Crew space on Volvo 60 – Libertalia for Rolex Fastnet Race 2025

Cost

€5,950

Event dates

26th Jul 2025 - 31st Jul 2025

What's included

The price includes; 4 core professional crew, all boat and race costs, provisioning when onboard, all safety equipment including Spinlock life jacket & AIS beacon.
The price does not include flights and transfers, personal insurance, onshore accommodation, meals ashore or wet weather kit.

What to expect

TBC

Itinerary

Monday 21st – Crew Arrive in Lorient
Tuesdays 22nd – 300nm Delivery, Training & Qualification Passage to Cowes
Friday 25th – Skipper Briefing in Cowes
Saturday 26th – Rolex Fastnet Race Starts
Wednesday 30th – Finish in Cherbourg
Friday 1st August – Prize giving

Crew information

Four professional crew including captain, first mate, navigator. Libertalia’s crew have competed in and finished all of the following races: Rolex Fastnet Race 2021 and 2023, RORC Transatlantic Race 2022, Drheam Cup 2022 and 2024.

Prerequisite experience

Some previous experience of offshore racing is required. 30% of crew need to have completed the ISAF Offshore safety and sea survival course and we would strongly encourage all crew to complete the course.

Where

The race starts off the Royal Yacht Squadron start line of Cowes on the Isle of Wight on the south coast of England. Leaving The Solent through The Needles Channel, the race follows the southern coastline of England westward down the English Channel, before rounding Land’s End. After crossing the Celtic Sea, the race rounds the Fastnet Rock off the southwest coast of Ireland. Returning on a largely reciprocal course, the race rounds the Isles of Scilly before finishing at Cherbourg.

Accommodation

Pipecots

Crew space on Volvo 60 – Libertalia for Rolex Fastnet Race 2025

Volvo 60 – Libertalia

This racing sailboat is a high- performance, extreme racing boat, offering superb performance in a very strong and durable hull. Libertalia is a large 65-foot monohull built for the open sea, incorporating excellent build quality. This VO 60 was designed and built to race the Volvo Ocean Race 2001-02, the crewed round-the-world race. Hired under the name of Djuice Dragons,...