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{{Short description|Biennial offshore yacht race}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}
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|caption=Official logo of the 2011 Fastnet Race
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|finish={{ubli|[[Plymouth]] (1925–2019)|[[Cherbourg]] (since 2021)}}
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The '''Fastnet Race''' is a biennial offshore [[yacht race]] organized by the [[Royal Ocean Racing Club]] (RORC) of the [[United Kingdom]] with the assistance of the [[Royal Yacht Squadron]] in [[Cowes]] and the City of [[Cherbourg]] in France. 

The race is named after the [[Fastnet Rock]] off southern [[Ireland]], which the race course rounds. Along with [[Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race]] and the [[Newport-Bermuda Race]], it is considered one of the classic big offshore races with each distance approximately {{convert|625|nmi|mi km}}, testing both inshore and offshore skills, boat and crew preparation and speed potential. From its inception, the Fastnet Race has proven highly influential in the growth of offshore racing and remains closely linked to advances in yacht design, [[sailing]] technique and safety equipment.

The Fastnet Race has been sponsored by the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] watch manufacturing company [[Rolex]] since 2001. The Race prize is known as the Fastnet Challenge Cup.{{TOC right}}

The race's main focus is on monohull handicap racing, which is presently conducted under the [[Royal Ocean Racing Club]]'s own [[International Rating Certificate|IRC]] Rating Rule, which is awarded the overall trophy. However, the race has recently opened to more classes, including multihulls and providing one design class starts for the [[Volvo Ocean Race]] Class, [[IMOCA 60]] and [[Class40]]. It has also seen an increase in participation in double-handed racing.

==Course==

The Fastnet is a challenging race. Taking place in August, the race is often provided with Westerlies that are strong to gale force in strength. The succession of [[low pressure system]]s which advance on Ireland and Britain across the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] provide a constantly moving weather pattern for which Fastnet navigators must plan. These [[depression (weather)|depressions]] are mostly centered north of the English Channel. Knowledge of where meteorological disturbances are likely to occur, and how best to use them, is key to success in the race.

===1925 to 2019 course===
[[File:Fastnet Race parcours.png|right|thumb|275px|Original course (1925–2019)]]
The Fastnet Race took place every two years over a course of {{convert|608|nmi}}. The race started off [[Cowes]] on the [[Isle of Wight]] on the south coast of [[England]] at the [[Royal Yacht Squadron]]. Leaving [[the Solent]] through [[the Needles]] Channel, the race followed the southern coastline of England westward down the [[English Channel]] before rounding [[Land's End]]. After crossing the [[Celtic Sea]], the race rounded the [[Fastnet Rock]] off the southwest coast of [[Ireland]]. Returning on a largely reciprocal course, the race rounded the [[Isles of Scilly]] before finishing at [[Plymouth]].

The Royal Western Yacht Club, which supported the RORC with the finish of the race in Plymouth, now runs a race on the original course.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rwyc.org/plymouth-fastnet-500 |title=Plymouth Fastnet 500 Race |website=www.rwyc.org}}</ref>

===2021 course===
The race starts off the [[Royal Yacht Squadron]] start line of [[Cowes]] on the [[Isle of Wight]] on the south coast of [[England]] at the [[Royal Yacht Squadron]]. Leaving [[the Solent]] through [[the Needles]] Channel, the race follows the southern coastline of England westward down the [[English Channel]], before rounding [[Land's End]]. After crossing the [[Celtic Sea]], the race rounds the [[Fastnet Rock]] off the southwest coast of [[Ireland]]. Returning on a largely reciprocal course, the race rounds the [[Isles of Scilly]] before finishing at [[Cherbourg]].

The finish was changed to [[Cherbourg]] from Plymouth in order to accommodate increased fleet sizes. Facilities at Plymouth were cited by organizers as one of the main reasons for the change.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rorc.org/news/news-2019/royal-ocean-racing-club-to-finish-the-rolex-fastnet-race-in-cherbourg|title=Royal Ocean Racing Club - Royal Ocean Racing Club to finish the Rolex Fastnet Race in Cherbourg |website=www.rorc.org}}</ref> This was not universally welcomed due to the nearly 100 year heritage of the course and race. This change also increases the course distance to over {{convert|700|nmi|km}}.

Coastal landmarks passed along the route include: [[The Needles]], [[Portland Bill]], [[Start Point, Devon|Start Point]], [[The Lizard]], [[Land's End]], the [[Fastnet Rock]], [[Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly|Bishop's Rock]] off Scilly, and Cherbourg breakwater.

==History==
[[Weston Martyr]], a British yachtsman, conceived the idea of the race after having competed in [[Bermuda|Bermudian]] yacht races. Entered by seven vessels, the inaugural Fastnet Race was won by ''[[Jolie Brise]]'' in 1925. The race ran annually until 1931, and subsequently biennially apart from a break after 1939 during World War II, resuming in 1947.

===1979 Fastnet Race===
{{main|1979 Fastnet race}}
A severe [[European windstorm]] during the [[1979 Fastnet race|1979 race]] resulted in the deaths of 21 people (15 competing yachtsmen and 6 observers)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.southernstar.ie/news/cape-memorial-service-recalls-fastnet-tragedy-4093766 |title=Cape memorial service recalls Fastnet tragedy |work=Southern Star |date=3 September 2015 |access-date=6 February 2025}}</ref> and the involvement of some 4,000 others in what became the largest-ever rescue operation in peacetime. The disaster led to a major overhaul of the rules and the equipment required for the competition.<ref name = "fastnet_inquiry">{{cite web| title = 1979 Fastnet Race Inquiry| url = http://www.blur.se/images/fastnet-race-inquiry.pdf | publisher = [[Royal Yachting Association]], [[Royal Ocean Racing Club]] | first1 = Sir Hugh | last1 = Forbes | first2 = Sir Maurice | last2 = Laing | first3 = Lt. Col. James | last3 = Myatt | year = 1979 | access-date = 23 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="lessons"/> Several books have since been written about the 1979 race, which remains notorious in the yachting world for its loss of life.<ref name="fastnet_inquiry"/><ref>{{cite book|last1=Rousmaniere |first1=John |author-link1=John Rousmaniere |year=1980 |title=Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing |type=Paperback |page=304 |publisher=[[W. W. Norton & Company]] (17 April 2000) |isbn=978-0-393-30865-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.yachtingworld.com/yw/fastnet/ |title=Fastnet 79: The Disaster that Changed Sailing (Eye witness accounts) |newspaper=[[Yachting World]] |access-date=24 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223095135/http://www.yachtingworld.com/yw/fastnet |archive-date=23 December 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In the 1979 race, "15 sailors died, five boats sank, and at least 75 boats flipped upside down".<ref name="lessons">{{cite web |url=http://www.sailnet.com/forums/racing-articles/20646-revisiting-lessons-fastnet.html |first1=John |last1=Rousmaniere |date=January 2000 |title=Revisiting Lessons from the Fastnet |publisher=SailNet.com |access-date=25 November 2013}}</ref>

