Rolex Fastnet Race: Botin 52 Caro wins, what a domination of JPKs in doubles!

Time for the final verdicts for the Rolex Fastnet Race, which, after François Gabart’s record-breaking win on the maxi trimaran Ultim, Charlie Dalin’s victory among the Imoca 60s, and the photo-finish finish of the Class 40s, also elects the winner of the Overall Trophy, the first boat in IRC overall.

Rolex Fastnet Race – The IRC Standings.

Winning the Fastnet on corrected time is historically awarded by IRC overall. This year’s winner was Swiss Max Klink’s Botin 52 Caro, the author of a perfect race both in the initial strong wind and in the rather varied conditions that followed. Caro was followed on the podium by the Dutch of Team Jajo (VOR 65), and the Americans of Warrior Won (Tp 52). THE FULL RESULTS

Rolex Fastnet Race – JPK Dominance in Doubles.

Also interesting is the ranking of the doubles crews, numerous even in this very tough edition that forced many to retire. The podium was all about JPKs: victory went to Frenchman Romain Gibon’s JPK 1010 Les P’tits Doudous. In second place was another JPK 1010, Tracass, and third was JPK 1030 Juzzy.

The JPKs are not new to such exploitshavingalready conquered the Rolex Fastnet Race more than once and not only that, they are regulars on the podium at the Middle Sea Race as well.

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Rolex Fastnet Race – The day after of the Italian Class 40s

An epic edition for the Italian colors, with Class 40 skippers at one point making us dream of an all-Italian podium. So it was not, only Andrea Fornaro with Influence 2 finished third, although on the second Dekuple, there is a bit of Italy with Pietro Luciani. OCS at the start, however, penalized Ambrogio Beccaria and Alberto Bona, who halla the end, with the two-hour penalty, finished seventh and ninth. Here are statements from the protagonists post race:

Andrea
Fornaro
: “The predictions about the start in the first hours were very hard in fact that was the case. The start was really hard, there was a lot of current and a lot of boats, however we managed to stay inside the line, while a few boats started outside. The upwind to get to the end of England was really hard, from 20 up to 40 knots put a strain on the boat but it held up well, then the passage to Runnel Stone (UK) was really nice. In the Celtic Sea the wind made a big rotation to the right and then came back very strong; there we made a mistake because we kept a big sail instead we should have put a smaller one, so we arrived at the mythical Fastnet Rock having lost a little bit of the advantage we had accumulated before. The race then opened in a great stern and it was great to have a “war” of gybes with the other boats to get back to France. There we did well but also made some mistakes and then at the finish a couple of good edges together with also the very good boat speed helped us.”

Ambrogio Beccaria: “Still wonderful regatta although there remains some bitterness in the mouth for the OCS that prevented us from making a satisfactory result. Unfortunately. We got cheated by the contrary current on the starting line that had just reversed and pushed us out. Too bad because a two-hour penalty would have been almost impossible to make up. However, the boat behaved very well throughout the initial upwind, which was really tough in 35 knots…we broke everything and repaired as we went, but the damage didn’t slow us down. The boat is a spectacle, and the key thing for Nicolas and I was to qualify for the Transat Jacques Vabre in October and have some insights to work on together to better prepare ourselves.“