| The competition features modified fastnet rules and has been likened to Twenty20 cricket and rugby sevens. |
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| Fierce gales damaged many yachts in the Fastnet race and forced 100 to retire. |
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| On 11 August 1979, 303 yachts, crewed by some 3,000 yachtsmen, left Cowes in the Isle of Wight to begin the 600 mile Fastnet Race. |
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| Back in the late 1970's I was at sea during a terrible storm in which several ships, including sailboats in the Fastnet Race, were lost. |
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| Rock, nothing but ocean waves for another 170 miles until the loom of the Fastnet light lifts above the horizon. |
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| An expert navigator and sailor, he competed in the Fastnet Race. |
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| Paddy was a lighthouse keeper at the Fastnet, like his father. |
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| The colt is the first foal out of Rose Of Cimmaron, a winning half-sister to Listed scorer Amah Rock, by Fastnet Rock. |
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| Other major sailing events hosted in Cowes include the Fastnet race, the Round the Island Race, the Admiral's Cup, and the Commodore's Cup. |
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| The Fastnet Race is a famous biennial offshore yacht race organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club of the United Kingdom. |
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| The Fastnet race was part of the Admiral's Cup during this time. |
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