Fastnet Underwriting
Fastnet Rock.
Why we are named after a lighthouse off the coast of Cork.
The lighthouse
A bedrock of stability, and a guiding light.
Fastnet Lighthouse is a 54-metre-tall (177 ft) lighthouse situated on the remote Fastnet Rock in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the most southerly point of Ireland and lies 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) southwest of Cape Clear Island and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from County Cork on the Irish mainland. The current lighthouse is the second to be built on the rock and is the tallest in Ireland.
Many people associate Fastnet with the biennial Fastnet Race, an offshore yacht race organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club with the assistance of the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes and the City of Cherbourg. The race is named after the Fastnet Rock, which the course rounds. Fastnet Underwriting has no connection or affiliation to the Fastnet Race or any of its sponsors.
Fastnet Underwriting was named after the Fastnet lighthouse and rock because it symbolises a bedrock of stability while also projecting a beacon of hope — a guiding light for our customers.