===Capsize of ''Drum'' (1985)===
The race drew further attention from outside the sport in 1985 when the [[maxi yacht]] ''[[Drum (yacht)|Drum]]'' [[capsize]]d after the [[keel]] sheared off due to a design error.  The boat was helmed by the New Zealander Phil Holland, brother of its designer [[Ron Holland]].  Pop star [[Simon Le Bon]] from [[Duran Duran]], co-owner and crew member of ''Drum'', was trapped under the [[hull (watercraft)|hull]] with five other crew members for twenty minutes, until being rescued by the [[Royal Navy]]. The Search and Rescue Diver was Petty Officer Air Crewman (POACMN) Larry "Scouse" Slater of [[771 Naval Air Squadron]] who appeared on ''[[This Is Your Life (UK TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'' on 9 April 1986.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arnoldclarkdrum.com/about-us/ |title=The History of Arnold Clark Drum |publisher=Arnold Clark |access-date=7 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211104133/http://www.arnoldclarkdrum.com/about-us/ |archive-date=11 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===1999 Fastnet Race===
Many of the fleet contestants experienced a total [[Solar_eclipse_of_August_11,_1999|solar eclipse]] in the Celtic Sea on the way to the Fastnet Rock.<ref>{{cite news
 |url         = https://www.theguardian.com/science/1999/jun/07/eclipse.uknews
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20151017090419/https://www.theguardian.com/science/1999/jun/07/eclipse.uknews
 |archive-date = 17 October 2015
 |date        = 7 June 1999
 |publisher   = Guardian
 |title       = Boats warned of freak winds during eclipse
 |url-status     = live
}}</ref>

===2007 Fastnet Race===
The RORC in 2007 set an entry limit of 300 boats for the first time. The start of the 2007 Race was postponed by 25 hours, due to a severe weather warning. This was the first time this had been done in the race's 83-year history. Overnight [[gale force]] winds and resulting extreme seas forced over three-quarters of the boats to retire, sheltering in ports along the south coast of England, including [[Torbay]], [[Plymouth]] and [[Weymouth, Dorset|Weymouth]].

By 10:00hrs on 16 August, 207 boats of the 271-strong field had retired with at least three suffering rig problems.<ref name="bbc20070814">{{cite news
 |url         = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6942302.stm
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090820034309/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6942302.stm
 |archive-date = 20 August 2009
 |date        = 14 August 2007
 |publisher   = BBC
 |title       = Severe weather hits Fastnet crews
 |url-status     = dead
 |df          = dmy-all
}}</ref><ref name="rorc2007">{{cite web
 | url = https://www.rolexfastnetrace.com
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200818063411/https://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/en/
 | archive-date = 18 August 2020
 | title = Rolex Fastnet Race fleet facing gale-force winds
 | publisher=[[Royal Ocean Racing Club]]
}}</ref>

Despite the conditions, Mike Slade's ''Icap Leopard 3'', launched in June 2007, set a new record of 44 hours 18 min, taking almost 9 hours off the previous record set in 1999.  Ger O'Rourke's ''Chieftain'' was the overall winner on corrected time.

===2011 Fastnet Race===
A record number of 320 boats entered the 2011 race – the largest total since the ill-fated 1979 race (303 entries). A total of nineteen nations were represented, with the bulk of entries still from Britain and France.

In 2011, the 100-foot maxi yacht ''[[Rambler 100]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-14538321 |title=Crew rescued from Fastnet Race yacht Rambler 100 |date=15 August 2011 |publisher=BBC   |access-date=16 August 2011}}</ref> [[turtling (sailing)|turtled]] after her keel broke off between [[Fastnet Rock]] and the [[Pantaenius Buoy]] (a temporary race mark placed southwest of the Fastnet Rock<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cil.ie/safety-navigation/notices-to-mariners/2013-07-pantaenius-buoy.aspx |title=2011-11-Rolex Fastnet Race-Pantaenius Buoy |website=www.cil.ie |date=27 May 2011 |access-date=17 August 2011}}</ref>). All 21 crew were rescued safely. Sixteen were rescued from the upturned hull, by the RNLI [[Baltimore Lifeboat Station|Baltimore Lifeboat]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global/2011/aug/16/fastnet-race-yacht-capsize-rescue |title=Fastnet race yacht capsizes off Ireland |work=The Guardian|access-date=13 May 2013|location=London|first=Ben|last=Quinn|date=16 August 2011}}</ref> ''Hilda Jarrett''.  A further 5 crewmembers, including the owner/skipper [[George David]], had floated away from the vessel, but managed to link themselves together.  They were in the water for approximately 2.5 hours, before being rescued by a [[Baltimore, Ireland|Baltimore]] based diving vessel, ''Wave Chieftain''.  One of these crewmembers, Wendy Touton, suffered [[hypothermia]] and was taken by helicopter to [[Tralee]] General Hospital.<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.rnli.org.uk/who_we_are/press_centre/news_releases/news_release_detail?articleid=714916
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120403034633/http://www.rnli.org.uk/who_we_are/press_centre/news_releases/news_release_detail?articleid=714916
 |archive-date = 3 April 2012
 |title       = Baltimore RNLI in major rescue operation off the Cork coast after Fastnet yacht capsizes
 |author      = Niamh Stephenson
 |date        = 15 August 2011
 |publisher   = RNLI
 |access-date  = 16 August 2011
 |url-status     = dead
 |df          = dmy-all
}}</ref> Four crew-members had been below decks at the time of capsize and were not adequately dressed for egress into the sea. All uninjured crew were taken to Baltimore.<ref>{{cite web
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110807023318/http://www.sailinganarchy.com/index_page1.php
 |archive-date = 7 August 2011
 |url         = http://www.sailinganarchy.com/index_page1.php
 |title       = Rambler capsized
 |date        = 15 August 2011
 |publisher   = Sailing Anarchy
 |access-date  = 16 August 2011
 |url-status     = dead
 |df          = dmy-all
}}</ref> The [[Naval Service (Ireland)|Naval Service]] patrol ship ''[[LÉ Aoife (P22)|LÉ Aoife]]'' remained with the hull, worth $10,000,000 before the capsize, before it was towed to [[Barleycove]] by the [[Castletownbere]]-based tug ''Ocean Bank''.<ref name="irishtimes20110817">{{cite news
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110822212841/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0817/breaking11.html
 |archive-date = 22 August 2011
 |url         = http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0817/breaking11.html
 |title       = Inquiry into sinking under way
 |date        = 17 August 2011
 |author      = Lorna Siggins
 |newspaper        = The Irish Times
 |access-date  = 6 October 2011
 |url-status     = dead
 |df          = dmy-all
}}</ref><ref name="rousmaniere4">{{cite news |url=http://www.sailmagazine.com/cruising-news/sailing-accidents-lessons-learned |title=Sailing Accidents: Lessons Learned |first1=John |last1=Rousmaniere |date=13 September 2012 |access-date=27 November 2013 |newspaper=[[Sail (magazine)|Sail]]}}</ref>

