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2022 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race – A Race Like No Other

Start: Cowes - Sunday 7 August 2022 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race LONDON: 2 November 2021 - First organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in 1976, the 1,805nm Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race is a true marathon of epic proportions. Held every four years, the next edition will start on Sunday 7th August 2022. Roughly three times longer than the … [Read more...] about 2022 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race – A Race Like No Other

More than 200 new recruits join Babcock’s Devonport Site

Babcock International, the aerospace, defence and security company, has welcomed more than 200 new apprentices and graduates to its Devonport operations. The 138 apprentices and 78 graduates will support a variety of projects and business areas, from life extension programmes on frigates and submarines, to advanced manufacturing happening on site. The apprentice roles are … [Read more...] about More than 200 new recruits join Babcock’s Devonport Site

Babcock International secures contract to support the Irish Naval Service

Babcock International, the aerospace, defence and security company, has been awarded a contract to deliver the installation of a variable speed drive system for the central cooling system on board the Irish Navy’s P60 Samuel Beckett Class. The variable speed drive system was first installed on the central cooling system of the fourth Offshore Patrol Vessel, LÉ George Bernard … [Read more...] about Babcock International secures contract to support the Irish Naval Service

Apivia – stand-out IMOCA performance in the Rolex Fastnet Race

An exceptional example of an extraordinary boat paired up with a hugely talented crew has been the combination of Apivia with doublehanders Charlie Dalin and Paul Meilhat competing in this 49th Rolex Fastnet Race. They arrived in Cherbourg early this morning scoring a resounding win in the 13-strong IMOCA fleet. This came as some small vindication after Dalin suffered victory … [Read more...] about Apivia – stand-out IMOCA performance in the Rolex Fastnet Race

First MOCRA multihull screams into Cherbourg on Rolex Fastnet Race

While it is hard to draw attention in the Rolex Fastnet Race away from the fast and the glamorous at the front end of the fleet, we must spare a thought for the smaller boats among Sunday’s 337 starters. As the mighty Ultime trimaran Maxi Edmond de Rothschild was arriving in Cherbourg having devoured the 695 mile course in just over one day, Alaistair Cooke’s Sigma 36 Sundance … [Read more...] about First MOCRA multihull screams into Cherbourg on Rolex Fastnet Race

Slow boats past the Scillies in the Rolex Fastnet Race

Ironic after Sunday’s brutal start, less than 48 hours in and across the Rolex Fastnet Race fleet competitors have been struggling in light winds, especially around the Traffic Separation Scheme between Land’s End and the Scilly Isles and, for those right at the front of the fleet, off Cherbourg. Since last night’s arrival of Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, to a tumultuous … [Read more...] about Slow boats past the Scillies in the Rolex Fastnet Race

Maxi Edmond de Rothschild establishes new Rolex Fastnet Race record

The extraordinary 32m long Ultime Maxi Edmond de Rothschild showed a clean pair of heels to the rest of the fleet in the 49th Rolex Fastnet Race arriving this evening (Monday 9 August) at 20:24:54 BST, setting a new record for the race’s new longer 695 mile course to Cherbourg of 1 days 9 hours 15 minutes and 54 seconds. As the huge blue and white trimaran arrived in … [Read more...] about Maxi Edmond de Rothschild establishes new Rolex Fastnet Race record

Skorpios fends off Apivia to be first monohull to the Rock

Almost 10 hours after the lead Ultime trimaran, Russian Dmitry Rybolovlev’s brand new ClubSwan 125 Skorpios became the first monohull to round southwest Ireland’s most famous rock this evening. Due to this year’s mostly upwind conditions being more ‘typically Rolex Fastnet Race’, even the massively fast Skorpios, was unable to better the record monohull time to the Fastnet Rock … [Read more...] about Skorpios fends off Apivia to be first monohull to the Rock

Rolex Fastnet Race Ultimes round the Rock as the majority tackle Start Point

Despite a blustery start and first night at sea in the 49th Rolex Fastnet Race, competitors have been making good progress west down the English Channel, with the bulk of the fleet at breakfast time this morning south of Start Point. Since yesterday’s dramatic, brutal departure from the Solent for the 337 entries in 25+ knot southwesterly headwinds and violent wind against … [Read more...] about Rolex Fastnet Race Ultimes round the Rock as the majority tackle Start Point