With no yacht left on the course able to bettering the corrected time posted by Leon, the French yacht has been declared general winner of the centenary version of the Rolex Fastnet Race. Crusing double-handed, Alexis Loison and Jean Pierre Kelbert raced the ten.45 metre / 34 foot JPK 10.50 to victory towards a record-breaking fleet of excellent pedigree and expertise.
Successful this legendary race as soon as is an distinctive achievement, doing so twice is past the wildest desires and expectations of even essentially the most expert and gifted of sailors. Alexis Loison has carried out simply that, beforehand profitable in 2013 crusing along with his father, Pascal. Becoming a member of a band of six different skippers to have gained on multiple event, Loisin’s accomplishment is all of the extra exceptional provided that on each events he has carried out so double-handed.
It was not at all a easy activity. Not solely did the pair outwit the opposition, the vast majority of whom have been totally crewed, however their technique, decision-making and execution overcame the myriad of complexities that make up the 695nm Rolex Fastnet Race course. Organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Membership, the race has been partnered by Rolex since 2001. The quarter-century partnership represents a major aspect inside the model’s wider relationship with yachting, which started nearly 70 years in the past.
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