The Fastnet Monohull Race record was set at 42hrs 39min by Volvo Open 70 "Abu Dhabi", skippered by Ian Walker.

===2013 Fastnet Race===
Plymouth Yacht Haven was selected as host port RORC Increased the number of entries to meet demands. With the entry limit of 300 filled within 24 hours, over 100 boats on the waiting list and entries from multihulls, IMOCA 60s and Class 40s still coming in, demand for places in 2013's Fastnet Race has been at its highest level thus far.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cruiserracing.ie/blog/2013/02/26/rorc-increase-entries-to-rolex-fastnet-race/|title=RORC Increase Entries to Rolex Fastnet Race|publisher=Cruise Racing|access-date=13 May 2013}}</ref>

Winners (the following results are to be considered provisional):
IRC Overall: Night And Day, a JPK 10.10 owned by Pascal Loison;
MOCRA Multihull: Oman Air - Musandam, a MOD 70 owned by Sidney Gavignet.

===2015 Fastnet Race===
The 340-boat registration limit was reached in 4 minutes and 24 seconds setting a new record.

Winners:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/results/2015/rfr-irc-overall02.html|title=Sailing Results|website=www.rolexfastnetrace.com|language=en|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/News-2015/|title=News 2015|work=Rolex Fastnet Race Website|access-date=2017-03-01|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201180018/http://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/News-2015/|archive-date=1 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

IRC Overall: Courrier Du Leon, a JPK 10.10 owned by Géry Trentesaux.

MOCRA Multihull: Spindrift 2 a VPLP owned by Yann Guichard & Dona Bertarelli.

Line Honours: 2 Days 15 Hours 42 Minutes - ''[[Comanche (yacht)|Comanche]]'' - VPLP/Verdier 100 Super Maxi Owned by Jim & Kristy Hinze Clark, Skippered by Ken Read

===2017 Fastnet Race===
[[File:Fastnet weekend 2017 (36287943471).jpg|right|thumb|275px|Yachts racing off [[Cowes]] at the start of the 2017 Fastnet Race.]]
The 2017 Fastnet Race started on 6 August 2017 and featured all 2017-2018 Volvo Ocean Race Teams. Yachts longer than 100 feet were also allowed to race.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/News-2015/100-foot-limit-relaxed-for-2017-rolex-fastnet-race.html|title=100 foot limit relaxed for 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race {{!}} News 2015|last=RORC|work=Rolex Fastnet Race Website|access-date=2017-03-01|language=en-GB}}</ref>

Winners:<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/competitors/race-documents/results/results-2017|title=Results 2017|work=Rolex Fastnet Race Website|access-date=2019-07-09|language=en-GB}}</ref>

IRC Overall: Lann Ael 2, a JNA 39 owned by Didier Gaudoux.

MOCRA Multihull: Concise 10 a MOD 70 owned by Tony Lawson.

Line Honours: 1 Day 18 hours and 55 minutes – ''Concise 10'' – MOD 70 owned by Tony Lawson, Skippered by Ned Collier Wakefield.

===2019 Fastnet Race===
The 2019 Fastnet Race started on 3 August 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/news/888-rolex-fastnet-race-2019-change-of-date|title=ROLEX Fastnet Race 2019 - Change of Date |website=www.rolexfastnetrace.com |language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> For the first time, boats not following the IRC standard were allowed to enter the competition.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rorc.org/news/news-2019/rolex-fastnet-race-s-most-complete-pantheon-of-offshore-race-boats|title=Royal Ocean Racing Club - Rolex Fastnet Race's most complete pantheon of offshore race boats|website=www.rorc.org|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref> All entries were filled within four minutes and 37 seconds when entry opened on 7 January.<ref name=":0" />

Skipper [[Franck Cammas]] took Multihull [[line honours]], despite running aground within the first few hours. This was the first sub-30 hour run, beating [[Loïck Peyron|Loick Peyron]] and the crew of ''Banque Populaire’s'' 2011 time by 4h 45m. The ''Macif'' of [[François Gabart|Francois Gabbart]] lost the line honours by only 58 seconds, having led just minutes in prior. In third place, was the ''Sodebo Ultim 3'' of [[Thomas Coville]].<ref name="RORC 2011-08-16">{{cite web|date=15 August 2011|title=Fastnet Minisite |url=http://fastnet.rorc.org/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813184420/http://fastnet.rorc.org/|archive-date=13 August 2011|access-date=16 August 2011|publisher=[[Royal Ocean Racing Club|RORC]]|df=dmy}}</ref>

The adjusted time race was won by the Wizard, a [[Volvo Open 70]], owned by David and Peter Askew and sailed by [[Charlie Enright]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/results/2019/rfr-irc-overall02.html|title=Sailing Results|website=www.rolexfastnetrace.com|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref>

===2021 Fastnet Race===
[[File:Fastnet 2021 KC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|Scenes off Cowes seafront at the start]]

2021 was the first year where the race finish was in [[Cherbourg]]. It started on 8 August 2021 in a strong south westerly breeze.

