IRC/ORC, Class 40, Open 60, Volvo 65 - Fastnet Race 2017 - Cowes GBR - Day 1

Yesterday, the record-size 386 boats fleet started in Cowes Class-wise direction the Fastnet Rock on the South Coast of Ireland. By this morning, only the MOD-70 catamaran 'Concise' had passed the most South-West point of England. In the Open 60 rankings, Paul Meilhat FRA with his 'SMA' is in the lead. First in the Class 40 is Paul Sharp GBR.
The Volvo 65 sail the Fastnet Race as a Prologue of the Ocean Races. This morning, 'Akzo Nobel' with Simeon Tienpont NED was on position one, ahead of 'Dong Feng' with Charles Caudrelier FRA and 'Mapfre' with Javi Fernandez ESP sailing neck-and-neck.
The race tracker, the news on the start and the videos.