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Big guns out for the Round the Island Race

Wed, 26 May 2004

Olympic gold medallists and round-the-world skippers will be joining this year's classic Round the Island Race on Saturday 26th June 2004.

Skandia bring BPA on board

Mon, 10 May 2004

andia is expanding its Set Sail portfolio of sailing sponsorships by supporting the British Paralympic Association with particular focus on their participation in the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games.

Classics prepare for Round the Island Race

Wed, 5 May 2004

Cutting a dash on the startline with their more hi-tech sisters, two fine old ladies of the sea will join this year's Round the Island Race.

Another circumnavigation for Suhaili

Thu, 26 Jun 2003

Sir Robin Knox Johnston and Suhaili together again

Round the Island on Linklaters Rebel

Mon, 23 Jun 2003

Christina Sampson reports from onboard Linklaters Rebel during Saturday's Round the Island Race

Multihulls away for 2003 Round the Island Race

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

The time is 0630 and the two multihull classes have just started the Round the Island Race for 2003.

Four boats lurched to a halt as their keels touched the infamous wreck

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

It may not be the windiest of events on record, and it's unlikely any records will be broken, but as half of the fleet passes the Needles, at least four boats lurched to a halt as their keels...

The last of the fleet rounds the Needles and heads for St Catherine's

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

Three hours into the race the breeze had built to a 17/20 knot easterly, with fast reaching conditions to the south-west of the Island.

A sun drenched happy end to the race

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

The wind progressively decreased over the course of the afternoon to a gentle 10-12 knots from the south-east, but provided for some great downwind sailing up the East Solent

Hotting up for the Round the Island

Fri, 20 Jun 2003

Log on to Yachting Monthly's website for up-to-the-minute Round the Island news as it happens

Well presented for Round the Island

Mon, 16 Jun 2003

Novice sailors competing in this year's Round the Island Race, which takes place next Saturday, include Fran Beauman and Ania Dykczak, children's television presenters from the programme 'Bring It...

Over 1,500 Round the Island entries

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

The Island Sailing Club's annual race round the Isle of Wight is proving as popular as ever, this year with over 1,500 boats lining up for the start on Saturday 21 June.


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