Winners:<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/en/raceresults |title=Results |website=www.rolexfastnetrace.com}}</ref>

IRC Overall: Sunrise, a JPK 1180 owned by Thomas Kneen and navigated by Tom Cheney & Suzy Peters

MOCRA Multihull: Allegra, a 84&nbsp;ft Nigel Irens designed catamaran sailed by Adrian Keller

IMOCA 60: Apivia sailed by Charlie Dalin & Paul Meilhat

==Race records==

===Original course===
The [[monohull]] race record is 42&nbsp;hrs 39&nbsp;min, set by [[Ian Walker (sailor)|Ian Walker]]'s [[Volvo Open 70]] ''Abu Dhabi'' (UAE) in 2011. The other two [[Volvo Open 70]] participating in the 2011 Fastnet Race (''Groupama 4'' and ''Team Sanya'') also broke the previous record, which had been set by ICAP Leopard in 2007.

The multihull race record is currently 28h 02m 26s by ''Maxi Edmond de Rothschild.'' Skipper [[Franck Cammas]] took Multihull [[line honours]] on 4 August 2019, despite running aground within the first few hours. This was the first sub-30 hour run, beating [[Loïck Peyron|Loick Peyron]] and the crew of ''Banque Populaire’s'' 2011 time by 4h 45m. The ''MACIF'' of [[François Gabart|Francois Gabbart]] lost the line honours by only 58 seconds, having led just minutes prior.<ref name="RORC 2011-08-16"/>

The World Speed Sailing Record Council also recognises the course record for an [[Passage sailing record#(Original) Fastnet Course|official record]], which is currently held by ''Maserati'', a [[MOD 70]] skippered by Giovanni Soldini, on 21 May 2021 in a time of 23&nbsp;hrs, 51&nbsp;mins and 16&nbsp;secs, beating the previous record by more than one hour and bringing the record under 24 hours.<ref>{{Cite web|last=World Sailing Speed Record Council|date=2022-01-09|title=New Fastnet record: MOD70 Maserati sets new fastest time|url=https://www.sailspeedrecords.com/records|access-date=2022-01-09|website=World Sailing Speed Record Council|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Revised course ===
In 2021 the course was changed to being from Cowes to [[Cherbourg]] in France via the Fastnet Rock.

