JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race overall
by Flavia Bateson 5 Jun 2006 15:30 BST
3 June 2006
It was the hottest day of the year in Cowes, home of the Island Sailing Club, organisers of the JPMorgan Round the Island Race. 2006 marked the 75th anniversary of a race which started modestly in 1931 with just 35 entrants and has grown steadily over the years to become the third largest, annual, participative sporting event in the UK.
Bright and early, the first start got underway at 6am with Mike Golding in ‘Ecover’ lining up against Sir Robin Knox-Johnston in ‘Grey Power’ in the Open 60 class. Both skippers have become legends in the annals of round the world sailing - Mike with five circumnavigations to his credit and Robin as the first to sail solo, non-stop in 1969 followed by a record-breaking multihull success in ‘Enza New Zealand’ (1994). Both men will be entering the Velux 5 Oceans Race around the world later this year, but for the Round the Island they were in less competitive mode. ‘Ecover’ was sailing with Rod Carr, Chief Executive of the Royal Yachting Association, to promote ‘The Green Blue’ environmental project. For Robin the race gave the opportunity for a reunion with sailing friends who had crewed together in the Admiral’s Cup in the 1970s.
The Volvo Extreme 40s were racing in the event for the first time. This is a new breed of fast catamaran which has been competing on a world circuit, most recently at the Volvo Ocean Race stopover in Portsmouth. Guest crews included Dee Caffari on ‘Basilica’ and Olympic medallist Joe Glanfield on ‘Volvo Ocean Race’. In the light northerly 5 knot breeze the VX40s made their way to the front of the fleet on the 50 mile course but the going was slow. Returning to the Solent after eight hours’ sailing they also had to contend with an adverse tide and patches of dead calm, which made tactics all important. The Dutch boat‘Holmatro’ (Mitch Booth) chose the island side, edging through the anchored yachts in Osborne Bay within sight of the finish. ‘Tommy Hilfiger’ (Randy Smyth) and ‘Motorola’ (Conrad Humphreys) opted for the more northerly course in the hope of finding more wind. Those watching from the shore saw the boats crabbing painfully slowly towards the line. ‘Holmatro’ finally broke free from Norris Point, found a brief zephyr and with 100 metres to go was able to head for a first place at 6 knots.
As her trimaran ‘B&Q’ is currently being shipped back from the Far East, Dame Ellen MacArthur sailed as a guest of title sponsors JPMorgan Asset Management on the Farr 52 ‘Chernikeef 2’. Meanwhile ‘Scarlet Oyster’ was competing to raise funds for the Ellen MacArthur Trust, a charity which encourages young sailors recovering or in remission from cancer or other life-threatening illnesses. Five of them crewed ‘Scarlet Oyster’ for the race. Skipper Gordon Appleby said: “The youngsters run the boat. I’m there to make the tea!” His crew certainly worked hard to come through with the goods. The overall IRC results saw ‘Scarlet Oyster’ beat ‘Chernikeef 2’ by nearly two hours on corrected time. Dan Monk (20) sailed for the Trust last year, then was rushed into hospital two days later for a bone marrow transplant. This was his first outing back on the water. On finishing he passed his hallmark comment “Quality!” to EMT Patron Ellen. “Quality back - well done and see you ashore” came the reply from Ellen.
Five teams of local Isle of Wight youngsters were competing against each other in identical J80 sportsboats for the ‘Inspire High School Challenge’. This initiative was backed by the Isle of Wight Economic Partnership and involved the students in running their entire projects, from finding a sponsor to managing the budget, as well as racing their boat and in some cases learning to sail. After 10 hours’ close racing the winners were Cowes High School just seven minutes ahead of Isle of Wight College. The team won the Raymarine Young Sailor Trophy.
Wendy Ballantine (81) has enjoyed sailing ever since she served in the WRNS during World War II. Wendy competed in the 25th and 50th anniversary Round the Island Races and was determined to race in the 75th! Friend Peter MacFarlane chartered a boat for Wendy who was joined by her daughters and son. ‘Miss Demeanour’ not only finished ninth in class but did so with a limited sail wardrobe - only after the boat had left the mooring did they realise the big genoa was not on board. Wendy’s daughter Sue said “My mother had the time of her life. She did some helming and sail trimming and thoroughly enjoyed herself.”
The principal trophy, the Gold Roman Bowl was won by the Rogers family, sailing ‘Rosina of Beaulieu’, a boat that Jeremy Rogers designed more than 30 years ago. This is a record third win for the same boat - Sir Edward Heath was a four-times winner but in three different boats. Jeremy helmed this time, with sons Simon and Kit crewing. The Silver Gilt Roman Bowl for the top boat in the ISC-rated section was won by ‘Toucan Tango’ a Bavaria sailed by Chris Bean.
