Britains sailing stars come out for the Round Island Race

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Britains sailing stars come out for the Round Island Race

Sunday, 28 May 2006

Sailing stars swarm in

This weekends big event is the JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race which will have the cream of British sailors attending. From Athens silver medallist Nick Rogers who will be skippering the Farr 45 “Team Volvo” to Paralympic winner Helena Lucas and members of the Volvo RYA Keelboat team.

Double Olympic gold medallist Shirley Robertson will be appearing as well as Mike Golding who is current FICO and IMOCA World Champion.

Some of the more established names like Dame Ellen MacArthur and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston will be there as well and making his first appearance on the stage from a long time in absence will be Pete Goss.

Entries are now closed, and race gets underway early tomorrow.

Pass the Island on your left hand side

The ISC Rating System division, for un-rated yachts, now exceeds the regular racers. Entries come from all over the south and east coasts of England as well as from France, Belgium, Channel Islands and further afield. The event is reported in media across the world – from Brazil to Israel, Hungary to New Zealand. Everyone enjoys the superb day's racing, as one of our competitors commented: "It's the Grand National of sailing. The greatest spectacle ever."

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