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X-WR-CALNAME:Rolex Fastnet Race — Global Social Season
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DTSTAMP:20261023T190237Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250726
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250803
SUMMARY:Rolex Fastnet Race — 51st edition
LOCATION:Royal Yacht Squadron\, Cowes\, to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin\, Cowes
  to Cherbourg\, United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:A biennial 695-nautical-mile offshore classic from Cowes aro
 und the Fastnet Rock to Cherbourg\, the race that gave the Royal Ocean 
 Racing Club its name.\nhttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/rolex-fast
 net-race\nDates: The Royal Ocean Racing Club confirms the 51st edition 
 started from the Royal Yacht Squadron line on Saturday 26 July 2025\, f
 inishing at Cherbourg-en-Cotentin over a course of approximately 695 na
 utical miles. The 2025 race also marked RORC's own centenary\, the club
  having formed out of the dinner following the first Fastnet Race in 19
 25. The end date given is an approximate finishing window rather than a
 n organizer-published closing date\, since the fleet finishes over seve
 ral days depending on boat speed and conditions.
URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/rolex-fastnet-race
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Yachting
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DTSTAMP:20261023T190237Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270731
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270808
SUMMARY:Rolex Fastnet Race — 52nd edition (expected)
LOCATION:Royal Yacht Squadron\, Cowes\, to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin\, Cowes
  to Cherbourg\, United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:A biennial 695-nautical-mile offshore classic from Cowes aro
 und the Fastnet Rock to Cherbourg\, the race that gave the Royal Ocean 
 Racing Club its name.\nhttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/rolex-fast
 net-race\nDates: Exact 2027 dates are not yet published as of September
  2026\, but the Royal Ocean Racing Club has already confirmed that Cher
 bourg-en-Cotentin will again host the finish\, stating the French port 
 secured 'the next two editions' (2025 and 2027) when it took over from 
 Plymouth. The start date here is estimated as a Saturday in late July\,
  consistent with the 2025 edition and the race's long-standing late-Jul
 y slot\; the end date is an approximate finishing-window estimate.
URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/rolex-fastnet-race
STATUS:TENTATIVE
CATEGORIES:Yachting
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