Pete Goss will be teamed with Paul Larsen in the Round Britain and Ireland Race sailing ‘Cornwall Playing for Success’. They used the Round the Island Race as a shake down for the longer event and won the Dean & Reddyhoff Trophy as the first multihull on corrected time. In IRC class 0, Tony Langley’s Farr 45 ‘Atomic’ made a good start. They just touched the wreck at The Needles but then carried their asymmetric to St Catherine’s and were the first in class on the water at Bembridge. ‘Atomic’ was neck-and-neck with sistership ‘Rebel’ off Ryde, tacking in a virtually windless hole with the boat speed at under 1 knot and a strong adverse tide. Two hours later ‘Atomic’ had a three-length lead, and by the finish had eased out to a three minute win on corrected time. ‘Team Volvo’ with the RYA Keelboat Squad were third.
At the prize giving on Sunday 4th June, cheques were handed over to Prostate Cancer UK and the St Mary’s Hospital (Newport, Isle of Wight) chemotherapy unit, the offical event charities to which competitors had made donations.
The next JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race takes place on 23rd June 2007.
Trophy Winners as at Sunday 4th June 2006 - 0930 hours:
OBSERVER TROPHY & JPMAM SALVER - First Monohull to finish
GBR76R RED Charles Dunstone
GOLD ROMAN BOWL & JPMAM SALVER - First Overall IRC
CO1219 ROSINA OF BEAULIEU Jeremy Rogers
SILVER ROMAN BOWL & JPMAM SALVER - Second Overall IRC
GBR707 MADELAINE Edward Donald & Leisa Jones
ROYAL THAMES CHALLENGE TROPHY & JPMAM SALVER - Third Overall IRC
GBR7278 TOM BOMBADIL Kevin George
ROYAL LONDON CHALLENGE CUP & JPMAM SALVER - Fourth Overall IRC
GBR7070 PURPLE HAZE Tony Dodd
JPMORGAN TROPHY - First Overall IRC Group 0
GBR54R ATOMIC Stephen Plant
VAPHIO CUP - First Overall IRC Group 1
GBR4835R COOL RUNNINGS Jochem Visser
IRC Division 1A
GBR133L JUMP Stewart Hawthorn
IRC Division 1B
IRL3008 YES! Adam Gosling
IRC Division 1C
GBR4835R COOL RUNNINGS Jochem Visser
YEOMAN CHALLENGE TROPHY - First Overall IRC Group 2
GBR2709R JUMPING JELLYFISH Jason Eker
IRC Division 2A
GBR8901R JAHMALI Mike & Sarah Wallis
IRC Division 2B
GBR2709R JUMPING JELLYFISH Jason Eker
IRC Division 2C
GBR3932R EXACTLY Christopher S Taylor
IRC Division 2D
GBR9290R MOJO Robin & Jill Stevenson
CHAMPAGNE MUMM CHALLENGE CUP - First Overall IRC Group 3
CO1219 ROSINA OF BEAULIEU Jeremy Rogers
IRC Division 3A
K86 SCOUNDREL Don Wood
IRC Division 3B
GBR4777 SPIRIT OF DEFIANCE Geoff Payne
IRC Division 3C
GBR502 CATCH Darren Marston
IRC Division 3D
CO1219 ROSINA OF BEAULIEU Jeremy Rogers
METHUSELAH TROPHY - Winning Team in IRC Groups 0 & 1
PYRA
JEROBOAM TROPHY - Winning Team in IRC Group 2
PYRA - 2
JEROBOAM TROPHY - Winning Team in IRC Group 3
Royal Corinthian Yacht Club
CONRAD RITBLAT TROPHY & JPMAM SALVER - First IRC to finish
GBR76R RED Charles Dunstone
SILVER GILT ROMAN BOWL & JPMAM SALVER - First Overall ISCRS
GBR8005T TOUCAN TANGO Chris Bean
FIDELIS TROPHY - Second Overall ISC Rating System
GBR8R MOONLIGHTING Martin & Sarah Chilver-Stainer
GEISCO TROPHY - Third Overall ISC Rating System
GBR9491T CORAL OF TEIGNMOUTH Julian Weyer Brown
JIMMIE READ MEMORIAL CUP - O/A Winner ISC Rating System Grp
GBR1289R DOODLE Jonathan Barker
ISC Rating System Division 4A
GBR1289R DOODLE Jonathan Barker
ISC Rating System Division 4B
GBR9844 FISH EAGLE OF BROOK Philip Blackwell
ISC Rating System Division 4C
GBR8854T DIZZY DI Keith Jones
FEDALAH CHALLENGE TROPHY - O/A Winner ISC Rating System Grp
GBR8005T TOUCAN TANGO Chris Bean
ISC Rating System Division 5A
GBR8743R AURELIA OF FALMOUTH Michael Robson
ISC Rating System Division 5B
GBR8005T TOUCAN TANGO Chris Bean
