on the water
Island Life - June/July 2010
The J.P. Morgan Asset Management
world, regularly attracting over 1,700
confirm that Dame Ellen MacArthur, the
Round the Island Race, taking place
boats and 16,000 sailors. This year
world’s most celebrated yachtswoman,
on the 19 June 2010, is one of the
the tides dictate that the 50 nautical
will fire the starting cannon to set the
largest participation sporting events
mile race starts at 0500 off the Royal
fleet on its way. The yachts then head
in the UK and Ireland and arguably
Yacht Squadron in Cowes on the Isle of
off towards The Needles, providing that
the most famous of its type in the
Wight. The organisers are delighted to
iconic image of thousands of boats,
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