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Known for the onslaught of competitive sailors and tremendously daunting challenges, the Rolex Fastnet Races presented by Rolex have become more than a mere regatta. The scope and impact of this premier event brought to the world by Rolex lies far beyond the vast oceans. Enthralled people around the world use varied means of connecting with Rolex's eminent racing challenge. The primary ambition of Rolex has always been to support the cumulative progress of mankind. In a bid to attain this aspiration, Rolex co-creates several events that allow people from diverse backgrounds to come together in a celebration and recognition of the human spirit and its implausible capacity for perfection.As one of the most popular offshore regattas in the world that is in its 84th year now, the historical and prestigious Rolex Fastnet Races attracts several competitors and spectators from around the world. However, the need to cover this incredible race on a wider platform and dispersing it to a mounting number of fans around the world became increasingly necessary. Covering the Fastnet races in all its glory is an award winning, one of its kind radio station known as the Cowes Radio. Regarded as one the oldest and longest running radio station of its kind in the United Kingdom, Cowes Radio fuses significant information of the regatta, commentary on the famed challenge and other entertainment programs. In its 24th consecutive year the Cowes Radio brought in a host of programs that included a preview, interviews along with direct report of the starting sequence for the Rolex Fastnet Race as it happened on the 9th of August. People from around the world were able to tune into the Cowes Radio programs via the internet through live streaming content. The radio station had put up speakers on the Cowes Parade and the Green, ensuring that the thousands of spectators who had come to join the revelry of the Rolex races did not miss out on a single minute of action. The memorable voices of Dick Johnson on the commentary boat along with Simon Vigar on the platform filled the air waves with an assorted combination of information that included the highlights of the regatta, sailor interviews, entertainment. Apart from this the radio station focused on broadcasting more vital information for competing members namely comprehensive local weather reports, tide times and race results.The competitors and the spectators were able to tune in to Cowes Radio to get in-depth information about the heart of the Rolex regatta and all its related happenings. The detailed and minute-by-minute information about this prestigious regatta was sent across the air to sailors and fans from a fully instrumented and well-equipped commentary boat and an advantaged position at the Royal Yacht Squadron platform on the shore. The deft capacity of the Cowes Radio to cover the Rolex Fastnet races have allowed enthused fans located thousands of miles away to tune in to the sound of the breaking waves and the cheers of the crew blazing their way through the churning waters of the ocean.

TweetEmailI can't deny that I'm a big Rolex fan. But for a watch enthusiast to love Rolex is a little like a basketball fan saying he loves Michael Jordan. It's sort of unoriginal, and even a little pedestrian. But I make no apologies for my tastes. I think Rolexes are some of the best made and most beautiful watches in the world.I have a GMT Master II and a Sea Dweller (review coming soon), but the quintessential Oyster Professional Rolex is the Submariner. I'm hoping to make one large watch purchase in 2007, and I'm trying to decide if it's going to be an Omega, a Breitling, or the Submariner. And if I do go with the Submariner, should I try to pick up the commemorative 50th anniversary model? While doing some research on the "Kermit", I came across some interesting Submariner history:Rolex introduced the very first waterproof watch in 1929 called the Oyster.Rolex started development on the Submariner in 1952, and the first model was introduced in 1953.While the Submariner was being developed, a prototype was subjected to 132 dives up to depths of 60 meters over 5 months, and came through it all perfectly.The Submariner was the first watch in the world to have a rotating bezel.The luminous triangle at the 12 o'clock position was initially intended to be red, however red is the first wavelength to be lost underwater, so testers asked that it be made white instead.The codename for the Submariner while under development was Frogman. Other names that were considered were the Deep-Sea Special (isn't that a dish at Red Lobster?) and the Nautilus.Initially waterproof to 100 meters, the depth rating was increased to 200 meters in 1954, then 300 meters in 1979.The first Submariner with a date complication was launched in 1969, along with the first gold model.In 1979, the plexiglas crystal was replaced with the nearly scratch-proof synthetic sapphire crystal still used today.In 2003, Rolex released the 50-year commemorative model with a unique green bezel and a redesigned dial.I should note that the change in the anniversary model's dial is not to be taken lightly as Rolex puts an immense amount of consideration into their designs (which is why they are so classic and widely replicated). The anniversary Submariner has what is referred to as the maxi-dial which means that the hour markers are larger, and the minute hand is slightly wider (making it more visible, especially in the dark since it holds more luminescent paint). It is speculated that other Oyster Professional Rolex models (the GMT Master II, Explorer II, and the Sea-Dweller) will adopt the maxi-dial which seems to have been pioneered by the Yacht-Master.By Christian Cantrell