ISC Rating System Division 5C
GBR3591 NOKOMIS Andy Theobold & Adrian Moss
ISC Rating System Division 5D
GBR8R MOONLIGHTING Martin & Sarah Chilver-Stainer
SPREAD EAGLE TROPHY - O/A Winner ISC Rating System Grp 6
GBR3428T CLOUDY BAY Sara Grant & Richard Scarff
ISC Rating System Division 6A
K4733 BALOO Steve Holton
ISC Rating System Division 6B
GBR3428T CLOUDY BAY Sara Grant & Richard Scarff
ISC Rating System Division 6C
GBR2588R DRAKES DRUM Terry Rowe (Go Sail Ltd)
ISC Rating System Division 6D
GBR4914T FAT CHANCE Michael S Blair
TRAFALGAR 200 TROPHY - O/A Winner ISC Rating System Grp 7
GBR7271T EVANGELINE John Guess
ISC Rating System Division 7A
GBR7271T EVANGELINE John Guess
ARUN YACHT CLUB TEAM TROPHY - Winning ISC Rating System Team
Royal Victoria Yacht Club - 1
LLOYDS BANK TROPHY - First ISC Rating Sys boat to finish
GBR56R ZINGALA Roger Yeoman, Morgan Stanley
GOLDEN MILLER CHALLENGE CUP - Overall Winner GP/MOCRA M'hull
338 TINKERBELL Roderick Walker
TRIFLE TROPHY - 1st MOCRA Racing Multihull on corrected time
338 TINKERBELL Roderick Walker
HOYA TROPHY - First Bridgedeck Catamran Cruiser on corrected
28 ODETTE B R Thornley
DEAN & REDDYHOFF TROPHY - 1st Multihull GP on corrected time
GBR713M CORNWALL PLAYING FOR SUCCESS Pete Goss
FREEDOM CHALLENGE BOWL - First GP/MOCRA Multihull to finish
GBR713M CORNWALL PLAYING FOR SUCCESS Pete Goss
BRITANNIA CORPORATE EVENTS TROPHY - First Beneteau 40.7
GBR4070L INCOGNITO Paul McNamara & Tony Lowe
CONTESSA CHALLENGE & JACK KNIGHTS TROPHIES - First Contessa
CO525 LA CONTESSA ROSE William Daniels
WHALE TROPHY - First Cornish Shrimper on elapsed time
124X BUMBLE CHUGGER Robin Whittle
JUBILEE TROPHY - First 'Original' Gaffer on corrected time
2743 CYGNET OF LONDON Kim Hartley
SHAMROCK CHALLENGE TROPHY - First Original Gaffer to finish
DS2 JOLIE BRISE Daunty's School
DISCOVERY TROPHY - First 'Modern' Gaffer on corrected time
124X BUMBLE CHUGGER Robin Whittle
TURBO UK CUP - First Hunter 707
GBR7105N POCKET BATTLESHIP Mark Gillett
ROYAL SINGAPORE Y.C. CHALLENGE CUP - First Dragon
GBR698 JUBILEE Sarah Sullivan
PRINCE OF WALES CHALLENGE CUP - First International Etchells
GBR1014 PALAVER R E Thompson
LASER TROPHY - First Laser SB3
GBR3163 JOULES ARGO II Charlie & Alec Russell
SONATA SALVER - First Sonata
GBR8036 XANTZ Michael Tennant
LOMBARD MARINE FINANCE CHALLENGE TROPHY - First Open 60
03 ECOVER Mike Golding
EDWARD HEATH TROPHY - First Sportsboat on corrected time
GBR740 WHATEVER Barry Byham
EVANS TROPHY - First Sonar
GBR740 WHATEVER Barry Byham
WESTERLY SILVER JUBILEE CUP - First IRC Storm 33 to finish
GBR2191T EXEAT Guy Mcbride
HOYA TROPHY - First Sunsail 37
GBR9235T SUNSAIL 35 A Giller & M Steele
TRAPPER TROPHY - First IRC Trapper 300 on corrected time
GBR3766T GOOGLE-EYE Pat Stables
VOLVO TROPHY - First Volvo Extreme 40
VX3 HOLMATRO Mitch Booth
X-YACHTS TROPHY - First IRC X-Yacht on corrected time
GBR3932R EXACTLY Christopher S Taylor
First X332 Yacht on corrected time
GBR3932R EXACTLY Christopher S Taylor
BAVARIA OWNERS ASSOC CUP - 1st ISCRC Bavaria corrected time
GBR8549T MAGIC CLOUD Simon Jenkins
RAYMARINE RIR YOUNG SAILOR TROPHY
GBR81L COWES HIGH Cowes High School-Inspire
TELFORD GOBLET - First IRC Inst. of Civil Engineers Yacht
GBR3221T ROLLER COASTER Denis Bates
JOHN FRANKS TROPHY - First ISCRS Sailing School Boat
GBR2588R DRAKES DRUM Terry Rowe (Go Sail Ltd)
CECIL DONNE CUP - First IRC Old Carthusian Yacht
GBR4909R HIGH TENSION Andrew Given
SHEPHERDS TROPHY - First Chartered Surveyors Yacht IRC
K4476 WORKOUT Jeff Worboys
YACHTING MONTHLY FAMILY TROPHY - First family crewed boat
GBR9491T CORAL OF TEIGNMOUTH Julian Weyer Brown