Rolex Fastnet Race: Igor Simcic's Esimit Europa 2 claims Line honours
August 14, 2013
Igor Simcic’s Esimit Europa 2 (SLO) has won monohull line honours at the 2013 Rolex Fastnet Race.
Esimit Europa 2 arrived in Plymouth at 02:17.49 BST on Wednesday morning, August 14. She completed the 611-nm Rolex Fastnet Race in 60 hours, 27 minutes and 49 seconds.
The pan-European crew, skippered by Jochen Schümann, add Rolex Fastnet success to a glittering array of line honours victories including at the Giraglia Rolex Cup (2010, 2011, 2012) and Rolex Middle Sea Race (2010, 2011, 2012).
The Rolex Fastnet Race is organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) and sponsored by Rolex since 2001.