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Round the Island Race with Tom Cunliffe

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It's hard to imagine another yacht race that challenges the Island Sailing Club's Round the Island Race for thrills, spills and sheer numbers. As the huge turnout circumnavigates England's Isle of Wight in high summer, there may be another somewhere, but if there is, I haven't heard about it. In this short video, I describe the race and reminisce about one or two memorable incidents…
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@tomwaite4594 Год назад

What a great way to get motivated to head out the the old boatyard...much more effective than the first cup of coffee Tom. Greetings from the Chesapeake . Thanks for all you do

@duncanandrews1940 Год назад

Sailed it in 1977 and enjoyed it immensely. That year we ( crew! ) won the Cruiser Division of the Solent Points Series in a Hustler 35 called Perdix. Oh happy days!! Also the year we got married.............

@TomCunliffeYachtsandYarns Год назад

Great boats those Hustlers. That was the year before I came to Cowes to take up a position at the National Sailing Centre. Happy days...

@reloadncharge9907 Год назад

Thanks, enjoyed! Did the Round Island back in ‘84 and ‘85…..had a blast! Then a visit back to Cowes race weekend in 2014….a few pints in my old local, The Anchor (I was living on my Rival 34 at G&G marina over the winter). Great memories! Thx, Andrew

@TomCunliffeYachtsandYarns Год назад

Grand to hear a mention of G&G. Groves and Gutteridge. None of the new names that have arisen since comes close. Must have got lively in there with a stiff northerly blowing the snow across from Pompey!

@reloadncharge9907 Год назад

@@TomCunliffeYachtsandYarns there were three of us, my Rival, a Fisher 37 and a Taiwan type ketch, tucked right up behind the marina seawall. Aside from snow on the dock and deck….it was a quick run across the parking lot to the Anchor!

@glennsheppard3320 Год назад

Love the comment about the main guy, an ex submarine captain wasn't bothered that the boat was taking on water lol. Great story Tom.

@joeltatham5673 Год назад

Okay, you’ve convinced me Tom. I’m going to enter next year!

@petersmyth6604 Год назад

It is indeed a great race! I took part in 1999 sponsored by Hoya.Three crew plus professional local skipper , in an open 23ft Sonar Class dinghy .We were all dinghy sailors so took it in turns to helm.Started at 0800hrs and crossed finish line at 2000hrs.During that 12 hrs we had all possible weather conditions apart from snow..not surprising as was in June. We did really well as a scratch crew finishing 4th in class!!.Thoroughly recommend doing this race !😊

@davidzaharik5408 Год назад

We witnessed this serendipitously in 1994. Magnificent sight and as we toured around the island we had sail boats off out right all the way around! Very very cool

@johnsmall9729 Год назад

Thanks for giving me a chuckle Tom! I doubt my 17 foot clinker would go aground tho!

@barrydavies2977 Год назад

Thanks Tom. Great stories.

@andymack5093 Год назад

Hi Tom from NZ! Just interested in why your old Pilot cutter was "leaking like a basket"? Was it because she hadn't finished taking up in your (understandable... haha) haste to get out on the course? Thank you for all the great stories over the years both here and in Classic Boat keeping the tradition all things maritime well and truly alive. Hope you make it down here one day. Kindest regards, Andrew.

@TomCunliffeYachtsandYarns Год назад

It remained a mystery, Andy. Happily it improved enough with time for her to continue her distinguished cruising record.

@damienduggan9060 Год назад

A great story as always Tom. Thanks for sharing.

@DaveandGinny972 Год назад

Great stories once again. Thanks Tom.

@albertlabos8400 Год назад

We are not going to succumb to become obsessed by the Varvassi boiler. However before every Round the Island Race I think it is the Island Sailing Club who give warnings about the danger and advise in detail about the line to clear whose existence you correctly point out. From memory, in the sixties, a discussion developed as to how to get rid of the obstruction. It was deemed dangerous to use explosives so the matter was not pursued any further. This was at the time that Trinity House removed the wreck bouy or at least shortly after. But there have been huge advances made in underwater technologies since then. One wonders why the discussion is not revived with a view to a solution being found. Removal of the damned boiler would constitute a huge relief not only to participants in the race but also to sailors approaching the Solent from the west mindful of the nuisance.

@tizziejames9040 Год назад

Another treat. Thanks Tom!

@johnwaga3702 Год назад

Great stories, thanks Tom.