==Winners==

===Corrected time===
{{dynamic list}}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Yacht !! Owner !! Design !! Designer !! Ref.
|-
|1925 || {{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Jolie Brise]]'' || Lt Cdr [[E. G. Martin]] || || Alexandre Pâris || 
|-
|1926 || {{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Camper and Nicholsons#Ilex|Ilex]]'' || [[Royal Engineers]] || || [[Charles Ernest Nicholson|Charles E. Nicholson]] || 
|-
|1927 || {{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Tally Ho (yacht)|Tally Ho]]'' || [[Baron Stalbridge]] || || [[Albert Strange]] || 
|-
|1928 || {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[Niña (yacht)|Niña]]'' || Paul Hammond || || [[Starling Burgess]] || 
|-
|1929 || {{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Jolie Brise]]'' || Lt Cdr [[E. G. Martin]] || || Alexandre Pâris || 
|-
|1930 || {{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Jolie Brise]]'' || Lt Cdr [[E. G. Martin]] || || Alexandre Pâris || 
|-
|1931 || {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[Dorade (yacht)|Dorade]]''   || [[Roderick Stephens Sr]]|| || [[Sparkman & Stephens]] || 
|-
|1933 || {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[Dorade (yacht)|Dorade]]'' || [[Roderick Stephens Sr]]|| || [[Sparkman & Stephens]] || 
|-
|1935 || {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[Stormy Weather (yacht)|Stormy Weather]]'' || [[Philip LeBoutillier]]|| || [[Sparkman & Stephens]] || 
|-
|1937 || {{flagicon|NED}} ''[[Zeearend]]'' || [[Kees Bruynzeel]] || || [[Sparkman & Stephens]] || 
|-
|1939 || {{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Bloodhound (yacht)|Bloodhound]]'' || [[Ike Bell]]|| || [[Camper and Nicholsons]] || 
|-
|1947 || {{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Myth of Malham]]'' || [[John Illingworth (yacht designer)|Capt. J. H.Illingworth]] || || [[John Laurent Giles]] || 
|-
|1949 || {{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Myth of Malham]]'' || Capt. J. H.Illingworth || || [[John Laurent Giles]] || 
|-
|1951 || {{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Camper and Nicholsons#YeomanII|Yeoman]]'' || [[Owen Aisher]]|| || [[Camper and Nicholsons]]
|-
|1953 || {{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Favona (yacht)|Favona]]'' || [[Sir Michael Newton]]|| || [[Robert Clark (Naval Architect)|Robert Clark]]
|-
|1955 || {{flagicon|USA}} ''Carina'' || [[Dick Nye]] || || [[Philip Rhodes]]
|-
|1957 || {{flagicon|USA}} ''Carina'' || [[Dick Nye]] || || [[Philip Rhodes]]
|-
|1959 || {{flagicon|SWE}} ''[[Anitra (yacht)|Anitra]]''   || [[Sven Hansen]] || || [[Sparkman & Stephens]]
|-
|1961 || {{flagicon|NED}} ''[[Zwerver II]]'' || Otto van der Vorm || || [[Sparkman & Stephens]]
|-
|1963 || {{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Clarion of Wight]]''  || Derek Boyer DFC || || [[Sparkman & Stephens]]
|-
|1965 || {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[Rabbit (yacht)|Rabbit]]'' || Dick Carter || || Dick Carter
|-
|1967 || {{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Pen Duick|Pen Duick III]]'' || [[Éric Tabarly]] || || [[Éric Tabarly]]
|-
|1969 || {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[Red Rooster (yacht)|Red Rooster]]'' || Dick Carter || || Dick Carter
|-
|1971 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ''[[Ragamuffin (yacht)|Ragamuffin]]''  || [[Syd Fischer]] || || [[Sparkman & Stephens]]
|-
|1973 || {{flagicon|BRA}} ''[[Saga (yacht)|Saga]]'' || [[Erling Lorentzen]] || || [[Sparkman & Stephens]]
|-
|1975 || {{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Golden Delicious (yacht)|Golden Delicious]]'' || Richard & Harvey Bagnall || Nicholson 33 || [[Ron Holland]]
|-
|1977 || {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[Imp (yacht)|Imp]]'' || David Allen || || [[Ron Holland]]
|-
|1979 || {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[Tenacious (yacht)|Tenacious]]'' || [[Ted Turner]] || || [[Sparkman & Stephens]]
|-
|1981 || {{flagicon|BEL}} ''[[Mordicus]]'' || Taylor and Volterys || || Mauric/Gaubert
|-
|1983 || {{flagicon|NED}} ''[[Shamrock (Dutch yacht)|Shamrock]]'' || Maller & Snoeren  || || [[Hellevoetsluis]]
|-
|1985 || {{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Panda (yacht)|Panda]]'' || Peter Whipp || || [[Philippe Briand]]
|-
|1987 ||{{flagicon|IRL}} ''[https://afloat.ie/sail/sailing-clubs/royal-ocean-racing-club/item/34402-1987-fastnet-winner-racing-for-ireland-finally-gets-full-recognition Irish Independent/Full Pelt]''|| Stephen Fein || || Ed Dubois
|-
|1989 || {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[Great News]]'' || [[John Calvert-Jones]]/[[Tom Blackaller]] || || [[Farr Yacht Design]]
|-
|1991 || {{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Min-O-Din]]'' || [[John Humphries (yachtsman)|John Humphries]]/[[Matt Humphries]] || || David Thomas
|-
|1995 || {{flagicon|SWE}} ''[[Nicorette (1989 yacht)|Nicorette]]'' || [[Ludde Ingvall]] || || Ribadeau-Dumas/Simonis Voogd
|-
|1997 || {{flagicon|SWE}} ''[[Royal Blue (yacht)|Royal Blue]]'' || [[Gunnar Ekdahl]]|| || Ribadeau-Dumas/Simonis Voogd
|-
|1999 || {{flagicon|FRA|civil}} ''[[IMOCA 60 Helvim|Whirlpool-Europe 2]]'' || [[Catherine Chabaud]] || [[IMOCA 60]] || [[Marc Lombard]]
|-
|2001 || {{flagicon|NED}} ''[[Tonnerre de Breskens]]'' || [[Piet Vroon]]|| Custom Lutra 52 || [[Lutra Design Group]]
|-
|2003 || {{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Engima (yacht)|Nokia Engima]]'' || [[Charles Dunstone]] || 77&nbsp;ft Maxi || Reichel/Pugh<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/aug/14/sailing.nokia | title=Dunstone and Nokia hit high note for new wave | website=[[TheGuardian.com]] | date=14 August 2003 }}</ref>
|-
|2005 || {{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Iromiguy]]'' || [[Jean-Yves Chateau]]|| Nicholson 33<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Rolex-Fastnet-Thirty-year-old-design-wins/-18602?source=google |title = Rolex Fastnet- Thirty year old design wins |website=www.sail-world.com}}</ref> || [[Ron Holland]]<ref>{{cite web| url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/nicholson-33-34-ton| title = SailboatData.com - NICHOLSON 33 3/4 TON Sailboat |website=sailboatdata.com}}</ref>
|-
|2007 || {{flagicon|IRL}} ''[[Chieftain (yacht)|Chieftain]]'' || [[Ger O'Rourke]]|| Cookson 50 || [[Farr Yacht Design]]
|-
|2009 || {{flagicon|SWE}} ''[[Rán 2]]'' || [[Niklas Zennström]] || Maxi 72 ||[[Judel Vrolijk]]
|-
|2011 || {{flagicon|SWE}} ''[[Rán 2]]'' || [[Niklas Zennström]] || Maxi 72 || [[Judel Vrolijk]]
|-
|2013 || {{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Night and Day (yacht)|Night and Day]]'' || [[Pascal Loison]]||  JPK 1010 ||Jacques Valer
|-
|2015 || {{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Courrier Du Leon]]'' || [[Géry Trentesaux]]|| JPK 10.80 || Jacques Valer
|-
|2017 || {{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Lann Ael 2]]'' || [[Didier Gaudoux]]|| IRC39 Custom || [[Joubert-Nivelt]]
|-
|2019 || {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[Groupama 4|Wizard]]'' || [[David Askew|David]] & [[Peter Askew]]|| [[Volvo Ocean 70]] Modified || [[Juan Kouyoumdjian]]
|-
|2021 || {{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''Sunrise'' || Thomas Kneen ||JPK 1180 ||Jacques Valer
|-
|[[2023 Fastnet Race|2023]] || {{flagicon|SUI}}Caro || Maximilian Klink || 2021' (Modified TP52) || Botin ||  <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.botinpartners.com/portfolio/bp333-caro-52/ | title=BP333 – Caro 52 - Botin Partners | date=26 May 2021 }}</ref>
|}

