Maritime Engineering and Ship Science students were scattered through the 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race fleet.
Started in 1925 when seven yachts set sail from Ryde to the Fastnet Rock to arrive in Plymouth, the infamous post-race dinner heralded the foundation of the Ocean Racing Club. Today the Rolex Fastnet Race is the most popular of the world’s classic 600 mile offshore races, attracting a diverse, international fleet of IRC yachts and grand prix classes such as the IMOCA 60s, Class40s and the MOCRA-rated multihulls.

 
Jamie Diamond, who graduated with a first class MEng in Ship Science this summer,  was the top placed student on Lady Mariposa, a Ker 46.  They finished 3rd overall and 2nd in IRC class zero.

Further down the fleet James Collingwood (who also graduated this summer) sailed on the X-332 Alexa, Juliette Bataille (about to enter her final MEng year) sailed on the J122 Juno, Arthur Penet (MSc) sailed on Night Owl II a MAT 12, Duccio Ducci (MSc) on the J109 Jybe Talkin’ and Jan Chudzik (MSc) on White Knight of Wessex a HOD 35.
In addition to our students, Etienne  Gauvain, from the Wolfson Unit, based at the Bolderwood Innovation Campus, sailed on the JPK 10.10 Foggy Dew.
Well done to all that took part!