@nickwebb9290 Год назад

A lovely wonderful post Tom I’ll never forget crewing on a ‘round the island’ at the wrong time of year…..yes the tides were all wrong and just making it into Chichester Harbour in the dark 😬

@TomCunliffeYachtsandYarns Год назад

You aren't the first, Nick, and you won't be the last!

@sculler004 Год назад

Saw you in Eastbourne Tom, great storys about the Chanel pilot book, I love all your yarns very inspirational ❤

@KenDavies-qv3fs Год назад

Thank you Tom.

@nigellucas560 Год назад

Loved it .

@user-wz2qe2pv6r 9 месяцев назад

Haha...'ex sub guy called 'Jonny Coote'...brilliant....love that kind of old fashioned grittiness.

@robertthomas3364 Год назад

Here in San Diego there is an annual Round Coronado Island race, which races around the northernmost of the Mexican Coronado Islands.

@thomasheaney2087 Год назад

Thank you sir

@winmosser Год назад

Wonderful thank you.

@livingladolcevita7318 Год назад

Ha ha reminds me of the time doing a similar race around Sheppey, Kent in a Wayfarer, 3 crew and 2 slabs of lager. Surprising how far out you have to go to get enough depth of water. Inevitably what goes in must come out and standing at the back having a call of nature in front of all the other boats, such fun.🤣🤣🤣

@edl617 Год назад

When I am out sailing. I flat sailor I discovered long ago that I didn’t need to heel so much to keep a good turn of speed.

@TomCunliffeYachtsandYarns Год назад

Quite right with a flat-floored modern yacht, but it does depend to some extent on the boat. Try sailing a ballast-led racer from the 1930s flat in force 4 and you'll be last in the fleet!

@edl617 Год назад

@@TomCunliffeYachtsandYarns I ventured into the racing scene back in the late 70’s. Never was able to get that racing fever. Was never that competitive. Even when I learned to box. I never took pleasure in defeating an opponent.

@albertlabos8400 Год назад

Yes Tom, indeed. We all know about the clearing marks you mention to avoid the boiler of the wreck of the Varvassi. But every year without fail at least one boat becomes a cropper on Round the Island because of the damned boiler. Isn't it about time that the danger be cleared once and for all ?. I remember when the wreck was marked by a wreck bouy which was a help, but not nowadays.

@TomCunliffeYachtsandYarns Год назад

I remember one year that the buoy drifted off-station Albert. It caused chaos. Actually, I don't think 'we all' do know about the clearing line, or there wouldn't be so many crunches! Maybe it's down to individual skippers to take suitable navigational decisions and stay safe? I know better than most that it isn't easy in the heat of battle, but you can't change the facts. Hard to know what to do really...

@user-tn1vc1xz5d Год назад

I've been round IofW on the PS Waverley. Good trip, but 2nd time too rough to go all way round. I've followed your work since your TV programme on the Bristol Channel pilot cutters years back.

@olivei2484 Год назад

Is the TV programme available again? A wealth of history.

@user-tn1vc1xz5d Год назад

BBC TV series "The boats that built Britain". Not on iPlayer. Last shown in 2017 on BBC4.

@olivei2484 Год назад

@@user-tn1vc1xz5d Thank you. Looks like there is something on yt. BBC has deep archives, I'll look into that as well.

@stuartmccloud307 Год назад

🤣 Great stories!

@mikegraham2345 Год назад

I know im late but £45 now is £23,870.00. plus ca change.

@ItreboR63I Год назад

Aiming for the 2025 race. Highwayman should be match fit again by then.

@TomCunliffeYachtsandYarns Год назад

Stand and deliver!

@ItreboR63I Год назад

@@TomCunliffeYachtsandYarns Always thought we'd change the name. But legend has it she has The Highwayman Cup named after her (Highwayman Cup for best elapsed time of an IRC yacht in the Cervantes Trophy, Morgan Cup, Cowes Dinard St Malo). Still waiting to hear back from RORC about any information regarding this.

@3wheelie Год назад

What happend to the first upload? It just disappeared suddenly when I watch it.

@TomCunliffeYachtsandYarns Год назад

Sorry about that. Somehow the video was corrupted at the beginning and also near the end. I had to take it down and tidy it up. I hope you enjoyed it second time around! All the best Tom

@albertlabos8400 Год назад

And why only mention the Ryde Sand and not the other pest, the wreck of the Varvassi and the boiler threat off the needles ?

@TomCunliffeYachtsandYarns Год назад

I didn't have such a good yarn about that! I have it on good authority that if you keep the coastguard hut clear above the lighthouse lantern you'll avoid the Varvassi.