Jubilant has successfully qualified for the 2019 Race with over 400nm racing.

The Race.

The Fastnet yacht race first held in 1925 is a category 2 ocean race of about 605 nautical miles. Starting at Cowes IOW rounding Lands end to the southern tip of Ireland and the Fastnet lighthouse back south of Bishops rock and the Scilly isles and finishing in Plymouth. The race is held every 2 years, its primarily a monohull race but multihulls have been sailing for many years with the current course record set by the 130ft Tri Banque Populaire in 2011 with a time of 32h 48m. The monohull record 42hrs 39min, by Volvo Open 70 Abu Dhabi. The first Fastnet race in 1925 was won by Jolie Brise still racing today.

 The course.

 The Fastnet Lighthouse.

Since 1979 and the Fastnet disaster, safety has become a major component in the race new safety devices being added regularly. Everything possible is enforced to make the challenge as safe as possible, but every time you leave the dock there is an element of risk involved.

The Crew.

As for our 2013 campaign we will be sailing Jubilant, Moody S38 Owned and Skippered by Martin Johnson.

April 25th 2019. Our team has 7 crew for the Fastnet race & 4 of the Fastnet crew will be trying to qualify Jubilant. Of the 7 crew, 4 sailed in the 2013 race. Martin Johnson GB, Gilberto Gaidano ITA, Armando Faria POR and Nigel Gilchrist GB. 3 new crew members are Fiona Cassidy GB, Nicola Read GB & Andy Bates GB. 2 extra crew for qualifying are Hugh Thomas & Kane Gooch GB.    Armando will be flying in from Brazil and Gilberto from Germany. Last but by no means least our ships mascots RC the parrots. Possibly 4 RC’s will be on board Jubilant during the big event. Thanks to Joanne Clements of  http://www.sailonline.org

Crew roles. Skipper – Martin J.  Relief – Nigel G.  First aid – Andy B.  Nav & Tactician – Gilberto G.  Fore deck & sail trim – Armando F.  Cuisine – Nicola R & Fiona C.  Mascot – RC the parrot’s. Although we have roles, everyone does a bit of everything.

As a category 2 ocean race RORC (Royal Ocean Racing Club) requires each boat and 50% of the crew to sail 300nm and an overnight sail in RORC races plus 50% of the crew to have ocean safety & survival training and a trained first aid crew member before the Fastnet race. A new addition each crew member will also need a personal MOB1 AIS beacon, in the rare event of a man over board and lost, the person can be tracked & located on the ships AIS chartplotter.

Martin, Nicola, Fiona, Andy and Nigel will be attending the ocean safety & survival course, Andy already trained in first aid.

5 of the crew and the mascots are members of http://www.sailonline.org which is where the first idea of a Fastnet team came about in 2012.

Martin, ybw_mjm.   Nigel, Sadlersailing.  Gilberto, Gilles.  Armando, Amigo-do-Boteco.  Nicola, MoodyNick. RC Parrot for Joanne, RainbowChaser.

Mr D’s thermal cookers will be back on board. The sailors perfect cook pot.

RC the parrot.

Jubilant.

Moody S38, Bermuda sloop rig. Class IRC4 & handicap 0.917.  2013 Fastnet finish.

Qualifying for the Fastnet. ( complete )

We need 300nm and an overnight race to qualify.

Our chosen qualifying races are – The Cervantes trophy race 4th May 110 to 160nm Cowes to Le Havre & The Myth of Malham race 25th May 256nm Cowes – round Eddystone lighthouse – south of IOW – Cowes.

In the event of a fail to finish race Jubilant will need to sail further races to qualify.

Live feeds during races will be on:  https://www.facebook.com/Jubilant-Fastnet-campaigns-2013-2019-530474330298394/

Thanks for joining us. Fair winds.