J.P. Morgan Round the Island Race, GC 32 catamarans of Team Richard Mille takes line honours Spax Solutions second overall but soft conditions not conducive to improving record

From the following article on My Sailing:

http://www.mysailing.com.au/news/longest-day-lives-up-to-its-name-for-round-the-island-race-competitors

22 Jun 2014

The longest day of the summer came close to delivering the longest J.P.Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race ever, writes Kate Laven, as winds ranging from zero knots to painfully light tested the patience of crews with high performance catamaran Team Richard Mille emerging as line honours winner with a time of almost nine hours.

Most of the 1,585 entries started the race around the Isle of Wight in around 3 knots and bright sunshine and as the hours went by, temperatures rose but wind speed dropped leaving hundreds of boats becalmed and a large proportion of the 16,000 crew desperately seeking ways of making their boats go faster or resorting to stretching out on deck to enjoy the sunny conditions.

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Team Richard Mille to attempt to better multihull Round the Island Race record on foiling GC32 catamaran

Thanks to the following article on the excellent Vsail.info:

 

http://www.vsail.info/2014/05/28/team-richard-mille-to-attempt-breaking-round-the-island-sailing-race-record-on-gc32-catamaran/

 

[Source: Team Richard Mille] Richard Mille is delighted to support the all British sailing team managed by Pete Cumming and the cutting edge GC32 Foiling Catamaran in which they will be attempting to break the JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Sailing Race record set by Olympic Medallist Sir Ben Ainslie in 2013.

Manufacturer of extraordinary and uncompromising watches, Richard Mille is proud to be involved in the team’s ambitious aim of beating the current record of just 2:52:15. The Swiss watch brand’s involvement in the sailing world already stretches across the Atlantic to the Caribbean, where it sponsors the Voiles de St Barth Regatta, the latest addition to the Caribbean Racing Series.

In its 83rd edition, the 50 nautical mile race will take place on Saturday 21st June, when as many as 1500 yachts will sail around the Isle of Wight, starting and finishing in Cowes, the home of British sailing.

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