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Rolex Fastnet Race Start Photo Gallery

by Mark Jardine 6 Aug 2017 17:12 BST 6 August 2017
A sea of sails in Christchurch Bay after the Rolex Fastnet Race start © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com

The view from Hurst Castle as the massive Rolex Fastnet Race fleet of 368 yachts and 2,700 sailors, including the Volvo Ocean Race fleet, start the famous race around the Fastnet rock.

Team Concise after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Team Concise after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Tonnerre after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Tonnerre after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Timeline passing Fort Albert after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Timeline passing Fort Albert after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Through Hurst Narrows after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Through Hurst Narrows after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet leaves the Solent after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet leaves the Solent after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
The multinational fleet passes The Hut after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
The multinational fleet passes The Hut after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
The mighty Rambler 88 negotiates traffic at Hurst after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
The mighty Rambler 88 negotiates traffic at Hurst after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
The gigantic Baltic 115 Nikata after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
The gigantic Baltic 115 Nikata after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Sparkling Solent after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Sparkling Solent after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Scallywag after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Scallywag after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Scallywag and Team Brunel after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Scallywag and Team Brunel after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Rambler 88 after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Rambler 88 after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Rambler 88 passes Colwell Bay after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Rambler 88 passes Colwell Bay after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Quite a bowsprit on GER 7111 after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Quite a bowsprit on GER 7111 after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Powering by past Hurst Castle after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Powering by past Hurst Castle after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Powerboats take on Rambler 88 after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Powerboats take on Rambler 88 after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Plenty of binoculars and cameras on the fleet after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Plenty of binoculars and cameras on the fleet after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Passing Fort Albert after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Passing Fort Albert after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Passing Colwell Bay after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Passing Colwell Bay after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
On their way in the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
On their way in the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Mid-tack after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Mid-tack after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Maverick after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Maverick after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
MAPFRE leaves the Solent after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
MAPFRE leaves the Solent after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
In the chop off Hurst Castle after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
In the chop off Hurst Castle after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Hugo Boss passing Hurst Castle after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Hugo Boss passing Hurst Castle after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Hugo Boss passes the Needles after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Hugo Boss passes the Needles after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Heavily reefed after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Heavily reefed after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
French boats through Hurst Narrows after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
French boats through Hurst Narrows after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
French boats passing The Hut after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
French boats passing The Hut after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Fleet passing Hurst Castle after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Fleet passing Hurst Castle after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Fleet in the Solent after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Fleet in the Solent after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Dutch yacht negotiating the chop after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Dutch yacht negotiating the chop after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Crowds at Hurst Castle watching the huge fleet after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Crowds at Hurst Castle watching the huge fleet after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
CQS exits the Solent after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
CQS exits the Solent after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Austrian X-41 after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Austrian X-41 after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
A crowded Western Solent after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
A crowded Western Solent after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
A stunning sight after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
A stunning sight after the Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Sam Kurtul / www.worldofthelens.co.uk
Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Sam Kurtul / www.worldofthelens.co.uk
Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Sam Kurtul / www.worldofthelens.co.uk
Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Sam Kurtul / www.worldofthelens.co.uk
Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Sam Kurtul / www.worldofthelens.co.uk
Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Sam Kurtul / www.worldofthelens.co.uk
Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Sam Kurtul / www.worldofthelens.co.uk
Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Sam Kurtul / www.worldofthelens.co.uk
Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Sam Kurtul / www.worldofthelens.co.uk
Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Sam Kurtul / www.worldofthelens.co.uk
Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Sam Kurtul / www.worldofthelens.co.uk
Rolex Fastnet Race start - photo © Sam Kurtul / www.worldofthelens.co.uk

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