 BST on Sunday
Posted on 24 Jul Conditions drop in the Rolex Fastnet Race fleet
After a tough first 24 hours the wind has abated in the English Channel and Celtic Sea
Posted on 23 Jul 2023 Rolex Fastnet Race day 1
Severe opening night impacts on fleet
Posted on 23 Jul Rolex Fastnet Race start Michael Tambling gallery
A great view of the front-runners from the top of Hurst Castle
Posted on 23 Jul Rolex Fastnet Race start Tom Hicks photo gallery
It was a brutal start to the 50th edition of the race
Posted on 23 Jul Record-sized fleet sets sail
On blustery 50th Rolex Fastnet Race
Posted on 22 Jul Rolex Fastnet Race start Trevor Pountain gallery
The conditions were gnarly as the fleet entered the Hurst Narrows
Posted on 22 Jul 50th Rolex Fastnet Race start Ingrid Abery gallery
It was wet and windy today as the 450 yacht fleet set off
Posted on 22 Jul Brisk Rolex Fastnet Race start forecast
More and more boats are arriving in Cowes for Saturday's 1pm start
Posted on 21 Jul David Linger prepares his Class 40 for the GSC
Juggling local commitments in his hometown of Seattle with preparation
Posted on 21 Jul 23 Class40s ready for the 50th Rolex Fastnet Race
Competitors will set off to the Fastnet lighthouse, before finishing off Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
Posted on 21 Jul How to follow the 50th Rolex Fastnet Race
More than 450 entries for this special anniversary race
Posted on 20 Jul Fresh upwind start forecast for Rolex Fastnet Race
Forecasts get increasingly accurate the more short term they are
Posted on 19 Jul Marblehead to Halifax Race and summer updates
Roger Junet and Joe Harris finished the Globe40 in March
Posted on 18 Jul One week to the 2023 Rolex Fastnet Race race start
Seven days until the sails rise, hearts race, and dreams chase the horizon
Posted on 15 Jul Italians Class 40 favourites in Rolex Fastnet Race
The Class40 is by far the most successful 40 footer of all time
Posted on 14 Jul Transat Jacques Vabre 2023: a record entry
Over 100 duos are expected (81 registered and 20 on standby)
Posted on 11 Jul Drheam Cup 2024: see you next year!
The three courses will be identical to the previous edition's
Posted on 11 Jul TJV Normandie Le Havre: 30th anniversary this year
Back in the autumn of 1993 there were 13 sailors who answered the call to race
Posted on 8 Jul Sailing Solo with Ari Känsäkoski's Class40 Fuji
He has a detailed knowledge of his boat, systems, and equipment
Posted on 8 Jul RORC Cowes Dinard St Malo Race to begin on Friday
The race has attracted 204 boats with over 1000 crew on board from 16 different nations
Posted on 4 Jul
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Phoenix Class40 (formerly Sec.Hayai)
© Sec.Hayai Winning Class40 - Renaud Courbon's The 3 Bros
© Paul Wyeth / www.pwpictures.com `First Light` OCD Class40
© Cole Brauer Ocean Racing Cole Brauer
© Cole Brauer Ocean Racing Globe40 event
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40 Globe40 event
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40 That famous rock at Fastnet
© Le Poidevin Charities Kevin Le Poidevin supports
© Le Poidevin Kevin Le Poidevin at sea
© Le Poidevin Roaring Forty - Class 40 vessel as used by Kevin Le Poidevin in the 2023 Global Solo Challenge
© Le Poidevin Renaud Corbin's Class40 The 3 Bros
© Paul Wyeth / RORC Charles de Coquet's Class40 Concise 8
© Paul Wyeth / pwpictures.com Palermo-Montecarlo Race - Act Socomec
© Palermo-Montecarlo Juan Merediz on Waypoint, Class40 Pogo 40s
© Pep Portas / RCNV Waypoint
© Pep Portas After an intense contest amongst the 21 x Class40s it was eventually Erwan Le Draoulec's Everial, a 2022 vintage Verdier-designed Pogo S4, that prevailed
© Paul Wyeth / pwpictures.com After an intense contest it was eventually Erwan Le Draoulec's Everial, a 2022 vintage Verdier-designed pogo S4, that prevailed - Rolex Fastnet Race
© Nicolas Touzé / Arrivée Fastnet Cherbourg Everial's young skipper Erwin Le Draoulec (left) with his competitor Alla Grande Pirelli's Ambrogio Beccaria (right) - Rolex Fastnet Race
© Paul Wyeth / www.pwpictures.com Alla Grande Pirelli was one of eight boats that had been called OCS at the start on Saturday, the 120 minute time penalty, dropping the Italians to sixth place - Rolex Fastnet Race
© Paul Wyeth / pwpictures.com Renaud Bourbon's The3Bros passing the Needles Lighthouse at the start of the race, prior to retiring - Rolex Fastnet Race
© Paul Wyeth / pwpictures.com 50th Rolex Fastnet Race start
© Michael Tambling 50th Rolex Fastnet Race start
© Tom Hicks / www.solentaction.com 50th Rolex Fastnet Race start
© Tom Hicks / www.solentaction.com 50th Rolex Fastnet Race start
© Tom Hicks / www.solentaction.com 50th Rolex Fastnet Race start
© Tom Hicks / www.solentaction.com The Class40 THE3BROS of Renaud Courbon passing the Needles during the 50th Rolex Fastnet Race
© Paul Wyeth / www.pwpictures.com 50th Rolex Fastnet Race start
© Trevor Pountain 50th Rolex Fastnet Race start
© Trevor Pountain 50th Rolex Fastnet Race start
© Trevor Pountain 50th Rolex Fastnet Race start
© Ingrid Abery / www.ingridabery.com
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