SailAway Fastnet Race Notice of Race

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Preamble

Fatsnet Race starts 26 th of Juli 2025

The Royal Ocean Racing Club:


“The race upon which the Royal Ocean Racing Club was founded in 1925 has grown to become the world’s largest offshore race. The 100th anniversary edition will set sail from Cowes on 26 July 2025 and finish, for a third time, in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France; a course of 695 miles.”

https://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/en

For Sailaway we set up races for most of the boats available in  Sailaway.
Please be mindful to only enter one boat. Mixed races do NOT count for Sailaway ranking. Offline is basically only for when you can NOT be online. To prevent abuse offline sailing is penalized by 2%

  1. THE RACE
  1. The Fastnet Race race will be conducted using the virtual sailing game Sailaway in its latest installment
  2. The Fastnet Race will start on July 26th 2025 with the warning signal of the first Race  at 10:30 UTC and last start at 12:10 UTC   
  3. The Fastnet Race will be conducted in separate divisions, by boat class and design. Divisions will be announced in the Sailaway game, Discord channel, and on the website of the Sailaway race.
  4. Races

Fastnet Race I
Sat 2025-07-26 10:40 UTC
Race for Five Eighty
Nordic Folkboat
Muscadet
https://sailaway.world/cgi-bin/sailaway3/page.pl?p=event&nm=fastnet-race-i

2.2 Fastnet Race II
Sat 2025-07-26 11:00 UTC
Race for Caribbean Rose
J/112E
Sailaway Cruiser 38
https://sailaway.world/cgi-bin/sailaway3/page.pl?p=event&nm=fastnet-race-ii

Fastnet Race III
Sat 2025-07-26 11:20 UTC
Race for 50′ Bluewater Cruiser
Gannet 50
pelagic 77 schooner 1.18
Sailaway Ketch
MiniGlobe_2.0
https://sailaway.world/cgi-bin/sailaway3/page.pl?p=event&nm=fastnet-race-iii

Fastnet Race IV
Sat 2025-07-26 11:40 UTC
Race for America cup Class-J Ranger 1937
J-HX
J-HXV
J-HXX
https://sailaway.world/cgi-bin/sailaway3/page.pl?p=event&nm=fastnet-race-iv

Fastnet Race V
Sat 2025-07-26 11:50 UTC
Race for Mini 6.50 – D119
Mini 6.50 – Kooka 650
Mini Transat
https://sailaway.world/cgi-bin/sailaway3/page.pl?p=event&nm=fastnet-race-v-1

2.6 Fastnet Race VI
Sat 2025-07-26 12:00 UTC
Race for Imoca
https://sailaway.world/cgi-bin/sailaway3/page.pl?p=event&nm=fastnet-race-vi-1

Fastnet Race VII
Sat 2025-07-26 12:10 UTC
Race for MAX150
TORC SuperYacht
OCEAN FIFTY
Multi One Design 70
ORMA
https://sailaway.world/cgi-bin/sailaway3/page.pl?p=event&nm=fastnet-race-vii

  1. All The Sailaway Fastnet Race  races will suspend racing no later than August 6th  2025 14:00 UTC. Boats that have not finished will be scored as per position at that time the race is suspended. 
  2. Starts may be postponed to a start time later that same day, without further notice.
  3. There may be more races than mentioned in NOR 1.4 without further notice.
  4. Races will be published in Sailaway more than 24 hrs before the preparatory signal.
  1. COURSE
  1. The course for the Fastnet Race is from the start line to the Fastnet rock and back to the finish line in Cherbourg. There are no further marks.
  2. Courses will be published on Sailaway, however can be changed up to 1 hr before the start. 
  3. Boats will join or re-join the race  60 minutes before the start. Boats not complying may  be expelled from the race by the Race Organizers.
  1. AMENDMENTS

This Notice of Race can be amended. Amendments will be published on the Sailaway Discord server and/or the race website

  1. REGISTRATION
  1. A boat is sailed by a crew of one or more e-sailors. When racing e-sailors can be part of only one crew. 
  2. Registration will be completed by entering the races in Sailaway later than 60 minutes before the start..
  3. By registration the e-sailor accepts the Rules and Regulations that govern the Sailaway Fastnet Race.
  4. There is no registration fee.
  1. RULES
  1. Documents, or links to public locations of those documents, governing The Fastnet Race will be published on the Sailaway Discord server and are available for download from The Fastnet Race website. https://e-offshore-racing.com/index.php/fastnet-race/
  2. The Sailaway Fastnet Race is governed by the rules as defined in Sailing World Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) and the Sailing Instructions (SI) for the Sailaway Fastnet Race to be published no later than 14 days before the start of Leg1.
  3. By registering to participate in the Sailaway Fastnet Race, e-sailors accept the rules and terms of the race as set out in this Notice of Race and set out in the Sailaway Fastnet Race Sailing Instructions.  
  4. If an e-sailor behaves in a way that contradicts the rules and terms of engagement set out in this Notice of Race, or those set out in The Fastnet Race Sailing Instructions.  The Race Organizer has the right to remove the e-sailor.
  5. Individual e-sailors are not allowed more than one boat per Skipper Alias to participate in the race.
  6. BOAT CLASS
  1. The race will be conducted in the offshore yachts available in Sailaway III
  1. CLASS DIVISIONS 
  1. Divisions are made up to spread the fleet over a larger area. Boats wil have ca. comparable performance.
  1. POINTS
  1. Results are determined by time correction applied to the finish time based on the average performance of the average boat of that particular design..
  2. Individual races are scored by low points  As per Sailing World Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) 
  1. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
  1. There is no age restriction on registering for the Sailaway Fastnet Race. If an e-sailor under the age of 18 years old qualifies for prices, any prices must be accepted by a parent or legal guardian who must consent to the event rules and the acceptance of the prices.
  1. MEDIA RIGHTS
  1. By participating in an event of The Fastnet Race, e-sailors automatically grant to the organizers, Sailaway developers Orbcreation b.v and their sponsors, the right in perpetuity to make, use and show, from time to time at their discretion, any live, taped or filmed reproductions, in game video streams and of the e-sailor during the period of The Fastnet Race without compensation.
  1. INFORMATION
  1. Sailing Instructions (SI) for The Fastnet Race will present changes to the Sailing World Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS).
  2. For technical queries about the Sailaway game, contact the  Sailaway  developers Orbcreation b.v at https://sailaway.world/
  3. For other queries about the SailAway Fastnet Race, including feedback on the Racing Rules of Sailing, please contact The SailAway Fastnet Race organizer(s) through the Sailaway Discord server or the race website.
  1. CODE OF CONDUCT
  1. e-sailors must conduct themselves in a reasonable manner, maintaining a friendly and polite demeanor to spectators, members of the press, other e-sailors, The SailAway Fastnet Race organizers, Sailaway  developers Orbcreation b.v employees and World Sailing. All e-sailors are expected to adhere to the standards of good sportsmanship.
  2. e-sailors and support persons shall comply with any reasonable request from the organizers and Sailaway developers Orbcreation b.v employees.
  3. Race organizers may reduce or remove a prize in the case of misconduct or refusal to comply with any reasonable request.
  1. LICENSE
  1. This document is licensed under
    CC BY: This license allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use.
  1. CHANGES

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