/ROUND THE

ISLAND RACE 2024

£595

FULLY BOOKED

The Round the Island Race is something of a unique event in the sporting calendar and is one of the largest mass-participation events in the UK.
In 2023 year more than 1110 boats took part in the race!

The annual Round the Island Race, organised by the Island Sailing Club, is a one-day yacht race around the Isle of Wight, an island situated off the south coast of England. The race regularly attracts over 1,200 boats and around 10,000 sailors, making it one of the largest yacht races in the world and the fourth largest participation sporting event in the UK after the London Marathon and the Great North and South Runs.

Competitors come from all over the UK and worldwide to follow the 50 nautical mile course round the Isle of Wight. Starting on the famous Royal Yacht Squadron line in Cowes, the fleet races westabout, to The Needles, round St Catherine's Point and Bembridge Ledge buoy, and back into the Solent to the finish line at Cowes.

It is a fantastic and memorable yacht sailing experience to take part in. Do not be put off if you are a beginner and if you are a seasoned sailor take advantage of the tidal planning and more advanced skippering techniques that you will be assisted with.

Start June, 15th

We will have a training day on June 14th and Start of the race will be on Sat June 15th

Class 40

Our boat is Class 40, Rock'n'Roll

~70n miles of sailing

Start and finish in Cowes

BOAT ROCK 'N 'ROLL

The Class40 is a monohull ocean-oriented racing yacht which has been increasing in popularity in the past 15 years. Now regarded as one of the most exciting classes to be involved with, due to it high performance and the boats longevity of performance. Whilst the class progresses with new technologies and designs, class rules regulate the speed of growth to maintain a large competitive fleet and incur fewer redundancies due to increases in the price of construction.

The boat Rock'nRoll is a Class 40 ocean racing boat designed by Owen Clarke Design bureau for double-handed ocean race. In 2022/23, a complete refit of the boat was carried out, including the replacement of the keel, new rigging, installation of new water ballasts system, and many other works were done. The boat is equipped with a new set of carbon sails.

ESTIMATE PROGRAM OF THE EVENT

Friday, June 14th 10:00

Meeting with the crew in Royal Clarence Marina

10:00 – 10:30

Introduction and safety briefing

10:30 – 12:30

Training in the Solent

The day will be dedicated to training. Since the boat is a racing boat, we need to practice setting sails, spinnaker, as well as maneuvering. The skipper will demonstrate and explain everything, and we will spend the entire day honing our skills.

12:30 – 13:00

Lunch on board

We will have a lunch on the boat.

16:00

Come back to Royal Clarence marina

evening

Preparation of the boat for the race.

Sat, June 15th
06:00

Race day. Early rise to start the race off Royal Clarence Marina

08:00

Start of the RTI 2023 Race near Cowes

The boats cross the start line at Cowes in ten separate groups, starting every 10 minutes from 0800 until 0930 and heading in a westerly direction towards Yarmouth.

13:00

Lunch on board

18:00-20:00

Finish of the race near Cowes

After finish we are going back to the Royal Clarence Marina. If you want to join the race village in Cowes, you can take a ferry from Portsmouth.

Price for 1 place in the crew for RTI 2024 race
Time: Fri 10:00 a.m - Sat ~20:00 p.m

Single place

Full boat hire

Full boat hire price for RTI 2024 race
Time: Fri 10:00 a.m - Sat ~20:00 p.m

£595

£2200

CANCELLATION AND MAKING CHANGES

The service is non refundable, but in case of a bad weather forecast, we reschedule the event to another free day at no additional charge.

FULLY BOOKED

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