#RolexFastnetRace #RORCracing #IRCrating
Father-son duo Dan and Zeb Fellows gear up for an extraordinary journey aboard their Sun Fast 3300 Orbit.
Despite being just 16, Zeb's competitive spirit matches his father's sailing expertise. Together, they are aiming to conquer the Rolex Fastnet Race. Stay tuned as we chronicle their captivating story.
#RolexFastnetRace #RORCracing #IRCrating
Father-son duo Dan and Zeb Fellows gear up for an extraordinary journey aboard their Sun Fast 3300 Orbit.
Despite being just 16, Zeb's competitive spirit matches his father's sailing expertise. Together, they are aiming to conquer the Rolex Fastnet Race. Stay tuned as we chronicle their captivating story.
#RolexFastnetRace #RORCracing #IRCrating
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00:00 We chose the Fastnet because it's just one you can't miss.
00:03 I've been following it for a few years now and I've really wanted to do it.
00:07 Dad did it, he always showed me some videos and it's pretty cool.
00:10 So I'm like, yeah, I've always wanted to do that.
00:12 Finally, Dad's like, "All right, let's do it on the double-handed."
00:15 It's a legendary race.
00:16 In the last month, we've done a thousand miles,
00:20 which is a good bit of grounding for this Fastnet.
00:24 We haven't had on summer much wind,
00:26 so it'll be good to get stuck in to a bit of wind, but not too much.
00:31 Sailing with my dad, it's quite exciting.
00:37 We haven't had any fights yet, so that's good.
00:39 But it's always nice to be someone close.
00:43 Yeah, sailing with my son is great.
00:46 I've got two other kids and I've done some racing with them as well.
00:51 And yeah, it's a nice environment to be with your kids and it's challenging.
00:57 You have your ups and downs, but it's very enjoyable.
01:00 We do the normal, it's like two on, two off.
01:06 But yeah, if it's a bit breezy or a bit light,
01:10 we need to get the boat going, we're up at the same time.
01:12 But yeah, and always eat together.
01:15 Yeah, the idea is to be flexible.
01:17 So sometimes I might feel really tired
01:19 and Seb will let me have a bit more sleep.
01:21 And other times he'll be tired and yeah, can't wake him up.
01:25 So no, Seb's very good.
01:27 You know, he's, when the wind gets up, he wants to get all the sails up.
01:31 And, you know, I'm a little bit more conservative
01:34 and yeah, backing off a little bit just to preserve the boat.
01:38 So it's going to be pretty breezy from the west at the start.
01:46 Maybe up to 30 knots, maybe more.
01:50 So that's going to be pretty brutal.
01:51 We just got to get through that, keep our boat in one piece
01:55 and then it should drop through Sunday all the way to Land's End.
01:59 Tricky, tricky path up to the fast net, but we'll see.
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