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The Royal Western Yacht Club are delighted to announce that Chris Parsonage of Chris Parsonage Racing is to be the title sponsor for this first running of the UK Fastnet 6.50.
This race is the first Mini Class event in the UK that has been approved by the governing body, Classe Mini.
The race will start from Plymouth on Sunday 5th August 2007 and will be open to all Mini Class boats, both Production and Prototype. The event will be a double-handed race from Plymouth around the Fastnet Rock and back.
The Royal Western Yacht Club has always been in the forefront of shorthanded sailing since the start of the famous OSTAR in 1960 and are keen to help to encourage interest in this very exciting class of boat in the UK.
The opening date for entries was 26th February, 2007.
The Course
The UK Fastnet course takes competitors about 500 miles around the Fastnet Rock and back to Plymouth.
The boats leave Plymouth Sound and sail west 90 miles to the Isles of Scilly. After rounding Bishop Rock the course runs north west for 160 miles to the Fastnet Rock off the southwest coast of Ireland.
The return course is via the same route.
The course will take the competitors about 4 days to complete in the prevailing winds.
The Result
Fidelia Assistance won the proto class with Vecteurplus second and Samba third.
The first production boat was Boero Yacht Paint with Edonis second and Genasun third.
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Pictures of the Start
and Finish!
Race Documents
Notice of Race
Entry Form
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Finish times
| Overall |
Class |
Sail N° |
Finish |
Skipper |
Crew |
Nationality |
Race Name |
Official Name |
P/S |
| 1 | 1 | 432 | 09-Aug 04:47 | Xavier Haize | Didier Le Vourch | FRA/FRA | FIDELIA ASSISTANCE | GOUTANOU | Proto |
| 2 | 2 | 265 | 09-Aug 13:22 | Aloys Claquin | Camille Lecointre | FRA/FRA | VECTEUR PLUS | MAÏ-MOANA | Proto |
| 3 | 3 | 601 | 10-Aug 07:15 | Thomas Valentin | Louis-Gabriel Valentin | FRA/FRA | SAMBA | SAMBA | Proto |
| 6 | 4 | 625 | 10-Aug 13:23 | Nicolas Charmet | Hugh MacGregor | FRA/SCO | LA LIGUE CONTRE LE CANCER | CARIBOU | Proto |
| 7 | 5 | 221 | 10-Aug 13:32 | Luca Zoccoli | Andrea Pendibene | ITA/ITA | MOONFLEET | MOONFLEET | Proto |
| 11 | 6 | 393 | 10-Aug 15:35 | Thorsten Junge | Matthias Beilken | GER/GER | THE TOM CREAN | THE TOM CREAN | Proto |
| 13 | 7 | 143 | 10-Aug 15:58 | Georges Leicester-Thackara | Charlie Sichel | GBR/GBR | PIMENTO | PIMENTO | Proto |
| 17 | 8 | 29 | retired
| Matthew Keele | Mike Fenwick | GBR/GBR | UBAYE | UBAYE | Proto |
| 4 | 1 | 515 | 10-Aug 11:18 | Vincent Gaudin | Thibault Reinhart | FRA/SUI | BOERO YACHT PAINT | MINI KICK | Série |
| 5 | 2 | 228 | 10-Aug 12:41 | Francois Champion | Arnaud Herson | FRA/FRA | EDONIS | EDONIS | Série |
| 8 | 3 | 332 | 10-Aug 14:47 | Alex MeVay | Alexandre Hamlin | USA/USA | GENASUN | CHARLYBDIS | Série |
| 9 | 4 | 616 | 10-Aug 15:04 | Damien Guillou | Benoit Barre | FRA/FRA | DEMI-CLE | VIDA PURA | Série |
| 10 | 5 | 504 | 10-Aug 15:20 | Mathis Prochasson | Cécile Hoffart | FRA/FRA | MANU POKI | MANU POKI | Série |
| 12 | 6 | 440 | 10-Aug 15:53 | Carol Sear | Keith Willis | GBR/GBR | RATTLE AND HUM | RATTLE AND HUM | Série |
| 14 | 7 | 659 | 10-Aug 16:22 | Geoffrey Dumiam | Yann Aubry de Montdidier | AUS/FRA | MAD SPANIEL | MAD SPANIEL | Série |
| 15 | 8 | 280 | 10-Aug 16:52 | Gael Deheneffe | David Abiteboul | FRA/FRA | ALAKALUF | ALAKALUF | Série |
| 16 | 9 | 477 | 10-Aug 20:45 | Anne Dupureur | Laudine Lepretre | FRA/FRA | ZOT'CHE | ZOT'CHE | Série |
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