Rolex Fastnet Race 2023 at Hurst Castle | Lively conditions, gusting Force 9.
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2023
- Hundreds of yachts set off from Cowes in the 50th edition of the Fastnet Race which was first sailed in 1925 by seven boats.
The wind was already around force 6-7, gusting 8, when the multihulls went through the Hurst narrows and rose to 8 gusting 9 when the smaller yachts arrived. Coupled with a change in the tide direction, so having wind-over-tide, this resulted in some lively conditions after 3pm (8 minutes on the video).
These were tough conditions for the smaller boats and some can be seen returning to the Solent in the video. Pip Hare's 'Medallia' is also seen returning - whilst apparently having difficulty with a furler - but they were shortly able to head west once more.
Yachts seen in this video include:
Banque Populaire
Lazartigue
Solidaires En Peloton
Komifo - Ocean Fifty 29
FRA 35
FRA 04
FRA 11
Charal
Apivia por MACIF
For People
FRA 17
Bureau Vallee
FRA 53
Morpheus 2199
Fortinet
Medallia
FRA 888
SUI 49
Teamwork.net
Monnoyeur
Lazare
ITA 34
CAN 80
La Mie Caline
Foussier
Hublot
FRA 71
FRA 22
NED 1
Wind Whisper
FRA 177
GBR 2747R
SUI 186
FRA 8668
FRA 115
NED 61137
FRA 185
NOR 15731
GBR 809
GBR 597R
GBR 1859L
GBR 8874R - Tall Ships Youth Trust
GBR 4147L - Zada
FRA 53239
GBR 6779R
IRL 1990
FRA 36736
GBR 3759L - Jelenko - Спорт
great video thanks, some crazy conditions there, thanks for not putting on music, it's much more real with just the sound of the wind and waves - awesome!
Thanks for the kind comments.
Great to see a bit of un-edited, un-scripted, straightforward reporting of some interesting conditions. Thank you.
The ketch at 12:32 was sailing beautifully, handling the conditions like a boss.
1973 ketch Nautor Swan 65 and still so perfect!
Having sailed through the Needles Channel many times, that Ketch looked to be the only one I would be happy on in those conditions.
Full agree!!!
Aussie boat I believe. If correct, they sailed from Aus just to participate in the Fastnet, and not for the first time. Edit: no different ketch, I was thinking of 72' Kialoa II, see her here: ua-cam.com/video/PNOvg22th1w/v-deo.html
Sure did, reefed and trimmed beautifully for conditions
Good to see all those storm jibs getting an airing!
It is good to have bad weather every so often. Designers and skippers need to remember that boats should be durable, not simply fast.
how many of those boats the keel snaps off
How right you are, fast alone won’t cut it, if a boat can’t bring her crew home safely it isn’t a safe boat to sail on
@@daviddelucia6202❤
На лодке опасно,можно выпасть,....лучше с берега смотреть@@kevinhaley8625
Man, that was brutal! Thanks for filming / sharing!
Fantastic video!! Thanks for sticking it out for us!
Such an incredible vantage point of the Fastnet Race. Shows the extreme conditions these sailors and support teams had to endure. Thanks for sharing! ⛵
Wow..just sitting here at a harbour waiting out a gale that is blowing through and happy not to be out there...watching this video reminds me of how much we love to sail.
Every boat that competes in that race is a winner regardless of final place!
Well done lads...now back to my coffee and brekky and more sailing videos!
Mike 😊
Great work - thanks for filming that!
Great footage! Having also spent the day at sea in similar weather (not @ Fastnet unfortunately) I came home to enjoy this!
amazing stuff, and footage! thanks! (and fascinating to see the huge variety of hull shapes and sizes. AND... the pretty broad range of sail area being flown. (can't believe a few boats seemed to have nearly full sail hoisted...and seemed to be performing as well as someone right next to them with nothing but stormsails).
Great footage of all the classes racing!! Thansk for posting!
Thanks for sharing those images!
Impressive how the tide and wind changed within one hour!
Super Film,
wer hier segelt ob erster oder ob letzter ist, ist ein könner❤
Ich stimme sehr zu!
Looks like everyone was having a marvelous time. I love weather like this.
me too, love heavy air.
Great video, thank you
Horrible conditions!
Fantastic filming. Really showed the conditions at Hurst. I've been there solo and over canvased and it can be very scary.
Thanks for standing out in that to film.
Interesting to compare the performance with reduced sail area. To my eye, in many cases, there was no performance deficit. Add to that the crew comfort and their race long performance; overall a gain to reduce sail.
Plus. Your boat doesn't break/you don't thoughtlessly endanger others having to rescue you....😮
Could not agree more. I frequently shorten sail early on the basis that "if you think you should be putting a reef in, put a reef in" and it never seems to affect overall boat speed noticeably, but it massively improves comfort.
Thanks for the video, best footage of the non exotic yachts I've seen. Very interesting to see reefed headsails on at least a couple of yachts, they were going well too.
Epic footage well done braving those conditions!
Thank you for posting!
A new. Era an a new breed of boats.❤
Thanks for takin us along.
Thanks for uploading.
Interesting to see the variety of sail settings from full main to full genny and all variations in between.
Thanks for sharing. It was interesting to watch!
Great video,many thanks for posting
Excellent footage, interesting to see how well most boats were coping. Exhilarating for the crews, but I'm glad I wasn't out there with them.
Fantastic footage. Wish there were more big boats like there were last race.
Great video ... thank you for sharing this!
Good footage. Thanks for the updates!
Thank you for not adding music.
great! I was hoping for this footage again this year
Great camerawork thanks.
