A total of 285 boats took part in this year's race
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French yacht Iromiguy and its amateur crew upstaged larger more illustrious rivals to win the Rolex Fastnet Race.
The 29-year-old production boat, which sails out of St Malo, took advantage of freshening northerly winds to complete the 608-mile race around Fastnet Rock.
Jean-Yves Chateau has owned Iromiguy for 20 years and twice been runner-up in his class in the prestigious event.
He said: "I came back this year to try and win my class, but to win the whole race is a childhood dream."
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