Fastnet
The loneliest rock in the Irish Sea, and the most loved.
The station
The loneliest rock in the Irish Sea. Fastnet is a granite pin four miles from land, and for sailors it's the last thing you see leaving Europe, or the first thing home.
Signal
name Fastnet pattern Fl 5s (white) range 27 mi fog horn, 1 blast / 60s watch keepers, relieved by helicopter
When to watch
The Fastnet Race. Every August, the whole fleet rounds the rock, and the light watches them all.