===Monohull Line honours===
{{dynamic list}}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year !! Yacht !! Owner !! Yacht Type/Designer !! Elapsed Time !! Ref.
|-
|1925
|{{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Jolie Brise]]''
|Lt Cdr [[E. G. Martin]]
|Alexandre Pâris
|6d 03h
|
|-
|1926
|{{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Hallowe'en (yacht)|Hallowe'en]]''
|Col [[J. F. N. Baxendale]]
|William Fife
|3d 19h 05m
|
|-
|1927
|{{flagicon|USA}} ''[[La Goleta (yacht)|La Goleta]]''
|[[R. St.L. Beverley]]
|Alden || 
|
|-
|1928
|{{flagicon|USA}} ''[[Niña (yacht)|Niña]]''
|[[Paul Hammond & others]]
|Starling Burgess || 
|
|-
|1929
|{{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Jolie Brise]]''
|[[Bobby Somerset]]
|Alexandre Pâris || 
|
|-
|1930
|{{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Jolie Brise]]''
|[[Bobby Somerset]]
|Alexandre Pâris || 
|
|-
|1931 || {{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Patience (yacht)|Patience]]'' || [[H. E. West]]|| [[Charles Nicholson]] || 
|
|-
|1935 || {{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Kismet III]]'' ||  || [[William Fife]] || 
|
|-
|1937 || {{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Bloodhound (yacht)|Bloodhound]]'' || Isaac Bell || [[Charles Nicholson]] || 
|
|-
|1939 || {{flagicon|Nazi Germany|naval}} ''[[Nordwind (yacht)|Nordwind]]'' || [[Kriegsmarine]] ||  || 3d 16h 23m
|
|-
|1947 || {{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Latifa (yacht)|Latifa]]'' || [[Michael Mason (sailor)|Michael Mason]]|| [[William Fife]] || 
|
|-
|1949 || {{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Latifa (yacht)|Latifa]]'' || [[Michael Mason (sailor)|Michael Mason]]|| [[William Fife]] || 
|
|-
|1951 || {{flagicon|SWE}} ''[[Circe (yacht)|Circe]]'' || Carl Hardeberg || [[Sparkman & Stephens]]
|
|
|-
|1953 || {{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Bloodhound (yacht)|Bloodhound]]'' || Isaac Bell || [[Charles Nicholson]] || 
|
|-
|1955 || {{flagicon|Spain}} ''[[Mare Nostrum (yacht)|Mare Nostrum]]'' ||  || [[Sparkman & Stephens]] || 
|
|-
|1961 || {{Flagicon|Holland|variant=|size=}} ''Stormvogel'' || [[Cees Bruynzeel|Cornelius "Cees" Bruynzeel]] ||[[E. G. van de Stadt|van de Stadt]]
|
|
|-
|1965 || {{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Gitana IV]]'' || [[Edmond Adolphe de Rothschild|Edmond de Rothschild]] ||  || 3d 9h 40m
|
|-
|1971 || {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[American Eagle (yacht)|American Eagle]]'' || [[Ted Turner]] || ||
|
|-
|1977 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ''[[Ballyhoo (yacht)|Ballyhoo]]'' || [[Jack Rooklyn]]|| ||
|
|-
|1979 || {{flagicon|BMU}} ''[[Condor of Bermuda]]''
|[[Bob Bell (campaigner)|Bob Bell]]
|[[John Sharp (yacht designer)|John Sharp]]
|2d 23h 25m
|
|-
|1981 || {{flagicon|BMU}} ''[[Condor (yacht)|Condor]]''
|[[Bob Bell (campaigner)|Bob Bell]]
|[[Ron Holland]] || 
|
|-
|1983 || {{flagicon|BMU}} ''[[Condor (yacht)|Condor]]''
|[[Bob Bell (campaigner)|Bob Bell]]|| [[Ron Holland]] || 
|
|-
|1985 || {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[Nirvana (yacht)|Nirvana]]''
|[[Marvin Green]]
|[[Dave Pedrick]]
|2d 12h 34m
|
|-
|1989 || {{flagicon|NZL}} ''[[Steinlager II]]'' || [[Peter Blake (sailor)|Peter Blake]] || [[Bruce Farr]] || 
|
|-
|1993 || {{flagicon|ESP}} ''[[Galicia '93 Pescanova]]'' ||  || [[Bruce Farr]] || 
|
|-
|1995 || {{flagicon|SWE}} ''[[Nicorette (1989 yacht)|Nicorette]]''
|[[Ludde Ingvall]]
|Ribadeau-Dumas/Simonis Voogd || 
|
|-
|1997 || {{flagicon|EUR}} ''[[BIL (yacht)|BIL]]'' ||  ||  || 
|
|-
|1999 || {{flagicon|NZL|civil}} ''[[RF Yachting]]''
|[[Ross Field (sailor)|Ross Field]]
|[[Bruce Farr|Farr]] Grand Mistral 80
|2d 05h 08m
|
|-
|2001
|{{flagicon|ITA|civil}} ''[[Stealth (yacht)|Stealth]]''
|[[Gianni Agnelli]]
|[[German Frers|Frers]] 92 Maxi
|2d 10h 58m
|
|-
|2003
|{{flagicon|NZL|civil}} ''[[Alfa Romeo I]]''
|[[Neville Crichton]]
|Reichel Pugh 90 Maxi
|2d 09h 02m 00s
|
|-
|2005
|{{flagicon|NZ|civil}} ''[[Maximus (racing yacht)|Maximus]]''
|[[EBS Yachting]]
|[[Greg Elliott|Elliott]] 98 Maxi
|2d 20h 02m 07s
|
|-
|2007
|{{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[ICAP Leopard 3 (yacht)|ICAP Leopard 3]]''
|[[Mike Slade]]
| [[Bruce Farr|Farr]] 98 Maxi
|1d 20h 18m 53s
|
|-
|2009
|{{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[ICAP Leopard 3 (yacht)|ICAP Leopard 3]]''
|Mike Slade
| [[Bruce Farr|Farr]] 100 Maxi
|2d 11h 09m 36s
|
|-
|2011 
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Azzam (2011 yacht)|Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Ian Walker (sailor)|Ian Walker]]|GBR}}
| [[Volvo Ocean 70|Farr Volvo Ocean 70]]
|1d 18h 39m 00s
|
|-
|2013
| {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Alfa Romeo II|Esimit Europa 2]]
| Igor Simcic
| Reichel Pugh 100 Maxi
| 2d 12h 27m 49s
|
|-
|2015
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Comanche (yacht)|Comanche]]
|[[James H. Clark|Jim Clark]] & [[Ken Read]]
| Verdier VPLP 100 Supermaxi
|2d 15h 42m 26s<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/185069/Monohull-line-honours-for-Comanche | title=Monohull line honours for Comanche in the Rolex Fastnet Race }}</ref>
|
|-
|2017
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rambler 88]]
|George David
| Juan-K 27m Canting Maxi
|2d 09h 34m 21s
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/en/archives/75-news-2017/850-rambler-88-claims-monohull-line-honours | title=Rambler 88 claims monohull line honours }}</ref>
|-
|2019
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rambler 88]]
|George David
| Juan-K 27m Canting Maxi
|1d 19h 55m 02s
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sail-world.com/news/220611/Rambler-88-wins-line-honours-in-Rolex-Fastnet-Race | title=Rambler 88 claims third consecutive monohull line honours in the Rolex Fastnet Race |website=www.sail-world.com}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[ClubSwan 125|Skorpios]]
|[[Dmitry Rybolovlev]] || Juan-K [[ClubSwan 125]]
|2d 08h 33m 55s
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/en/videos/1085-skorpios-takes-line-honours-in-cherbourg | title=Skorpios takes line honours in Cherbourg |website=www.rolexfastnetrace.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[2023 Fastnet Race|2023]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[IMOCA 60 Macif 2|MACIF]]
| [[Charlie Dalin]]|| Verdier [[IMOCA 60]]
| 2d  07h 16m 26s
|
|}

