The day that Round the Island Race records tumbled
by Peta Stuart-Hunt on 3 Jun 2013
Sir Ben Ainslie on his way to breaking the Round the Island Record by over 15 minutes (2hrs 52 mins 15 secs) onboard J.P. Morgan BAR AC45. The win was dedicated to the memory of his friend Andrew ’Bart’ Simpson, who died in a sailing accident recently. A black ribbon with ’Bart’ in the middle were worn by the crew in his memory.
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In the Round the Island Race, Saturday 1st June was certainly a day to remember, a day of highs, and more highs and, it was a day for records to tumble. It was the day when Great Britain's most successful Olympic sailor, Sir Ben Ainslie and his all-British crew aboard J.P. Morgan BAR, trounced the existing Round the Island Race multihull record, held for 12 years, by an impressive 16 minutes.
In the monohull fleet the biggest boat in the IRC classes, Mike Slade's 100ft ICAP Leopard was not far behind. He crossed the finish line 40 minutes after Ainslie, shaving almost ten minutes off the monohull race record he had set back in 2008.
Title sponsor J.P. Morgan Asset Management, summed up their team's thoughts on the day. Jasper Berens, Head of UK, J.P. Morgan Assert Management, commented: 'It's so fantastic to be here and to raise such superb amounts for the Race charity, the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust. It was a vintage year in terms of weather and the racing and it was incredible to see so many happy, smiling faces in Cowes. The fact that Ben and his team on J.P. Morgan BAR achieved the Round the Island race multihull record, just topped it off. We look forward to seeing everyone again next year.'
On behalf of the Island Sailing Club, Dave Atkinson, Race Safety Officer, had little cause for concern during his long day that started at 0245 and finished at 2350. He commented: 'We had the least number of incidents to deal with for a very long time and nothing major occurred out on the water. The entire Race team, that numbers around 170 people on the day and ranged from spotters to results teams, cannot be praised highly enough.'
Today, Sunday 2nd June, wrapped everything up nicely with more great weather and the Race Prizegiving which was held at the Island Sailing Club where the Commodore Rod Nicholls was joined on stage by Corrie McQueen from J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston to hand out the gold and silverware to the deserving prizewinners.
The most coveted prize, the Gold Roman Bowl and JPMAM Salver for First Overall IRC went to 5 West, the TP52 owned and helmed by Sir Keith Mills and Robert Greenhalgh.
The Silver Roman Bowl and JPMAM Salver for Second Overall IRC went to Pace and Johnny Vincent. The Observer Trophy and JPMAM Trophy for First Monohull to finish went to Mike Slade and ICAP Leopard.
Next year, the Race is held on Saturday 21st June and the Island Sailing Club.
Trophy Winners
Observer Trophy & Jpmam Trophy - First Monohull To Finish
Gbr1r Icap Leopard Mike Slade
Gold Roman Bowl & Jpmam Salver - First Overall Irc
Gbr1851n 5 West Sir Keith Mills/Tim Hedges
Silver Roman Bowl & Jpmam Salver - Second Overall Irc
Gbr528r Pace Johnny Vincent
Royal Thames Challenge Trophy & Jpmam Salver - Third O/A Irc
Fra38902 Raging Bee Dussere Louis-Marie
Royal London Challenge Cup & Jpmam Salver - Fourth O/A Irc
Ned46 Tonnerre De Breskens 3 P.W. Vroon
Jpmorgan Trophy - First Overall Irc Group 0
Gbr1851n 5 West Tim Hedges
Owen Parker Memorial Trophy - First Overall Irc Group 1
Gbr7383r Puma Logic Sailing Logic
