Mark Ashley-Miller’s Good Dog and Pegasus of Northumberland have entered the Round the Island Race, which takes place on Saturday 25th June.
Ashley-Miller bought his Nauticat 331 Good Dog with the aim of circumnavigating the UK and Ireland as slowly as possible in aid of the Seafarers’ Charity and has so far raised nearly £20,000.
Mark intends to visit every harbour with a Harbour Master in the country to write a book. There are a total of 300 Harbour Masters, and the skipper has met nearly 200 of them so far. Starting from Dartmouth in 2019, the boat has sailed clockwise around GB, including St Kilda, Muckle Flugga, Perth, Goole, and Wisbech.
Pegasus is competing to raise awareness of Parkinson’s disease and to highlight the positive impact sailing can have on Parkinson’s sufferers. Pegasus is an exceptional Open Class racing yacht with an enviable track record, being the fastest boat of her type in the world. The Pegasus Racing team have a collective aim of challenging and breaking world records.
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“We are really looking forward to Round the Island Race, it’s an amazing race with interesting tidal gates and welcomes such a mixed ability of skippers and boats.”
Round Island Yacht Race competition with £4,500 prize pot
The Round Island Race has launched competition for all 2022 race competitors (crew and skippers) a with a prize pot worth over £4500.
Prizes include:
- The new B&G Zeus 3S chartplotter to aid navigation, plot routes, add waypoints, and view key sailing or racing data at the touch of a button or screen (RRP £2830)
- A GPM Marathon Watch, suitable for tough sailing challenges (RRP £370)
- A Skagen Offshore Sailing Jacket from Helly Hansen (RRP £325)
- Subscriptions to Sailing Today with Yachts & Yachting and Classic Boat magazine
- Weekend mooring at Cowes Yacht Haven
- Dinner for four at the Island Sailing Club
For more information and to enter visit www.roundtheisland.org.uk. The competition is only open to 2022 race competitors and entry closes on Saturday 28th June.