===Multihull Line honours===

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year !! Elapsed Time !! Skipper !! Yacht !! Designer !! Ref.
|-
|1999
| 1d 16h 27m || [[Loick Peyron]]
| Fujicolor || ORMA 60 trimaran
|
|-
|2001
|  ||
|  ||
|
|-
|2003
|  ||
|  ||
|
|-
|2005
|  ||
|  ||
|
|-
|2007
|  ||
|  ||
|
|-
|2009
|  ||
|  ||
|
|-
|2011 
|1d 08h 48m 46s || [[Loick Peyron]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Banque Populaire V]]'' || [[VPLP]]
|
|-
|2013
|1d 14h 53m 58s||[[Yann Guichard]] & [[Dona Bertarelli]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Banque Populaire V|Spindrift 2]]'' || [[VPLP]]
|
|-
|2015
|2d 10h 57m 41s || [[Yann Guichard]] & [[Dona Bertarelli]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Banque Populaire V|Spindrift 2]]'' ||[[VPLP]]
|
|-
|2017
|1d 18h 55m 00s || [[Ned Collier Wakefield]]
|{{flagicon|GBR}} ''[[Concise 10]]'' || [[MOD 70]] Tri - [[VPLP]]
|
|-
|2019
|1d 04h 02m 26s ||Cyril Dardashti
|{{flagicon|FRA}} ''Gitana 17'' ||100&nbsp;ft Ultime Tri - [[Guillaume Verdier]]
|
|-
|2021
| 1d 9h 14m 54s|| Cyril Dardashti
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Maxi Edmond De Rothschild|| [[Ultim 32/33]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sailing Results |url=https://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/results/2021/rfr-open-multihull02.html |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=www.rolexfastnetrace.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[2023 Fastnet Race|2023]] 
| 1d 08h 38m 27s||[[François Gabart]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}}  SVR Lazartigue ||[[Ultim 32/33]] - [[VPLP design|VPLP]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=SAILRACEHQ |url=https://sailracehq.com/raceresults/20a539ec-6361-4fc5-b65b-ee93f9ce847b |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=sailracehq.com |language=en}}</ref>
|}

===Class 40===

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year !! Sail No. !! Yacht Name !! Sailors !! Design !! Elapsed Time !! Finisher !! Starters !! Ref.
|-
| 2009 || GBR 30 || Initiatives Saveurs - Novedia Group || {{flagathlete|[[Tanguy de Lamotte]]|FRA}}<br />{{flagathlete|[[Liz Wardley]]|PNG}}<br />Guillaume Le Brec|| 2007 / Rogers / CMI || 3d 15h 19m 30s  || 18 || 19 
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.class40.com/en/bateaux/29-up-sailing-unis-pour-la-planete.htm|title = UP SAILING, unis pour la planète (30) - Class40 |website=www.class40.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2011 || GBR 30 || Initiatives - Alex Olivier || {{flagathlete|[[Tanguy de Lamotte]]|FRA}}<br />Thomas GAVERIAUX<br />Tanguy LEGLATIN<br />David SINEAU || 2007 / Rogers / CMI || 3d 14h 17m 28s || 17 || 20 ||
|-
| 2013 || FRA 130 || GDF SUEZ || {{flagathlete|[[Sebastien Rogues]]|FRA}}<br />Arthur Le Vaillant<br />Fabien Delahaye<br />Bertrand Castelnerac|| 2013 / Manuard / Mach 40 || 3d 03h 18m 30s || 17 || 19 || <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.class40.com/en/bateaux/128-optimus-prime.htm|title=Croatia full of life (130) - Class40 |website=www.class40.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 || ESP 123 || Tales II || {{flagathlete|[[Gonzalo Botin]]|ESP}}<br />+Crew || 2013 / Botin / Longditud 0 || 3d 09h 17m 22s || 22 || 23 || <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.class40.com/en/bateaux/123-tales-ii.htm|title = Tales II (123) - Class40 |website=www.class40.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2017 || FRA 144 || V And B || {{flagathlete|[[Maxime Sorel]]|FRA}}<br />Antoine CARPENTIER<br />{{flagathlete|[[Sam Manuard]]|FRA}}<br />Jonas GERCKENS || 2015 / Manuard / Mach 40.3 || 3d 03h 22m 27s || 23 || 26 || <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.class40.com/en/bateaux/144-kite.htm|title=Kite (144) - Class40 |website=www.class40.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 || FRA 153 || Lamotte - Module Création || {{flagathlete|[[Luke Berry]]|GBR}}<br />{{flagathlete|[[Corentin Douguet]]|FRA}}<br />{{flagathlete|[[Frédéric Denis]]|FRA}}<br />{{flagathlete|[[Arnaud Berland]]|FRA}} || 2018 / Manuard / Mach 40.3 || 2d 11h 13m 22s || 15 || 19 
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.class40.com/en/bateaux/153-lamotte---module-creation.htm |title=Lamotte - Module Création (153) - Class40 |website=www.class40.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2021 || FRA 160 || Palanad 3 || {{flagathlete|[[Antoine Magre]]|FRA}}<br />{{flagathlete|[[Will Harris (sailor)|Will Harris]]|GBR}}<br />{{flagathlete|[[James Crampton]]|GBR}}<br />{{flagathlete|[[Damien Arnol]]|FRA}} || 2020 / Manuard / Mach 40.4  || 3d 10h 27m 25s || 26 || 32 
| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.class40.com/en/courses/221-rolex-fastnet-race-.htm | title=Rolex Fastnet race - Class40 |website=www.class40.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2023 || FRA 177 || Everial || {{flagathlete|[[Erwan Le Draoulec]]|FRA}}<br>{{flagathlete|[[Julien Hereu]]|FRA}}<br>{{flagathlete|[[Pep Costa]]|FRA}}<br>{{flagathlete|[[Robin Follin]]|FRA}} || 2022 / Verdier / Pogo S4|| 03d 10h 22m 02s || 17 || 21
| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.class40.com/en/courses/259-rolex-fastnet-race-.htm | title=Rolex Fastnet race - Class40 |website=www.class40.com}}</ref>
|}

