#fastnetrace – Ireland's Damian Foxall says he is expecting any kind of weather for this week's Fastnet race. The Irish man is a key crew man on the Oman Air Musandam MOD 70, the the first Omani yacht to take part in the Race. Round the world sailors, Foxall and Dee Caffari talk about the iconic race around the Fastnet in this video (above). Foxall has started nine round the world races and won the Barcelona Race with Jean Pierre Dick and the Volvo Ocean Race with Groupama.
Fastnet Race Live Tracker 2023
Track the progress of the 2023 Fastnet Yacht Race fleet on the live tracker above
The 50th edition of the 700-mile race organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club starts from Cowes, Isle of Wight, on Saturday, 22nd July.
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