Round The Island Race 2008

 

See you all out there....

 

BLUE HORIZON	9021T	Hanse 341	ISC Rating Sys Group 6
BOATSHARE TWO	GBR1604L	Hanse 350	ISC Rating Sys Group 6
CLOUDY BAY	GBR9955T	Hanse 301	ISC Rating Sys Group 6
CSARDAS	GBR8882T	Hanse	IRC Group 2
DRAGONFLY	GBR1347L	Hanse 301	ISC Rating Sys Group 6
ELYSIUM	GBR1462L	Hanse 430e	ISC Rating Sys Group 4
GRETEL	263	Hanse 300	ISC Rating Sys Group 7
HARRY	GBR430L	Hanse 430e	ISC Rating Sys Group 4
HEY JUDE	GBR9538T	Hanse 370e	ISC Rating Sys Group 5
HIGH FLIGHT	GBR1606L	Hanse 371	ISC Rating Sys Group 5
JAVELOT 2	GBR68R	Hanse 430e	IRC Group 1
JODEANNI	GBR9522T	Hanse 315	ISC Rating Sys Group 7
KAREN	GBR9973T	Hanse 315	ISC Rating Sys Group 5
MOJO	GBR1210L	Hanse 301	ISC Rating Sys Group 7
NELLIE OF HYTHE	GBR9660T	Hanse 411	ISC Rating Sys Group 5
PEAN II	GBR1522L	Hanse 320	ISC Rating Sys Group 7
RASPBERRY RIPPLE	GBR1523L	Hanse 342	ISC Rating Sys Group 6
ROSILEY	GBR1645L	Hanse 400	ISC Rating Sys Group 5
SCORPIO	GBR9824T	Hanse 342	ISC Rating Sys Group 6
SCOTCH MIST	GBR9168T	Hanse 312	ISC Rating Sys Group 7
SEREFE OF SHOREHAM	GBR8907T	Hanse 411	IRC Group 2
SWAGMAN	GBR1585L	Hanse 461	ISC Rating Sys Group 4
WHITE MISCHIEF	GBR4888T	Hanse 291	IRC Group 3
WIGHT LEOPARD	GBR1608L	Hanse 400	ISC Rating Sys Group 5

 

We are going to be out there endeavouring to stop you repeating your success from last year.  Seems to me you've got a very good handicap (0.948) given that you have a 130% genoa.

 

Last year we had the third fastest time on handicap of the Hanse's in ISC that are also racing this year.  Second was Jodeanni - a 315.  Since last year we have acquired a symmetric spinnaker (yellow and green with a Hanse wave logo on it - look out for us) and a new laminate self tacking jib but have had to pay a little in our handicap (0.970 now versus 0.960 last year).

 

The only other forum members who I know plan to be there are John & Sue on Swagman.   As the RTI race always favours smaller boats, they're at even more of a disadvantage to you in their 461 than we are in our 342.  On top of that Swagman is probably still loaded down with Carribean rum unless their delivery crew drank it all!?

 

We're hoping for a breeze from the NW in the early part of the race that veers to N in the second part so that you are stuck on your slow starboard tack all the way round!

 

I'm planning to get Scorpio over to Cowes mid morning on Friday and hope to be in either the Yacht Haven or Shephards Wharf for Friday night.  If you're around come over and help lighten Scorpio by drinking a beer!

 

Ed

 

Sorry you can't make it on Friday.  We're also planning to go into the Yacht Haven or Shephard's Wharf on the Saturday.

 

We'll try and keep a space alongside us for you when you arrive.  We'll take your lines with one hand and give a beer with the other!

 

The spinnaker is a lightly used one which I acquired from Hanse UK.  It's in their older corporate colours of green and yellow with a Hanse logo.  Although they wouldn't be my first choice of colours, I don't feel so bad about it that I'll leave it behind.

 

We also have a big asymmetric - all purple with a pink number.  Might be seen in the distance ahead of you between Bembridge Ledge and the forts?

 

Hope to see you Saturday/

 

Good luck!

 

Ed

 

Looks a bit more west than NW to me.  Seems like you might be stuck on a long fetch on that slow old starboard tack of yours!  We'd hang around and wait for you but as we start ten minutes ahead of you it would mean deliberately getting caught up in all the dirty air from the purple fleet...

 

We'll be on dual watch and listen out for you.

 

Fair winds!

 

Ed