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Support Team EMT Round the Island
This Saturday in the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, keep an eye out for The Ellen MacArthur Trust’s fundraising boat ‘Challenge EMT’. All of Team EMT are raising money before their big day, if you would like to support the Challenge EMT crew, please click here…
High Fliers Take To The Water Round the Island
Some eye-catching entries with 23 days to go to the JPMAM Round the Island Race Day, 19th June. The Island Sailing Club has now processed just over 1,470 entries and amongst some high profile entries a fair few have an association with flying. There’s also a brilliant turnout of young sailing talent signing up…
Round The Island Launch Artistic Competitions
The J.P. Morgan Asset Management colouring competition was so successful in 2009, that two art competitions for Round the Island Race will be taking place in 2010. A colouring competition for primary school children and a flag design competition for middle school children, will join the high school boat building competition…
Charity & Celebrities Onboard RTIR Sailtime Challenge
Celebrity ambassadors and Charity supporters, such as Triple Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie and Breast Cancer Care, will get onboard the SailTime Charity Challenge in the Round the Island Race. Other charities up for the SailTime Trophy are Prostate UK, Ellen MacArthur Trust, and Macmillan…
Joyon Returns Round the Island 2010
One of the most awe-inspiring pairings in the annals of record-breaking multihull racing, Francis Joyon returns to the Isle of Wight for his 8th Round the Island Race, and will try and break his own multihull record…
Reasons To Be Cheerful On Wight
An array of festivals is set to make it a sizzling summer on the Isle of Wight. Covering everything from music to sailing, sporting entertainment and food, the fun will kick off this weekend, check out some of the top Island events in 2010…
Dame Ellen RTIR Starter 2010
This year sees a very early first start for the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race. It’s early but it will make for an amazing spectacle and adding to the excitement, Dame Ellen MacArthur, will fire the starting cannon to set the fleet on its way…
Round the Island Race Model Boat Building Competition
Following on from last year’s JPMAM Round the Island Race model boat building competition, a special training day was held at UKSA to re-launch the competition for 2010. Organised through the Isle of Wight Young Chamber, students get the chance to put their boat designing skills to the test…