Most modern yachts don’t like to be close hauled in stronger winds and choppy sea. While older designs like the shown Swan 65 an S&S design seems to be quite comfortable and great fun. Greeting’s from Copenhagen Jasper
yes that is absolutely the cas. old style design works much better here
@@aldertvanweeren3474 nope, a modern boat set up/sailed well will easily distance an equivalent length older boat every time.
Nice video! Lots of amazing boats!
Ahhh the Fastnet. Nice vid. Thanks
Thank you! Great pictures
wow, it looks even tougher than the 2021 edition. RORC should definitely extend their live coverage to include the bulk of the fleet passing Hurst Castle
It's on my list to sail that race one day. Hats off to all that have.
Brutal conditions out there hope they stay safe!
Thanks , Great shots
Great footage. Love it.
Great video !!!!❤
Fantastic footage !
An external look at what I experienced and saw from the deck at 15:30 s/y Fujimo ab POL14833.
Thank You very much for this excellent souvenir :)
Thank you for the kind comments.
Fantastic, thank you.
Outstanding! We must've been sat next to you. Needed a hot bath after an afternoon's thrilling spectating.
Lovely conditions 💯
Interesting to see how some of the boats with less sail out are doing better.
Thanks for a great video.
Great video !!!! Thank You. 👍 Not easy at all .. for all of them even with the storm sail ahh
Nice footage!!
That Solent 🕺💃🔥!!
Thanks a lot
(Remember leaving Portsmouth to France in pretty same conditions)
OMG. What absolutely miserable conditions for a race start. Good luck to them all. Tough race ahead.
Great video, shows that those who had set up their boats for the conditions could manage OK. Good call by Race Committee to start on time. It is an Ocean Race.
Nice footage. Thanks for sharing the shredding
Love the crew waving on GBR 4147L, thanks for sharing.
thank you !
Thank you😊
That's wonderful coverage ...I will watch this again and again...natures power posing some important decisions being made in multiple areas.....
Great video, I can imagine what it was like and I wouldn't want to be there ..
Awesome❤
Rod, what a beautiful film.
12:29 , that two master looked stable and smooth compared to all the other boats dancing around.
Sure did, reefed and trimmed beautifully for conditions
absolutely setup and sailed to perfection. That's Sydney yacht "Eve" a Swan 65.
I think it is the Maxi, Kailoa II - according to planetsail
Its wonderful - you can almost hear the clink of fine china and the pop of a bottle or two being opened below deck
Yep heavy long keel displacement....Easy to forget 60 years ago thats how they all looked and sailed....beautiful easy motion...a real sail boat.
Thank you
Nice conditions 👍🇬🇧
Really enjoyable to watch. That big ketch was lapping it up.
Great footage, jeez nasty conditions
Шикарное видео! Жаль что нет борьбы на знаке.. Спасибо оператору!
Thanks for the footage 3 reefs and a storm jib untill the sunrise !
Nice job!
looking Lively out there matey!!
Nice to see the storm jibs being used.
Great footage! Please do an extended version😃
I'll see how many un-used clips I have - and indeed all the ones used were trimmed fairly short. Will see what it looks like...
Chanan Dror <
17:37 (1 minute ago)
Excellent video, thanks to the brave photographer. Also for the great sailors
Thanks for the kind comment!
I love this weather..
great pics
2023-1925 = 98 years ago. My guess is there have been a few years when no race was held. Fascinating to see the variety of boats participating.
Yes, it was annual until 1931 and then became bi-annual, but then missed the war years.
Big respect to these skippers - really tough conditions with such strong wind against the tide
What an incredible event! This looks like a life changing event. Love it! (And thanks for the great footage.)
Buenísimo.
Cool to see Imp there.
Felt for Medallia, OCS at start so 2hr penalty and then the foresail unrolled causing more delays.
Wow. Many of these boats have way too much jib out for the conditions.
Looks like fun.
Wow looks like it was really blowin’! What do you reckon the wind speed was? Any capsizes?
Title says gusting to Force 9 😶, which is 75 - 88km/h or 41 - 47 knots. Gear-breaker stuff.
Pretty rough - but I’d love to be out there with them.
Beautiful. How fast does the tide run out here? The running monohull at 17:00 doesn't seem to make any speed over ground at all.
On springs, the west-going tide can be as much as 4.5 knots.
Some good (cross that out - excellent) video work especially of the smaller boats having to tough it out. Gnarly hardly describes it.
Many Thanks for the kind comment.
Toller Film! Als normaler Fahrtensegler kann man froh sein, nicht dabei zu sein sondern bewundernd zuhause mit einem Glas Rotwein die Kämpfe gegen Wind und See verfolgen zu können. Chapeau!
Ich stimme voll und ganz!
Brutal
A lovely British summer.
That looked like a rough start for some of the smaller boats! Good luck to all the crews! Is this the In-North East Shingles buoy @9:23?
Yes, that's the one!
@@RodOrmston Damn! Have seen this in much calmer conditions!
Damn, brutal conditions.
awesome
Brutal.
Ah, the joys of sailing in the British Isles.
I think Sailing in the British Isles is what makes British men and women more masculine than the rest of the people of the world. :)
Poor women@@donvandamnjohnsonlongfella1239
Great footage, makes sailing look good. Was nuking it through at that point.
Remarkably flat seas if it really was gusting force nine. What was the wind direction & state of the tide?
The sea state picks up after 8 minutes into the video.
Lively is bit of an understatement!
Don't sailers always understate the conditions? 😅
Ahoy there from Australia.
Le nouveau bateau de Charlie a l'air d'avoir une super glisse