===IMOCA 60===

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Starters !! Finisher 
! Elapsed Time !! Sailors
! Sail No. !! Yacht Name !! Design 
! Ref.
|-
|2005
|13
|12
|3 - 11:42:13
|{{flagathlete|[[Jean-Pierre Dick]]|FRA}}
|FRA06
|[[IMOCA 60 Paprec|Virbac-Paprec]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rolex Fastnet 2005 Results |url=https://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/results/2005/ffvo02.html |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=www.rolexfastnetrace.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2007 || 9 || 14 
| 2 - 02:17:44 || {{flagathlete|[[Vincent Riou]]|FRA}} 
| FRA 85 || [[IMOCA 60 PRB 3|PRB (3)]] ||
|
|-
| 2009 || 11 || 11 
| 2 - 17:00:15 || {{flagathlete|[[Sebastien Josse]]|FRA}} 
| 888 || [[IMOCA 60 Estrella Damm|BT]] || 2007 - Farr || 
|-
| 2011 || 6 || 6 
| 1 - 23:21:27 || {{flagathlete|[[Vincent Riou]]|FRA}} 
| FRA 85 || [[IMOCA 60 PRB 4|PRB (4)]] ||  
| 
|-
| 2013 || 7 || 7 
| 2 - 19:22:19 || {{flagathlete|[[Francois Gabart]]|FRA}}{{flagathlete|[[Michel Desjoyeaux]]|FRA}}
| FRA 301 || [[IMOCA 60 Macif|MACIF]] ||  
|
|-
| 2015 || 8 || 9
| 3 - 00:09:53 || {{flagathlete|[[Vincent Riou]]|FRA}} <br /> Nicolas Andrieu <br /> Sebastien Col <br />+Others
| FRA 85 || [[IMOCA 60 PRB 4|PRB (4)]] || 
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sail-world.com/Australia/2015-Rolex-Fastnet-Race-overall-Video/-137770?source=google|title = 2015 Rolex Fastnet Race overall + Video |website=www.sail-world.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 || 18 || 20
| 2 - 01:32:28 || Skipper - {{flagathlete|[[Jeremie Beyou]]|FRA}}<br />Co-Skipper - {{flagathlete|[[Christopher Pratt]]|FRA}}<br />Crew 1 - <br />Crew 2 - <br />Crew 3 - 
| FRA 8 || [[IMOCA 60 Charal|Charal]] || 2019 VPLP || <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/en/news/931-charal-shakes-off-competition-to-claim-rolex-fastnet-race-honours|title=Charal shakes off competition to claim Rolex Fastnet Race honours |website=www.rolexfastnetrace.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.imoca.org/en/news/news/charal-shakes-off-competition-to-claim-rolex-fastnet-race-honours-1 |title = Charal shakes off competition to claim Rolex Fastnet Race honours |website=www.imoca.org}}</ref>
|-
| 2021 || 11 || 12
| 2 - 16:51:24 || {{flagathlete|[[Charlie Dalin]]|FRA}} <br />{{flagathlete|[[Paul Meilhat]]|FRA}}
| FRA79 || [[IMOCA 60 Apivia|Apivia]] || 2019 Verdier
|
|-
| 2023 || 27 || 29
| 2 - 07:16:26 || {{flagathlete|[[Charlie Dalin]]|FRA}} <br />{{flagathlete|[[Pascal Bidégorry]]|FRA}}
| FRA79 || [[IMOCA 60 Macif 2|MACIF]]|| 2023 Verdier
|<ref name="fretter">{{cite magazine |last1=Fretter |first1=Helen |title=IMOCAs win race to Cherbourg with Macif first monohull in Rolex Fastnet Race |url=https://www.yachtingworld.com/fastnet-race/imocas-win-race-to-cherbourg-with-macif-first-monohull-in-rolex-fastnet-race-147160 |access-date=20 August 2023 |magazine=Yachting World |date=24 July 2023}}</ref> 
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.rolexfastnetrace.com Rolex Fastnet Race official website]
** [https://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/files/downloads/2023_docs/RORC_50th_yearbook.pdf "Flying High at Fifty"] – detailed history through 2023
* [http://www.rorc.org/ Royal Ocean Racing Club] – organising club for the Fastnet Race
* [http://www.bbc.com/programmes/p00972yw BBC World Service programme, 25 August 2010] – Matthew Sheehan discusses his experiences in the 1979 race and the drowning of his father
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/robhodgetts/2009/08/night_of_the_long_grinds.html "Night of the Long Grinds"] – BBC Sport, Rob Hodgetts, 14 August 2009
* [https://horizonandpointofview.com/2017/01/04/the-stories-of-the-first-three-fastnet-races/ "The Stories of the First Three Fastnet Races"] – Thad Danielson, 4 January 2017

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