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RTI Race finish time extended<\/p>\n
13 May 2016<\/p>\n
BFG reaching towards Bembridge Ledge in the 2012 RTI Race<\/p>\n
ROUND THE ISLAND: Race organisers at the Island Sailing Club (ISC) in Cowes have decided to amend the finish time of this year’s J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race.<\/p>\n
This is to remove the concerns that some competitors have about being able to complete the race within the usual time limit of 22:00, it has been extended by half an hour to 22:30.<\/p>\n
Currently entries are standing at over 860, with the race beginning at 08:30 on the morning of Saturday 2 July.<\/p>\n
This year, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Contessa 26, the 78 year-old designer Jeremy Rogers has entered the beautifully restored 1966 Grayling with a family crew.<\/p>\n
Dan Hardy leads Team Lady Mariposa that has developed over the last three years from racing an Oyster 625 to their new Ker 46.<\/p>\n
The BFG RTI crew has remained the same and comprises\u00a0Helm Chris Bentley, Cockpit David Hill, Foredeck Max Bentley and\u00a0Nav\/tactician Sharon Brokenshire.<\/p>\n
They have won their class twice, but were towed in by the Navy having broken their rudder off St Kats last year and hope to complete a winning hat trick this year.<\/p>\n
Entry number 700 is Whisper, a Rustler 33 owned and skippered by Peter Bainbridge from Romsey in Hampshire. Mr Bainbridge first entered in 1965, has competed 21 times and is a former Gold Roman Bowl winner.<\/p>\n
Standard entries to compete in the 2016 Round the Island Race close at midnight on Saturday 18 June.<\/p>\n
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