Irc Division 1a
Swe40 Hurrycane Vii Ken Bruneflod
Irc Division 1b
Gbr7383r Puma Logic Sailing Logic
Irc Division 1c
Gbr1010l Xinska Bernard Olesinski
Yeoman Challenge Trophy - First Overall Irc Group 2
Fra38902 Raging Bee Dussere Louis-Marie
Irc Division 2a
Gbr6969l Grandslam Michael Ronson
Irc Division 2b
Fra38902 Raging Bee Dussere Louis-Marie
Irc Division 2c
Gbr7712r Zarafa Peter Scholfield
Irc Division 2d
Gbr9633r Ruthless Martin Pearson
Champagne Mumm Challenge Cup - First Overall Irc Group 3
K9 Woof Jo Richards
Irc Division 3a
Gbr4365t Enigma Ian Braham
Irc Division 3b
Gbr8795t Chablis Richard Freemantle
Irc Division 3c
K9 Woof Jo Richards
Irc Division 3d
K1328t Flying Boat Michael J Shaw
Methuselah Trophy - First Irc Team
Royal Ocean Racing Club (Erivale Iii, Bembridge Boat Storage, La Reponse)
Jeroboam Trophy - Second Irc Team
Royal Lymington Yacht Club Team 1 (Zarafa, Nordic Bear, Love In A Mist)
Conrad Ritblat Trophy & Jpmam Salver - First Irc To Finish
Gbr1r Icap Leopard Mike Slade
Silver Gilt Roman Bowl & Jpmam Salver - First Overall Iscrs
Gbr1488l Sky Hunter Ii Peter Bainbridge
Fidelis Trophy - Second Overall Isc Rating System
Gbr8078r Firefly Nick Atkinson
Geisco Trophy - Third Overall Isc Rating System
101 Cherete Brian Haugh
Crankshaw Bowl - O/A Winner Iscrs Grp 4
Gbr1488l Sky Hunter Ii Peter Bainbridge
Isc Rating System Division 4a
62505 Lady Mariposa Daniel Hardy
Isc Rating System Division 4b
Gbr1488l Sky Hunter Ii Peter Bainbridge
Isc Rating System Division 4c
Gbr3317l Lupo Di Mare Mr Nick Holland
Jimmie Read Memorial Cup - O/A Winner Iscrs Grp 5
Gbr100x Thunder Squall Julian James
Isc Rating System Division 5a
Gbr8792t Tikka Bill Dixon
Isc Rating System Division 5b
Gbr100x Thunder Squall Julian James
Isc Rating System Division 5c
Gbr2965l Thalia Andy Banks
Fedalah Challenge Trophy - O/A Winner Iscrs Grp 6
Gbr9585t Pickle Jeremy & Max Vines
Isc Rating System Division 6a
Gbr9585t Pickle Jeremy & Max Vines
Isc Rating System Division 6b
Gbr7442r Sundancer Of Chichester John Nelson
Isc Rating System Division 6c
Gbr8295t Effusion Ricky Bruton
Spread Eagle Trophy - O/A Winner Iscrs Grp 7
Gbr3428t Cloudy Bay Richard Scarff
Trafalgar 200 Trophy - O/A Winner Iscrs Grp 8
101 Cherete Brian Haugh
Isc Rating System Division 7a
Gbr4899t Gazelle Minka Armitage
Isc Rating System Division 7b
Gbr3428t Cloudy Bay Richard Scarff
Isc Rating System Division 7c
K4519 Kusima Tim Buckley
Isc Rating System Division 7d
509x It's Now Or Never Tony Brookes
Isc Rating System Division 8a
Gbr7168 Strider Peter Draycott
Isc Rating System Division 8b
Gbr1445l Arty Miss Stephen Booy
Isc Rating System Division 8c
Gbr2617l Haggis Andrew Buchanan, Rebecca Taylor And Stuart Buchana
Isc Rating System Division 8d
101 Cherete Brian Haugh
Arun Yacht Club Team Trophy - First Iscrs Team
Arun Yacht Club Light Brigade (Sooper Trooper, Dedicated Dancer, Fingers Crossed)
Jeroboam Trophy - Second Iscrs Team
Royal Air Force Yacht Club Team 1 (Arty Miss, Notso, Aliki)
Henri Lloyd Challenge Trophy - First Iscrs Boat To Finish
62505 Lady Mariposa Daniel Hardy
Golden Miller Challenge Cup - Overall Winner Gp/Mocra M'hull
Gbr714m Buzz Phil Cotton
Trifle Trophy - 1st Mocra Racing Multihull On Corrected Time
001 Orion Harvey Bowden
Hoya Trophy - 1st Bridgedeck Catamaran Cruiser On Corrected
5 R5 Robert Barker
Dean & Reddyhoff Trophy - 1st Multihull Gp On Corrected Time
Gbr714m Buzz Phil Cotton
Freedom Challenge Bowl - First Gp/Mocra Multihull To Finish
3x J.P. Morgan Bar Sir Ben Ainslie
Catalac Trophy - First Catalac Cruiser On Corrected Time
Not Awarded
