Round The Island Race 2024
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Joining Instructions: Please click here for event joining instructions
Recommended Reading: Island Sailing Club notification of race, RTIR website.
Event Prerequisites: At least RYA Competent Crew with some sailing time
Minimum Age: 18+
This event runs in a single format:
Holiday Insurance: We would advise ALL our customers to ensure they have suitable holiday insurance in-place. Yachtsman’s insurance is available from a variety of souces like Topsail Insurance and can cover things like cancellations and personal effects cover.
This event is for any competent sailor who wants to give the iconic Round the Island Race a go! So as long as you are at least RYA Competent Crew trained, or have suitable sailing skills, are fit and agile and can adapt quickly during the race this may be the event for you.
Please be aware this race is not a short ’round the cans’ race. It’s a full day of sailing and it starts very early in the morning. The practice days are also long and enduring, as the race may take upwards of 9 hours to complete, or longer!
The practice days prior to the race will cover a general skills review and practice/refresh, typical racing techniques, safety considerations and drills, crew positions and jobs, communication and hierarchy, technical brief and strategy, weather monitoring and considerations and other elements which will all make up a safe and run race.
On race day we will start early, have a final skippers brief including weather and tide review, final questions session and prepare the boat. We then leave the marina/anchorage and get to the line, ready for the off!
During this event we will include meals on board (breakfast two days, lunch three days, dinner three nights), moorings at our Gosport Marina base, and of course entry into the race itself.
Unlike other training schools we want you to be completely comfortable, confident and excited about undertaking the Round The Island Race, which is why we include for a full two days training before the race! As you’d expect from Commodore Yachting, we do things the right way!
This event runs in a single format:
Included in the cost is the preparation and practice days before the race, and the race day itself.
The actual race day has been confirmed by the ISC as 15th June 2024. This is subject to change however. The two practice days are 13-14th June 2024.
On race-day we return to either Hamble or Cowes (Subject to availability of berths) at the end of the race for a good night out and to soak up the post-race atmosphere. The race itself can be exhausting and an evening finish may happen on the day.
You’ll be part of a truly iconic race known the world over, which attracts everything from multi-million pound race boats, to smaller vessels costing no more than a few hundred pounds. It’s simply a must-do event for every sailor, not one to be missed!
This is quite a commitment to make, as whilst the event is mainly one of fun and a great introduction to longer races, it’s one we like to be competitive with!
Your race Skipper will take you on an intensive training session where you’ll learn about race procedures, safety and how to react to quick tacks and gybes, the communication needed on board and how to act as a close-knit race team! It’ll also be a guide to the challenging waters around the Isle of Wight, the hazards and features, plus the tactics to be employed on the day!
It’s definitely one for the bucket list!
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The perfect sailing course for beginners, the five day RYA Competent Crew practical RYA course will give you the best building blocks to start your sailing journey with.
Take a look at our live course calendar for dates for the RYA Competent Crew course at Gosport Marina!
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The RYA SRC/VHF Radio Course is minimum qualification required by law to operate the VHF or VHF Digital Selective Calling (DSC) equipment on any British flagged vessel carrying a radio.
Take a look at our live course calendar for dates for the RYA SRC/VHF Radio course!
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The RYA Day Skipper Combined Theory and Practical Course runs over nine days. The course brings students with at least the RYA Competent Crew qualification, or some sailing experience, up to RYA Day Skipper level, through undertaking both the theory and practical courses.
Accommodation during the theory side of the course is available at extra cost
(subject to boat availability).
Take a look at our live course calendar for RYA Day Skipper Theory and Practical Combined Course dates, taking place at Gosport Marina.
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A fantastic weekend of sailing, almost 130 NM in all, with a relaxed, but fully engaging skipper. Great set up and brilliant on the admin. Thanks Stef, Tom et al!
Nick BI did a weeks coastal skipper course getting ready for my yacht master and I have to say it was one of the best training weeks I’ve had - our training instructor was superb, exactly the sort of person that you want. He could inspire, provide discipline and impart knowledge as well as let you learn through your own mistakes. Tom and Steph run an excellent operation there and I highly recommend it. They’re flexible and very helpful when it comes to your journey into being a qualified sailor.
Nigel Frith