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Round the Island Race

North Sea:

Great Britain

Duration:

3 days - 2 nights

Max number of passengers:

14 people

Available:

Suitable for travellers:

> 18 years

Boarding from:

Hamble

What's included

Cancellation policy

Organised by:

Germaine W.

Member since 2019 -

Private

English

This experience, in a nutshell

The annual Round the Island Race, which started back in 1930, is organised by the Island Sailing Club. It is a one-day yacht race around the Isle of Wight, situated off the south coast of England. The race regularly attracts over 1,400 boats and around 15,000 sailors, making it one of the largest yacht races in the world. It is also the fourth largest participation sporting event in the UK after the London Marathon and the Great North and South Runs.

During the 2019 Round the Island Race, our boat finished first-in-class beating 9 other 40.7’s.

In recent years the Round the Island Race has become a popular challenge for sailors at all levels of experience and abilities, attracting classic yachts such as the elegant J Class “Velsheda” as well as state-of-the-art, record-breaking greyhounds. Olympic gold medallists have tried their luck in the Sportsboat Rule and IRC classes, whilst grand old ladies of the sea, “Suhaili”, “Gipsy Moth IV” and “Lively Lady”, have given more modern designs a run for their money. The ISC Rating System division, for un-rated yachts, now exceeds the regular racers. For some of these sailors, this is their one race of the year and many use the event as a first taste of yacht racing. 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 Japan, Hungary to New Zealand.

The race is a 50 nautical mile course round the Isle of Wight. Starting on the famous Royal Yacht Squadron line in Cowes, the fleet races westabout, to The Needles, round St Catherine’s Point and Bembridge Ledge buoy and back into the Solent to the finish line at Cowes.

Whether you compete regularly or are new to the sport, taking part in the Island Sailing Club’s Round the Island Race is a day to remember, sailing in one of the world’s largest sailing events in some of the best sailing waters!

No Departures available

What's included

Cancellation policy

No Departures available

North Sea: 3 days - 2 nights

Great Britain

What's included

Cancellation policy

No Departures available

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Boat & Classes of Service

Harmony 52 - 2007

Type

Sailboat

Length

15.6 m.

Toilets

Cabins

11+

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Our itinerary

Our trip starts here:

Hamble.

Check-in: 10:00 AM

Our trip ends here:

Hamble.

Check-out: 2:00 PM

Leg 1

Training Day

Arrival on the boat and meet your skipper and crew, followed by a safety brief and the regatta programme. You will spend the day getting to know your crew, followed by provisioning, getting the boat ready for the regatta and training to bind the team into a race crew.

Leg 2

Race Day

The boats cross the start line at Cowes in eleven separate groups, starting every 10 minutes from 0630 until 0810 and heading in a westerly direction towards Yarmouth. The boats pass round the Needles Lighthouse, along the south-west coast of the Island to St. Catherine’s Point and then up across Sandown Bay to round the Bembridge Ledge Buoy. The fleet then makes its way either side of No Man’s Land Fort and across Osborne Bay to the finish line back at Cowes.

Leg 3

Breakfast & Depart

After the race day and celebrations on board, we invite you for breakfast aboard the boat before heading home.

The itinerary may be subject to changes due to weather conditions and/or technical or logistical reasons, in order to ensure safety and a pleasant sailing experience for all participants.

Leg 1

Training Day

Leg 2

Race Day

Leg 3

Breakfast & Depart

After the race day and celebrations on board, we invite you for breakfast aboard the boat before heading home.

The itinerary may be subject to changes due to weather conditions and/or technical or logistical reasons, in order to ensure safety and a pleasant sailing experience for all participants.

What's included in the price

Boat equipment and facilities

Final cleaning

Tender and outboard

Meals and beverages

Galley

Purchase and storage of the galley

Food for the skipper

Food for the crew

Onboard staff

Skipper

Taxes, fees and moorings

Mooring fees

Transport

Fuel (boat/tender)

What's NOT included in the price

Below are the services that are not included in the price of the experience, including any available optional services that you may pay directly to the organiser (we advise you to inform the organiser prior to departure in case you wish to purchase such services and arrange the payment terms directly with him).

Excluded

Bedding kit

Towels kit

Meals/drinks consumed ashore

Frequent questions

The organiser reviews

Organised by:

Germaine W.

Member since 2019 -

Private

English

4.0/5

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Boat

Destination

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10/14/2025

David J.

France

Very skilled captain and good ambiance crew However: -state /cleanliness of the boat nok for me, really not maintained enough -no wind=> no sail, nearly only motoring: maybe better to find another formula to allow for more saling? or clearly indicate that it is possible that there is no sailing

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ivan l.

Slovenia

Real experience, very usefull

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Jan C.

Poland

The trip was excellent. Very nice crew and Will was an excellent skipper. The boat was safe but a little tired.

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11/13/2024

Alessandro L.

Italy

Great group, good skipper. The course was completely with the wind in our sails. The boat would need a little adjustment, but in general an excellent experience if you want to increase your preparation especially in night offshore navigation.