Round the Island Race

Round the Island Race Race day in 2026: Saturday 11th July Every year our competitors tell us that 'Britain's favourite yacht race' just gets better and better.

Great sailing weather helps of course, but the camaraderie afloat and ashore is what really makes this race special. That and the awesome sailing around a stunning coastline, interesting entries, personalities, amateurs putting their sailing skills to the test against the professionals, the Olympians, the World Champions, the record-breakers, the Round the Worlders. What a glorious and eclectic mass participation event to be a part of!

NEW 2025 RACE DATE: Saturday 7th JuneFor more information please visit the event website - link in comments. Island S...
09/07/2024

NEW 2025 RACE DATE: Saturday 7th June

For more information please visit the event website - link in comments.

Island Sailing Club Sailing Today Classic Boat Isle of Wight County Press Breaking News Isle of Wight County Press Yachts and Yachting Magazine Yachts and Yachting Online Cowes Harbour Commission Cowes Magazine Visit Isle of Wight Isle of Wight - isleofwight.com Isle of Wight Observer

Many of you will have seen yesterday's announcement of the 2025 Isle of Wight Festival dates, which coincide with the sc...
28/06/2024

Many of you will have seen yesterday's announcement of the 2025 Isle of Wight Festival dates, which coincide with the scheduled date for the 2025 Round the Island Race of the 21st June.

Regrettably, despite publishing our date three years ago and receiving assurances from the local authorities that an early announcement would guarantee no clash with the Festival, this conflict of dates between two major Island events has been permitted, with no prior warning. While we will obviously seek an explanation, the situation is unlikely to change, given that Festival tickets are already on sale.

Running both events on the same day presents significant challenges for agency support, safety, transportation, accommodation and volunteer availability. Equally, changing the date of our race is not straightforward, with the attendant implications for the sailing calendar of Solent based clubs and organisations, accommodation bookings and crew commitments.

At this time, we are considering all options and will communicate any decision regarding the Race as soon as possible.

Island Sailing Club Sailing Today Yachts and Yachting Magazine Yachts and Yachting Online Isle of Wight County Press Breaking News Visit Isle of Wight

A big thank you to our great Race Partner B&G. Your Race Support Programme was a fantastic addition to the race preparat...
19/06/2024

A big thank you to our great Race Partner B&G. Your Race Support Programme was a fantastic addition to the race preparation tools for the competitors.

2024 race is on Saturday 21st June.

Well done JOG Yacht Racing members and regulars, thanks for being part of our 2024 race.
18/06/2024

Well done JOG Yacht Racing members and regulars, thanks for being part of our 2024 race.

Great to see the North Sails team out on the racetrack and Ian Walker for the kind words about our Race Team at the Isla...
18/06/2024

Great to see the North Sails team out on the racetrack and Ian Walker for the kind words about our Race Team at the Island Sailing Club

Congratulations to all the competitors who completed the race and to all those that made were unable to start or finish ...
17/06/2024

Congratulations to all the competitors who completed the race and to all those that made were unable to start or finish due to the extremely challenging conditions.

All the prize-giving images are now available in the Multimedia gallery on the website. Plus, lots of action shots and videos which really capture Saturday's extreme sea state.

Remember all crew members can enter our Competitors' Competition. The closing date is tomorrow at 17:00 so be quick! Great prizes to be won from Helly Hansen B&G RNLI and Island Sailing Club


Images: Paul Wyeth

Win Prizes! Last few days for all competitors (this includes all crew members that chose to withdraw or retire plus canc...
17/06/2024

Win Prizes! Last few days for all competitors (this includes all crew members that chose to withdraw or retire plus cancelled classes) to enter our competition.
Closing at 17:00 on Tuesday 18 June.

Island Sailing Club B&G Helly Hansen RNLI Classic Boat Sailing Today

“This is one of the world’s greatest races and every year I look forward to it. Yesterday was special and the toughest o...
16/06/2024

“This is one of the world’s greatest races and every year I look forward to it. Yesterday was special and the toughest one I’ve done. It’s 40 years ago since I won the Gold Roman Bowl on a little 25ft boat called ‘Odd Job’ which was the smallest boat in the fleet, so this year was very special for me.”
Peter Morton, owner and skipper of TP52 Notorious, winner of the Gold Roman Bowl.

Read the latest news piece (link in comments), see the race images and videos, and check out the results on the event website.

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Images of race: Paul Wyeth

Take a look at our gallery on the event website for great photos and videos that capture the challenging conditions that...
16/06/2024

Take a look at our gallery on the event website for great photos and videos that capture the challenging conditions that the competitors faced yesterday.

The Race Team and Island Sailing Club are delighted to announce that TP52 Notorious is first overall in the IRC Class an...
15/06/2024

The Race Team and Island Sailing Club are delighted to announce that TP52 Notorious is first overall in the IRC Class and wins the coveted Gold Roman Bowl and the Observer Trophy for Monohull Line Honours.

Local Cowes resident Peter Morton, owner and skipper of Notorious said: “I’ve not had the boat that long but I’ve competed in Round the Island Race many times over the last 50 years in various boats I’ve owned. It’s one of the most famous yacht races in the World and we went out to try and win. It’s 40 years ago since I won it on a little 25ft boat called ‘Odd Job’, so today was very special for me.”


Images: Ian Roman Photography

Stunning classic yacht 'Crusade' at the Needles this morning. Crusade took 6 hours 29 minutes and 53 seconds to complete...
15/06/2024

Stunning classic yacht 'Crusade' at the Needles this morning.

Crusade took 6 hours 29 minutes and 53 seconds to complete the course and her corrected time (taking into consideration her handicap) was 7 hours 4 minutes and 58 seconds.

The media gallery on the event website is full of great shots from the race track from our race photographers. We'd love to see your images, please upload to our photo gallery.

Island Sailing Club
Images: Paul Wyeth

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