Entries for the 85th edition of the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race on 2nd July have opened today (Friday).
For the first time the new Fast 40+ Class will be competing in this year’s Round the Island Race. The class will not be eligible to race for the Gold Roman Bowl but is competing for the Turbo UK Cup. The race will this year begin at the later time of 08:30.
The Race Director of the Fast 40+ Race Circuit, Stuart Childerley said:
“The Fast 40+ Class fleet is delighted to be racing in the 2016 Round the Island Race. With relatively short upwind legs and plenty of reaching and downwind sailing, the fleet is looking forward to this exciting and dramatic, mid season extravaganza.”
The Race welcomes back the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust in its final year as the Official Race Charity after 5 highly successful years and a fantastic £226,364.25 raised which has enabled an additional 334 young people to join the Trust for a four day trip and 95 young people in recovery from Cancer to be able to sail in Britain’s Favourite Yacht Race!
The Trust CEO Frank Fletcher says that the partnership with J.P. Morgan Asset Management, the ISC team and the Race Partners has been outstanding for the Trust.
“The opportunities that have been opened up for the Trust through this partnership have been exceptional and it’s no word of a lie to say that it has provided the Trust with a fantastic basis for moving forward.”
In 2016, the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust is hoping to raise a further £40,000 through its association with the Race.
2016 marks the final year of the J.P. Morgan Asset Management title sponsorship of the Round the Island Race after 12 years.
To encourage a strong take up of early bird entries, the Island Sailing Club (ISC) is offering one free entry to this year’s Race. The lucky winner’s name will be drawn at random after Early Bird entries close on 13th February.
More information can be found at https://www.roundtheisland.org.uk/.
