Fastnet Race
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The Fastnet Race is a biennial offshore yacht race organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club of the United Kingdom with the assistance of the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes and the City of Cherbourg in
Yachts racing off Cowes at the start of the 2017 Fastnet Race.
Scenes off Cowes seafront at the start
Tally Ho (yacht)
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Tally Ho is a gaff-rigged cutter yacht designed by the artist and yacht designer Albert Strange. The 15-metre yacht was built at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex in England and has previously carried the
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…yacht races. Entered by seven vessels, the inaugural Fastnet Race was won by Jolie Brise in 1925. Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Baron Stalbridge won in 1927 with Tally Ho over a field of 15 starters which was eventually whittled down by stormy weather to two finishers. The race ran annually until 1931, and subsequently…
Tally Ho, in white and orange, in the Port Townsend Boatyard. Current anti-foul paint is green