Posted On June 11, 2019
Rolex Fastnet Race 2019
Among the 300-350 boats in this August’s record-sized Rolex Fastnet Race fleet, many of the 3,000 crew members are competing to fulfil a personal challenge or to tick the world’s largest offshore race off their ‘bucket list’, but several crews are also using the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s premier event to convey a special message or support a chosen charity.
Making its debut in this year’s race is the charity Ausome, which is giving nine autistic people the opportunity to compete on board Ausome-Lyra of London, a Swan 431 on loan from G&T partner Miles Delap. The nine will include both experienced yacht sailors and relative novices. 22 year-old founder and trustee of Ausome, Lottie Harland, who herself is autistic, will skipper the yacht.