Round the Island Race

The race was the idea of Major Cyril Windeler, who commissioned a gold Roman-style bowl as prize for the winner.

[4] The silver bowl second prize was introduced a few years later when Chris Ratsey impressed Windeler with his good sportsmanship.

[9] The course has varied slightly with buoys tried at the Needles and a requirement to leave No Man's Land Fort to port.

It was in 1961 that multihulls first entered the round the island race and the record has since fallen considerably.

Casey Sheargold Ben Candy Simon Schofield Stan Honey, navigator