For 100 years, the Royal Ocean Racing Club has been pushing sailors to their limits in the Rolex Fastnet Race, The 2025 centenary edition was the largest offshore race in the world, And history was made once again. We took on the 695-mile challenge without taking a single drop of fossil fuel with us, and succeeded.
SV Nazca has made history as the first-ever zero fossil-fuel, biocide-free yacht to complete the legendary Fastnet Race. We set sail from Cowes on 26 July 2025, around the Fastnet rock in Ireland and finished in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France with an elapsed time of 5days 22hrs and 8 minutes.
Over the last five years there have been incredible partnerships formed, expeditions led and demonstrations held that highlight our technological achievements and the ocean advocacy work. With numerous publications now written on the various projects, adventures and the people, this impact has helped influence a change in mindset.
Our purpose is to promote marine conservation and sustainability through collaboration across engineering, adventure, education and science with a network of key partners and sponsors.
This is about exploration, discovery and the people behind it all. We don’t have all the answers, we are here to push the boundaries and see what happens.
BECOME A PART OF NAZCA'S HISTORY
The Fastnet Race, it's prestige and it's history draws thousands of sailors, spectators and media outlets from around the world. It's a race which attracts the top ocean racing teams, pitting world class athletes against Corinthian seafarers in a gruelling test of endurance, tactics and resilience. But being competitive comes at a cost and many of the fleet will have the backing of sponsors to get them to the start line.
WELCOME ABOARD
Our sponsors are our partners, helping us to hold up the loud hailer and let the ocean's voice be heard.