Iroquois Sovereign - First Iroquois Cat On Corrected Time
137 Fortunella Peter Ellison
Sailing Logic First 40 Trophy
Swe40 Hurrycane Vii Ken Bruneflod
Renaissance Trophy - Classic Racing Yachts
A154 Stren Roddy Steel
Field Barnacle - First Classic Racing Yacht To Finish
Gbr4712r Outrageous Mark Stevenson
Class 40 Round The Island Race Trophy
Fra124 Al Bucq Riccardo Pavoncelli
Vaphio Cup
Gbr721x Nautica Aimee Deacon
Contessa Challenge Trophy - Contessa 32
Gbr3419 Binkie Ii Colin Wetherall
Whale Trophy - First Cornish Shrimper On Elapsed Time
1067 Polly Mark Pollington
Red Lion Trophy - First Folkboat
Gbr718 Crackerjack Stuart Watson & Matthew Jones
Shamrock Challenge Trophy - First Gaffer To Finish
3 Coral Richard Oswald
Jubilee Trophy - First Gaffer, Division 1
3 Coral Richard Oswald
Discovery Trophy - First Gaffer, Division 2
Os1 Foxhound Richard Rouse
Foxhound Trophy - First Gaffer, Division 3
1067 Polly Mark Pollington
Gk24 Cup - First Iscrs Gk24 On Corrected Time
Gbr7168 Strider Peter Draycott
Kemp Masts Salver - First Hunter 27 Ood
Not Awarded
Turbo Uk Cup - First 707
Gbr7022n Tigerfeet Matthew Streeter
Timex Watches And Jack Knights Trophies - First J/80
Gbr1360 J.A.T Chris Taylor
Westerly Trophy - First Iscrs J24
Gbr4044 Clewless Team Clewless
Laser Trophy - First Sb20
Gbr3571 Turbulence Too Paul French
Kemp Sails Mini Tonner Trophy - First Mini Tonner
Gbr8188r Mw Dream On Nathan Cordy
Sonata Salver - First Sonata On Corrected Time
Gbr8300n Selene Joe Cross
Halmatic Trophy - First Nicholson 32
K3031 Beltana Mr H. Crothers
Nicholson 35 Challenge Trophy - First Iscrs Nicholson 35
Not Awarded
Lombard Marine Finance Challenge Trophy - First Open 60
Gbr99 Hugo Boss Alex Thomson
Elephant Trophy - First Quarter Tonner
Fra7891 Bullit Morty
First Rc44
Gbr2041 Team Aqua Chris Bake - Rc 44 Team Aqua
Owen Aisher Challenge Cup - First Isc Rating Sys Scod
Sc59 Ngauruhoe Simon Eveleigh
Edward Heath Trophy - First Sportsboat On Corrected Time
Gbr123j Spitfire Wing Commander Simon Ling Raf
Westerly Silver Jubilee Cup - First Irc Storm 33 To Finish
Gbr7681t Evening Storm David Scott
Small Luxury Hotels Challenge Cup - Sunsail F40
Gbr4009n Sunsail 4009 Team Mcb
Trapper Trophy - First Irc Trapper 300 On Corrected Time
Gbr3766t Google-Eye Pat Stables & Nigel Hunter
Brianngee Vega Assoc. Challenge Cup - First Iscrs Vega
Not Awarded
Victoria Cup - First Iscrs Victoria Shadow Assoc. Yacht
Gbr7910t Tracker Jerry Bottrill
X-Yachts Trophy - First Irc X-Yacht On Corrected Time
Gbr1010l Xinska Bernard Olesinski
First X332 Yacht On Corrected Time
Gbr8500r Brightwork Bob And Jon Baker
Bavaria Owners Assoc Cup - 1st Irc Bavaria On Corrected Time
Gbr8560r Hkj Firestarter Keith Lovett
Bavaria Owners Assoc Cup - 1st Iscrs Bavaria Corrected Time
Gbr2821l Dark Star Dave Rostron
Telford Goblet - First Irc Inst. Of Civil Engineers Yacht
Gbr8241t Alfa Helix Bob Barlow
John Franks Trophy - First Irc Sailing School Boat
Gbr7383r Puma Logic Sailing Logic
Cecil Donne Cup - First Irc Old Carthusian Yacht
Gbr123 Xara Jonathan And Anne Rolls
Shepherds Trophy - First Iscrs Chartered Surveyors Yacht
Gbr1695l Musketeer Jeremy Young
Shepherds Trophy - First Irc Chartered Surveyors Yacht
Gbr6809r Vertigo Martyn Chase
Jpmorgan Asset Mgmnt Family Trophy - First Family Boat
Gbr1488l Sky Hunter Ii Peter Bainbridge
Raymarine Rir Young Sailor Trophy
Gbr1180l Alamara B Ii Ole Bettum
Tenacity Trophy - Last Boat To Finish Within The Time Limit
Gbr2713l Peggotty Liam Thom Click here for full Round the Island Race website
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