Sunday August 3rd, 19 Class40s lined up, in Cowes, for the famous Rolex Fastnet Race.
Several teams led this 2019 edition which was very competitive.
If Cédric de Kervénoël, Nicolas Boidevézi and Sylvain Chanteloup (#61 / Cabinet Z) were the first to get out the Solent, William Mathelin-Moreaux, Marc Guillemot and Amaury François on Beijaflore (#154) rounded first the Fastnet rock Monday in the early morning.
But finally, Luke Berry and crew (Corentin Douguet, Frédéric Denis and Arnaud Berland) Lamotte-Module Création (#153) crossed the finish line first, in Plymouth, after 2 days 11 hours 13 minutes et 22 seconds only minutes before Beijaflore !
Catherine Pourre, Pietro Luciani, Alberto Riva and Tommaso Stella on Eärendil (#145) complete the podium.
The ranking : https://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/results/2019/rfr-class-forty02.html
Order at Fastnet rock : https://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/results/2019/rfr-class-forty01.html