Round The Island race?

[jaminb]

Right I have bitten the bullet and I am in. Any idea when I find out what my ISC rating is? Anyone hazard a guess for a 37ft Sun Odyssey.

There is not much worry about being on the correct start line but I might need to buy a pennant

Thanks

 

[Daydream believer]

Right I have bitten the bullet and I am in. Any idea when I find out what my ISC rating is? Anyone hazard a guess for a 37ft Sun Odyssey.

About the same as a Westerly Centaur dragging a bucket?? ? ?

 

[flaming]

Right I have bitten the bullet and I am in. Any idea when I find out what my ISC rating is? Anyone hazard a guess for a 37ft Sun Odyssey.

There is not much worry about being on the correct start line but I might need to buy a pennant

Thanks

Pennant not needed, you should get a coloured backstay flag in the post from the ISC.

There are currently 6 Sun Odyssey 37s entered. All of which are found in ISCRS 6B or 6C. Which would make them white flag start at 0910.

Unless your boat is very different, then that's what I'd plan on....
But also, as there are currently no boats showing as rating awaited on ISCRS, I'm guessing you must be one of those boats and already have your rating....

 

[jaminb]

Thanks both. Planning on dragging a spinnaker, cruising chute and crew so the 5 other SO’s will have no worries

 

[jaminb]

All good got a 09.00 start 5b class. I have a 10 min head start on my competitors!

 

[Never Grumble]

All good got a 09.00 start 5b class. I have a 10 min head start on my competitors!

which probably means a less favourable handicap

 

[LittleSister]

Apparently there is, or at least was, a 'Round-the Island' race at Mersea, in deepest darkest Essex.

It's rather different to the IoW one! Those who know the area will appreciate there is a tidal causeway connecting Mersea to the mainland (or is it the other way around?), so your boat has to be small & light enough to carry over the causeway.

I've not participated or even seen it myself, but I got the impression it is not taken too seriously by most, which is just as well considering how shallow and very muddy it is either side of the Causeway. IIRC volunteers (from the Army, do I vaguely recall?) will help with lifting boats over the Causeway.

The other interesting factor is, IIRC, it is open to boats propelled by sails, oars or paddles. I Imagine the local plywood 'duckpunts', with their paddles and Optimist rigs, would be near ideal for the task (assuming being first home wasn't one of your ambitions).

Begone with your lead-mine keels, foils and towering hi-tech rigs!

Sounds like a lot of fun. Does anyone know if it still exists, and if so when does it take place?

 

[DJE]

Apparently there is, or at least was, a 'Round-the Island' race at Mersea, in deepest darkest Essex.

I once sailed in the Round the Island Race in Hong Kong. There must be others.

 

[mrming]

There’s also one around the Isle of Sheppey. Dinghies, and keelboats up to 30ft.

 

[mrming]

Meanwhile the forecast for the big RTI looks breezy now. You may get your wish for a blast down the back of the island @flaming

 

[flaming]

Meanwhile the forecast for the big RTI looks breezy now. You may get your wish for a blast down the back of the island @flaming

Stop jinxing it!

 

[Tomaret]

I once sailed in the Round the Island Race in Hong Kong. There must be others.

Round Lagos Island in Nigeria. You had to take the mast down to get under Independence Bridge over Five Cowrie Creek.

 

[Frogmogman]

I once sailed in the Round the Island Race in Hong Kong. There must be others.

On the Sunday of Pentecost every year the YC de Porquerolles hold the Porquerolles Cup, a race around the island, (which is off Toulon, for those who do not know it).

The peculiarities of the race are that each boat can decide the night before, which way they will sail around the island. Then the start is Le Mans style, with the crews starting on the beach getting to the hundred or so competing yachts by dinghy (no outboards) or swimming.

The anchor must be hauled up without using the windlass. As you can imagine, with 100 boats on the same start , the start is pretty chaotic, requiring nerves of steel on the part of the helmsman.

The race is without handicap, so favours big boats, and little planing boats like Black Pepper Code 0.

The YCP claim it to be the oldest yacht race in the world, based on what I suspect is an entirely fanciful legend of a race in 1726 between a corsair named Chaban Reis and a vessel of the French navy commanded by the Commandant de Montlaur, with the winner to secure the release of prisoners held by the other.

 

[Frogmogman]

Meanwhile the forecast for the big RTI looks breezy now. You may get your wish for a blast down the back of the island @flaming

One of my most enduring memories of the RTIR is from, I guess, 1985 on the Contessa 33, Moonlight, with Tony Blatchford on the helm.

We caught a ride on the stern wave of a Swan 76 between St Kat’s and Bembridge, kites up. We were about 10ft off their transom all the way. Exhilarating stuff.

 

[Mudisox]

I once sailed in the Round the Island Race in Hong Kong. There must be others.
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I did it 3 times in the early 70s. Great fun and not nearly as serious.
Also round Sheppey in ?1965? in my cadet. wind was blowing 6, first time I had to reef a cadet!

 

[flaming]

Latest forecast

RACE DAY - Saturday 25th
SW 9-13kts to start, increasing SSW 13-18kts in the Solent, SSW 17-22 gusting 25kts round the back of the Island by noon. This stronger breeze should stay in till late afternoon, when it should start to ease again, down to SW/SSW 8-12kts by cut off time. There should be a mixture of sunshine & occasionally heavy squally showers, 16-18°C on land.

This is very likely to be a race for the little boats. The big planing stuff will be back in the Solent before the best breeze arrives at the back of the island.

 

[st599]

Meanwhile the forecast for the big RTI looks breezy now. You may get your wish for a blast down the back of the island @flaming

Breezy? I can only see 25 in gusts round the back. Not even sure we'll reef in that.

 

[Yealm]

At least it looks fairly dry..
Plymouth’s got good winds but tons of rain forecast all weekend

 

[flaming]

At least it looks fairly dry..
Plymouth’s got good winds but tons of rain forecast all weekend

A trade off I'll happily take on any race day.

 

[flaming]

One of our crew has now got Covid, so have a spot available for tomorrow if anyone is interested. Principal roles will be thinking heavy thoughts and keeping the waves from splashing me. Coupled with occasional rope pulling or winch winding.