With nearly 450 entries so far for the 2022 Round the Island, the ISC and Race Team are looking forward to a very well-supported race on June 25th. If you haven't yet made your entry, don't forget to get it in before Saturday night to take advantage of the early-bird discount. Also, if your boat doesn't have a current IRC rating certificate, remember that Island Sailing Club can provide an ISCRS rating for free for most types of boat.
It's great to see the variety of boats entering for the 2022 race, particularly those taking part for the first time. One boat that will be celebrating being 50 years old on race day is Serin, a Marcon Fin Keel Trident 25, crewed by keen novices. A Serin is a songbird which rarely finds its way to UK shores, but luckily this Serin has lived her life on the Solent and has helped several families find their way into sailing. Coming from further afield is Mercurian, a Colvic UFO 27 built in 1985, which will be sailed down from Scotland with her skipper Talan Skeels-Piggins who is up for his next challenge with this race. Paralysed from the chest down in 2003, Talan is a Winter Paralympian, Double World Champion of 600cc Motorcycle Racing and a National Champion of Barebow Archery.
Island Sailing Club Membership
The ISC is immensely proud to have run this world-class event for over 90 years, and are offering this year's Round the Island Race entrants an exclusive membership offer! If you become an Island Sailing Club member at any time while the race entry is open, they will waive the £100 joining fee. For more information, please email the team at rir@islandsc.org.uk.
Welcome onboard
This year they have welcomed two new partners, The Marathon Watch Company and B&G, to join our other loyal partners, Helly Hansen, Chelsea Magazines and the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust. Follow us on social media for all the latest race news, great competitions, discounted offers and limited edition products.
Thanks for all your support and we look forward to seeing you on the start line.